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Red Rock Herd If you’re interested in taking charge
of the committee and its subcommittees, Desert Trumpet
ifteen mares from the Red Rock please call Laurie Vavak at 255-2411 or ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
wild horse herd, in custody since Pat Williams at 295-7080. Editor
FJuly 2002, were adopted at an Barbara Wolin
event co-sponsored by the Bureau of Please take note . . . Contributing Writers
Land Management (BLM) and funded by Louis C. Kleber
the National Wild Horse Association RED ROCK CANYON CAMP- Jack Ryan
GROUND will be closed June 1 - Au- Tom Pfaendler
H. Dan Wray
gust 25 for a second summer in a row
due to low visitor use and funding limi- Publishers
tations. Norm Kresge
©Mariette J. Cook 2004 Center. Contact Debbie Wright at the The Desert Trumpet is published monthly by
WEDDING PERMITS are no longer is-
Barbara Wolin
sued at the Red Rock Canyon Visitor
and for FORRC members. Statements, opin-
Las Vegas Field Office at 702-515-5000
ions and points of view expressed by writers
on weekdays, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
are their own and do not necessarily reflect
those of FORRC. Please submit all articles,
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
COMMITTEE The Joshua Tree Inter-
by calling 515-5350. If you are interested in
pretive Assn.’s book will continue to be photos and artwork NLT the15th of each month
becoming part of the Desert Trumpet staff, con-
(NWHA). In addition three yearling colts available. The committee will convert tact Editor at 256-8043 or FORRCNews
rescued from the Nellis Range in August this segment to CD-ROM for teachers @cox.net.
FORRC is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organiza-
were adopted, along with seven yearlings in the EGO program. tion dedicated solely to the welfare of the Red
from the Palomino Valley BLM holding CULTURAL RESOURCES COMMIT- Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
FORRC provides volunteers and funding for
facility in Reno. Three remaining horses TEE A field book has been produced projects including environmental education,
documenting cultural site data in de-
were sent to Palomino Valley awaiting a teacher workshops, natural resource protection,
tail. A second research team is being cultural resource monitoring, hike programs
sanctuary opening.
organized for weekend fieldwork. and other services. Annual individual member-
The 25 horses still on the range in ship is $10.00. General meetings are held four
the Red Rock Herd Management Area times a year; Board meetings are held on the
second Tuesday of each month at Sahara West
will be closely monitored by the NWHA Library unless otherwise posted. Messages
through the summer. Measures will be may be left at 255-8743. Visit our website at
taken by the NWHA to ensure that these www.friendsofredrockcanyon.org
horses do not reach the extreme debilita-
tion experienced by the previous
Answers to Quiz
members of the herd before
being gathered. in Nevada! the Paleozoic era. What are you doing

Tortoise Trot 2004? bite and should have become extinct in stay. If you got 5 or under you are a trilo-

omewhere out there is a dedicated but you aren’t tarnished, either. You can Six to 10 correct means you don’t shine,
member willing to be the overall solid silver and Nevada is proud of you.
THE PLANT COMMITTEE would ap-
SChairman for the 2004 Tortoise preciate a few more hands to help with So you got 11 to 15 right; you are
Trot Trail Run. Whoever you are, please horticulture maintenance. population in 1960 was just 285, 278.
step forward to accept the challenge! MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Mem- highest lake in the world, 13. – Nevada’s
You’ll have plenty of help from experi- berships have increased 18% over the swers: 8. – Lake Tahoe is the second
enced hands. Planning starts now, so the same period last year; 417 member- The truth about those “false” an-
process is taken in a step-by-step progres- ships represent 613 members.
sion leading up to the event. We can’t SCENIC DRIVE HOURS will change 10-c, 11-b, 12-b, 13-F, 14-c, 15-T
go on without you! Really. on March 1, to 6 a.m.-7 p.m. 1-a, 2-T, 3-c, 4-c, 5-T, 6-a, 7-T, 8-F, 9-b,

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