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hour, eventually pulling her apart. the process of converting the EGO Campground News
One queen feigned death for 14 handbook from printed format to CD
hours, only to be caught out when with the help of Mike Reiland. e are still looking for
she finally moved and acted aggres- 8 The E. E. committee will field volunteers to assist with the
sively toward the rightful queen and test two backpacks, for use by teachers Wmany projects that need to
the workers. Although all of the insects and chaperones, containing items that be completed at our campground. If
are closely related, these queens’ bids can be used to enhance the learning you are able to give a few hours each
for individual destiny were ruthlessly experience of school groups coming to month, weather permitting, please
blocked by swift police action. Red Rock Canyon. contact Barb Jorgensen at 702-563-
Wenseleers argues that, overall, 1555 or email at fjorgensen@aol.
“coercion plays a more important role BLM Report com.
than kinship in favoring cooperation 8 Work on Red Spring is on
in insect societies.” In a police state, schedule. Signage will be added; the
there is no room for socially diverse boardwalk is being built. Summerlin Earthfaire
behavior. 8 The campground expansion is
underway. In the event a visitor claims On Saturday, April 23, The Howard
March Board Notes: injury, they should be directed to a BLM Hughes Corporation will be sponsoring
Earthfaire in celebration of Earth Day
8 Treasurer Helen Barrett reported Budget Requests, 2005-2006 at Summerlin Centre Park. Friends
total current assets of $266,475.35. will participate with a booth to solicit
8 Land Rover Las Vegas pre- ll committee chairs are request- membership and hand out information.
sented Friends with a $2,000 check to ed to present their budgets for There will be musical entertainment
offset the costs of the recycling program Athe next fiscal year to the Board and refreshments, as well as a number
and Scenic Drive trash collection. of Directors no later than May 1, 2005. of local organizations represented.
8 A new PA system was pur- The budget will cover revenues and ex-
chased through Tom Pfaendler for use penditures beginning October 2005 and
at Canyon events, meetings and the ending September 2006. If necessary, Answers to quiz
Speaker’s Bureau. please provide a budget rationale for
8 Friends presented retiring Las extraordinary increases or decreases.
Vegas Director Mark Morse with a Budget requests will be reviewed at found on the Moenkopi Trail.
logo jacket and gift certificate to the the June board meeting and published as an example of primitive fossil life
Canyon bookstore. in the July issue of the Desert Trumpet, means you will be exhibited at the VC
8 President Pat Williams drafted preliminary to a vote at the August Sandstone Quarry. Five and under
a letter expressing Friends’ opposition name will be chiseled into a wall at
to President Bush’s plan to remove Recycling News Rushmore. With 6 to 10 right, your
70% of the funds from the sale of e are still looking for Turtle Peak—something to rival Mt.
public lands in Nevada to the federal volunteers to empty the be carved on the southern edge of
treasury. Wrecycling containers and got 11 or more correct, your face will
8 Friends will sponsor recruiting deposit the bags in the enclosure at the YOUR PLACE IN GEOLOGY: If you
booths at Summerlin Earthfaire and campground. The weather is warming
Vegas Springs Preserve Cultural His- quickly and soon it will be necessary and dune deposits.
tory Fair in May. to collect the items two or three times was formed by faulting, erosion, marine
8 In order to accommodate a week. It takes no more than a couple ice or gravity. 11 – Red Rock Canyon
members who cannot make mid-week of hours for one person to collect the have been laid down by water, wind,
meetings, the next board meeting will materials—less if you would like to rock, the accumulation of deposits that
be held on Saturday, April 30, 9-11 a.m. bring along a friend to help. Any as- answers: “false” those 6 – Limestone is mainly sedimentary About
in the Friends Room at Red Rock Can- sistance you can give, whether it is
yon Visitor Center. Breakfast items once a week or once a month, would be 15 – b.
will be served. There will be no board greatly appreciated. Please contact Barb 11 – False, 12 – c, 13 – a, 14 – True,
meeting on April 12 or May 10. Jorgensen at 702-563-1555 or email at 6 – False, 7 – c, 8 – c, 9 – True, 10 – a,
8 The E. E. committee has begun fjorgensen@aol.com.if you can help. 1 – True, 2 – a, 3 – c, 4 – True, 5 – b,

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