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obstructing trails, and naturalizing social spurs (the
paths that stray from the main trail, confusing visi-
tors about where to go).

Friends of Red Rock
Canyon provide all the
tools, gloves, snacks and
water. As a bonus, you get
a free safety briefing and a
reminder to have FUN!

So you might already be
thinking, “Hmmm, I might
continual state of disarray. Mother Nature causes
erosion and hikers (none of us, of course) leave be interested.” And with that
thought in mind you can
trash… broken bottles, paper cups, banana peels, check out our website www.
doggie poop bags…need I go on?
FriendsofRedRockCanyon.
org, like us on Facebook, or
There is a way to repair the damage that nature
and man have done to our trails, and the solution email Susan@FriendsofRedRockCanyon.org.
is found with Friends of Red Rock The more the merrier.
Canyon’s Light Trail Maintenance
volunteer group. We work on the
first and third Mondays each month,
grooming trails and trailheads to
preserve a well-maintained look for
our visitors numbering in the
millions each year.

The Light Trail Maintenance vol-
unteers get to choose from a variety
of jobs: raking trails, sweeping park-
ing lots near trailheads, lining trails
with rocks where needed, picking up
garbage, light pruning of overgrowth

Welcome to author and extraordinary volunteer Susan
Murphy. Susan, a Friends member since 2012, is creator
and chair of the Light Trail Maintenance Team and is also
(very) active as a Trail Monitor and team member for
Natural Resources, Canyon Cleanup and the Native Plant
Teams. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking throughout
southern Nevada and making our world a better place.

Winter 2018