Page 12 - magazine Spring 2011-1_Neat

(continued from page 9)

Remnants from the quarry

His widow,
Mabel, with
four children
to provide for
struggled to

keep the
dream alive
but the

conditions
attached to the
claim were too much and the claim lapsed.

In its relatively brief existence, the quarry may not have
produced the quantity of stone and amount of income which (continued from page 7)
TP had envisaged nor did it provide a permanent homestead
for his family, TP would have been pleased that the
documentation of the quarry has been restored and preserved, We think tortoise habitat monitor is the best volunteer

mainly through the efforts of his daughter Faye and UNLV. job in Las Vegas. The habitat monitors feed the
He would also have been pleased that, even if he did not tortoises delicious looking tortoise chow twice a week
provide his family with the homestead he had hoped for, he and fill their water dishes daily. The volunteers also

gave them a happy childhood and perhaps more importantly pick up trash in the habitat; it's unbelievable how
lasting memories. He would have been equally pleased to much chewed gum falls into the habitat. Many
know that the quarry with his beloved rocks and plants is visitors to the habitat have pet tortoises at home and
now part of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ask the habitat monitors questions about the care and
and preserved in perpetuity for all to enjoy. feeding of tortoises. We have a real opportunity to
provide information to the public and hopefully
Acknowledgements: improve the human/tortoise interactions for wild and
TP’s daughters, Joy and Faye, for sharing their memories. pet tortoises.

UNLV, Faye Porter and the Bureau of Land Management for
giving me access to various documents. We will not rest until everyone in Clark County is

Friends of Red Rock Canyon, especially Chuck Williams, for trained to be a tortoise habitat monitor. Let's see, 55
coordinating the work. trained, 1.9 million to go.
Interested in becoming a Tortoise Habitat volunteer?

Contact Jim Sudduth, 702 515-5366,
jim@friendsofredrockcanyon.org, for more
information.
Page 12