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What can you do You can also help by sending your vandalism
to help reduce graf- photos and the GPS location (use
fiti within Red Rock UTM NAD 83) to: preserve@
Canyon? You can friendsofredrockcanyon.org. Do not
join Friends’ Graf- confront anyone you see or suspect
fiti Removal Team of this crime but do note details to
and help us keep provide to BLM Law
Red Rock Canyon Enforcement officers.
a graffiti free zone.
Since 1997, the Graf-
fiti Removal Team
has donated nearly Friends also will provide a $1,000
2,400 hours of their
time and talents to reward for information leading to
eradicate the blight. the arrest and conviction of any-
According to Graffiti Team Lead Peter Sbraccia,
the areas that experience the most damage include one defacing Red Rock Canyon
trails at Oak Creek, First Creek and Ice Box, along National Conservation Area.
with all of the Calico Basin and Red Springs sites,
especially the climbing areas.

The Graffiti Removal Team works with the BLM Thank you to the following Red Rock Canyon
to compile an inventory of graffiti damage and staff and volunteers who contributed to a very pro-
schedules volunteer workdays outside of summer ductive morning: John Asselin, KC Craven, Cody
months to remove the damage. Become a member Dix, Cory Gozar, Cal Howell, Shelby Johnson,
of Friends of Red Rock Canyon and support our Janis Kadlec, Joe Kotecki, Tom Lisby, Wyatt Mul-
ongoing efforts at preserving and protecting this vey, Susan Murphy, Peter Sbraccia, Penny Sinisi
very special place. and Kristi Weeks.

Peter Sbraccia eliminating graffiti

Summer 2018