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We’re Working For You (continued from page 16) Spotlight on Natural Resources (continued from page 7)
wash had been so loved (a euphe-
The Team
mism for being overly used) that
Blaine Benedict
the trail was 12 to 18 inches deep
Naomi Bettencourt
in places. Repairing the damage Lawrence Breeding
required two weekends of hauling Peter Boghossian
and placing nearby rocks and boul- Richard Coate
John Minardi and Frank Grace ders to line the eroded areas as a Sasha Cohen
Graffiti Removal Larry Dunn Jr.
base for phase two. This was done
John and Frank share their time and talents eradicating Frank Grace
graffiti from the Canyon. They’ve assembled a team of the old-fashioned way: manual la- Dwight Hempel
over 40 individuals and have twice monthly workdays. bor. Phase two was a little more Tom Hughes

Frank, an Oregon native and cycling enthusiast, has an complicated but was much easier Richard Lewnau
Sue Kolar
extensive background in law enforcement. on the volunteers’ backs and arms:
Roger Kolar
Mule power courtesy of Cowboy Greg McCabe
Trail Rides and lots of help from Bart McMahon
Roger and I
moved to Las Ve- The Bristlecone Chapter of the Wyatt Mulvey
gas from the Chi- Backcountry Horsemen of Nevada, Susan Murphy
cago area in 2002 Future Farmers/Ranchers of Amer- Keith Nagel
and met our first ica, The United States Air Force, Cayla Nikodemus
tortoise (Maxine) “Doc” Osgood
in 2005. We have the Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Austin Prather
Dan Puglisi
been volunteering Association and the Bureau of Jeremy Schulz
in the habitat ever Land Management. The Team and Gavin Schulz
since that wonder- Sue and Roger Kolar partners moved over 16 tons of Mark Upchurch
ful day and are cur- Tortoise Habitat Coordinators soil from the staging area to the Gary Vetter
rently the co-chairs of Friends Tortoise Habitat Committee.
prepped areas to bring the trail Chuck Williams
We both have degrees in accounting and have worked in back up to the proper level. Tim Williams
auditing. Roger audited government agencies for the U.S.
Government Accountability Office for 30 years. Sue’s best Thank you to The Team for smoothing our way
job was working with five agencies to assist homeless fam- for safe hiking. You are our unsung heroes.
ilies as they moved towards permanent housing.

Joe and I have volun-
teered for the Photo Con-
test since 1999 and as-
sumed the lead roles in Save the Dates!
2009. We have a wonder-
ful and consistent team of

volunteers who help us
with the advertising, re- The 2015 Annual Red Rock
Joe and Mary Labie
Photo Contest Coordinators ceiving and returning the
and Procurement Team entries, helping with the Canyon Photo Contest will
artists’ reception and creating the annual calendar.
Another job we have is researching and procuring mer- accept entries May 1, 2 and 3.
chandise for Friends – everything from event giveaways
and retail items to volunteer rewards and organization
wearables.

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