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Thurs. 26, Lost Creek - A great way IN THE BEGINNING . . . FORRC Celebrates a 20 Anniversary
th
to start a summer morning! A dry waterfall, by Chuck Kleber
pictographs, and a flowing spring await you
on this short, easy hike. Bring the family
and enjoy. he letter is dated August 10, removal, desk work to greet and
Fri. 27, Hike Leaders Choice - Join 1984. It is from Bill Civish, inform visitors, environmental educa-
us for a staff favorite! Well hike a 4-mile loop TBLM’s Area Manager, and ad- tion, conducting nature walks, work on
with rock scrambling and great views of the dressed to volunteers, calling for a handouts, producing its own newslet-
Keystone Thrust; Mod. “meeting of all Red Rock volunteers ter, planting and protecting plant life—
Sat.. 28, Ancient Seashore - Early who wish to form a Friends of Red and much more. Then, there were
morning fossil hunt in the long shadows of Rock Canyon Organization (FORRC) contentious issues of the time that con-
Cowboy Trail Rides Canyon. Imagine a on Monday, September 10, 1984, 7:00 cerned the BLM, FORRC and, indeed,
different time long ago; Easy-Mod., 2-mi. p.m. at the Bureau of Land Manage- all Nevadans. Howard Booth remem-
Sat. 28, Summit - Join Peppe on a ment Office . . . . ” Frank Tepper, one bers that upgrading Highway 159 to
cool Mt. Charleston trek on the North Peak of the founding members, recalls “I secondary highway standards raised
Trail to the Summit; Stren., 9-mi. think the idea came from Geoff Gross.” some hot issues. “Many were unhappy
Sun. 29, Moonlight Hike - Join He was a BLM ranger at the time and with the degree of improvement pro-
naturalists Sharon and Linda for an after- worked with teachers posed in the upgrade through Red
hours double treat at Red Rock Canyon and environmental
bat watch and a full moon. Two easy short education. Gross and
hikes under 1/2-mi. Joel Mur, Head
Ranger, asked Tepper
if he would take the
News & Notes, continued from p. 3 lead in getting people
into the organization.
Max says “thanks”! There were truly
daunting tasks in front
ax is happy now that some of the first General
kind volunteers have re- Meeting of the Friends
Msponded to his plight. (They of Red Rock Canyon, The Tucker family works on a project, January, 1985.
really DO love him!) They are feed- called to order by Anga
Rebane, President, on October 13,
ing and watering all the tortoises for Rock, which included taking out the
1984. Present were: Howard Booth,
the whole summer! At least, he hopes dips, widening, and the increased
Frank Tepper, Teresa Tucker, Jim
they’ll stay. Now, if he can get just a speed limit (to 50 mph).” The press
Tucker, Joel Mur, Carol Ward, and
few more volunteers, he won’t have to was also reporting talk about the
Terry Schmitbauer. They had yet to
worry at all! Call Carol Snyder at proposed Husite (Summerlin) develop-
form a clear picture of what the orga-
368-2820 and tell her what day and ment. Urban growth was beginning to
nization would do, how it would op-
time you’d like to help. Relax Max . . . get close to Red Rock.
erate, cooperate with the BLM, relate
you’ve got it made! With changes rapidly coming,
to the community, and cope with the
FORRC volunteers were soon in
enormity of Red Rock Canyon itself.
Red Rock Photo Contest Fortunately, a Visitor Center had been action to fulfill their primary objec-
tive—the protection and preservation
dedicated just two years before and it
of Red Rock Canyon. They removed
was clear that the newly formed
his years event is bigger and “Friends” would be part of its opera- a pick-up truck load of litter along the
better. Complete entry rules tion. Eventually there would even be road to the Civilian Conservation
Tand awards details are avail- a “Friends Room” within the V.C. Corps tanks in Brownstone Canyon;
able by calling Gina Mele, 515-5355 bottles and cans, broken glass, shotgun
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. You It soon emerged that the new shells, auto parts. They even erased a
must strictly adhere to the published organization and its members would
contest rules and requirements to be be involved in a multitude of tasks—
eligible. A maximum of three photos planning hikes, building and maintain-
per person may be entered. ing trails, patrols, clean-ups and graffiti Beginning, continued on p.11
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