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for the Las Vegas Field Office; however, General Membership Meeting
allocations by budget category were
changed. There will be no loss of per-
sonnel. Some employees will be
temporarily assigned to new work re-
sponsibilities.
Scott Bahan reported that newly
installed AM transmitters within the
Conservation area
would be opera-
tional by May 1.
The solar powered
transmitters are
located at the Visi-
tor Center, Calico
1, Sandstone Quarry, Lost Creek, and the
Red Rock Campground.
Lead Interpretive Ranger Kim
McLean has begun her Visitor Center
assignment.
A meeting to plan Red Rock
Day projects will be held on Friday,
April 2, at the Visitor Center, 9 - 11 a.m.
The next board meeting will be held at
the Visitor Center Friends Room on April firm of Line and Space, based in Tucson, Anniversary event
13, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Join the Canyon Keepers!
Having fun while doing good! If you
are interested in making a difference at
the Rock participating in outdoor
Chuck Williams and Rich Lewnau at Lost
Creek in February
projects, contact Mark Beauchamp by
email at rockdude3@juno.com or call
454-2410 and please leave a message.— materials and hands-on learning projects
Mark Beauchamp
for three months.
Because a color edition of the
Desert Trumpet is now available on the
t was a great turnout for the break-
website in the ‘Friends Room,’ two op-
fast buffet at Big Dogs’ on Saturday,
tions were put before the membership
IFebruary 28. Fifty-one members
concerning continued mailing: Option
attended.
one, to mail the Desert Trumpet only
President Tom Pfaendler an-
upon request; option two, to continue
nounced that Ranger Jim Cribbs has
mailing unless a member opts for website
been temporarily reassigned to develop
only. A motion was made and carried
a volunteer program for the Sloan Can-
for option two—continued mailing un-
yon National Conservation Area. Scott
less otherwise requested. Any member
Bahan will take over as volunteer coor-
wishing to stop receiving a hard copy is
dinator at Red Rock in his absence. We
asked to notify forrcnews@cox.net. We
wish them both the best in their
will supply you with a logon and
new assignments.
password if you do not have one. Email
Treasurer Helen Barrett has re-
members have been asked to access the
distributed cash reserves in Certificates
website or apply for a mailed copy. Full
of Deposit at Colonial Bank and has re-
mailboxes and changed or inaccurate
negotiated terms for ‘no fee’ banking.
addresses have made the email process
Pat Williams announced that
Friends’ memberships stand at 436. burdensome.
Martha Burk, Hospitality Chair,
Year-end volunteer hours are expected to
announced that her
reach the 18,000 mark.
committee was plan-
National Conservation Man-
ning a special 20 th
ager Tim O’Brien announced that the
for the Annual Awards
Ariz., has been retained to design the
Banquet in October.
Oliver Ranch Environmental School, the
Anyone with historical
Wild Horse and Burro module, and the
materials to offer from
new Visitor Center.
the early days of
The Corn Creek Visitor Center
Friends is asked to
at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge
contact her.
needs volunteers. Please contact either
Pat Williams or Tom Pfaendler at our
message line, 255-8743 and leave your Oliver Ranch Planning
number.
Lee Anne Kimpton, a Master he Bureau of Land Management
Teacher at the Alexander Dawson is inviting the public to participate
School, presented an overview of two Tin planning sessions for the Oliver
science boxes designed to fit into the Ranch Science School (ORSS) and its
Clark County Tortoise education curricu- Wild Horse and Burro (WHB) facility.
lum. Friends Environmental Education The architectural firm of Line and Space
Committee contracted with the Desert has been retained to design both facilities.
Research Institute who commissioned The ORSS has received the top pri-
Ms. Kimpton to create them. The Mojave ority in the Department of the Interior’s
Max traveling boxes provide both teacher
for students. Teachers may keep the boxes News and Notes, continued on page 5
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