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plex. The original plan has been scaled collect two or three times a week. It tive Office representatives Nancy
down due to overall budget consider- takes no more than a couple of hours Flagg and Donna Grady attended the
ations. Revised recommendations are for one person to collect the materi- meeting to outline the activities of a
being reviewed and finalized. als—less if you bring along a friend volunteer program they are coordinat-
to help. Any assistance you can give, ing for the BLM, Forest Service,
“Thank you” to the Hospitality Com- whether it is once a week or once a National Park Service and the Dept.
mittee for the abundant bagels, month, would be greatly appreciated. of Fish and Wildlife. The goal of the
breakfast spreads, munchies and hot If you would like more informa- interagency program is to develop a
beverages during our pre-meeting so- tion about this worthwhile ongoing combined volunteer database to
cial half-hour. project or want to help, call me implement various Round 4 SNPLMA
at 702-563-1555 or e-mail me projects more efficiently and effec-
The next quarterly meeting is sched- at fjorgensen@aol.com. —Barb tively and to encourage joint events.
uled for Saturday, May 14. Check Jorgensen
the April Desert Trumpet for
Where did you go?
time and location.
February Board Notes:
Recycling News eaving home for the summer
Director Blaine Benedict com- or an extended vacation? We
pleted research into the feasibility of Lwill be glad to send your
huck, Scott and I would again hosting Associated Partners for Pub- Desert Trumpet to your temporary ad-
like to extend a BIG THANK lic Lands (APPL) dress if you let us know
CYOU to Mark Beauchamp and in Las Vegas when and where
his Canyon Keepers—Al Berg, Wyatt for their 2007 to mail it
Mulvey, Mike Belangia, Richard meeting. and when
Lewnau, Victor Goolsby and Fred Based upon you’ll be
Jorgensen for installing the recycling the available home.
containers on Saturday, January 29 and rates for rooms That way,
Saturday, February 5. The containers and convention space we can
are now located at all sites (except for in the February-March stay in touch
Upper White Rock) on the Scenic timeframe, the decision to pursue this wherever you are. If you don’t want
Drive. A set has been installed at the further will be postponed until after the to hear from us while you’re away, just
159 Overlook and two new sets have 2005 convention in Portland, OR. let us know if and when your mail will
been installed at the Visitor Center— Norm Wolin has researched be stopped and we won’t send it at all
one set by the process for initiating a specialty (we pay for returned bulk mail).
the front license plate application to finan- If you plan to move, please e-mail
doors. The cially benefit Red Rock Canyon. If us at forrcnews@cox.net with your
other set is sponsored by a state legislator, it may new address, or send it to us at the ad-
located at be possible to get the plate approved dress on page 8. Phone messages can
the picnic by the DMV during this session of the sometimes be unclear, so mail is bet-
area. legislature. (See p. 5 ) ter. We’ll try to get it right, but if not,
Now Pat Williams asked the board give a yell. And remember, you can
that instal- to consider whether Friends should get your Desert Trumpet on our
lation is take a position on the Bush adminis- website in the Friends Room at
complete, tration plan to redirect 70% of the www.friendsofredrockcanyonlv.org.
we are looking for volunteers to empty profits from land sales under the Don’t forget to log in to the Friends
the containers and deposit the recy- Southern Nevada Public Lands Act to Room with your password. If you have
cling bags in the recycling enclosure the federal treasury. forgotten it, send an e-mail to the
at the campground. During this time Treasurer Helen Barrett re- above address or forrcnews@cox.net.
of year, we feel that once a week corded total current assets as of
should be sufficient, however, as the February 8, of $266,636.82
weather warms it will be necessary to UNLV Public Lands Initia- News and Notes, continued on page 5
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