Page 2 - Summer 2014 magazine

the Rock Staff

Publishing/Lay-Out — Pat Williams
Articles Editor — Sharon Schaaf
Creative Editor — Rob Tuvell

Membership Updates Mary E. Labie Page 3 Editorial Committee
Cam Camburn
Joe & Mary Labie
We’re Diggin’ This Sharon Schaaf Page 4 Anne McConnell
Sharon Schaaf
Making Friends Mary E. Labie Page 5 Vicki Sudduth
Jim Sudduth
Rob & Marilyn Tuvell
Tort Tattler Roger and Sue Kolar Page 6

Articles for publication consideration
Friends Protect Peter Pearsall Page 7 should be sent to
news@friendsofredrockcanyon.org
Black Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon National Conservation Area or mailed to the Rock P.O. Box 97
Blue Diamond, NV 89004. Submis-
Buried Treasure? Chuck Williams Page 8 sions for the Rock should meet the
thematic guidelines as established by
the editorial staff. All submissions are
Sharon’s Slant/Book Nook Sharon Schaaf Page 10 subject to editing for subject matter,
length and relevance to Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area.
Picture Perfect Pat Williams Page 12

the Rock is published quarterly by
Friends of Red Rock Canyon, a 501
(c)(3) nonprofit organization, for the
Cover — “Rufous Prism” by Chuck DeLaTorre. benefit of Friends members and
supporters. Publication and mailing
This was a winning photo from the 2014 Annual Red Rock Canyon Photo costs are subsidized with limited
mission-specific advertising. State-
Contest. Read more about this phenomenal shot and the other photos on page 12. ments, opinions and points of view
expressed by writers are their own
and may not reflect those of Friends
of Red Rock Canyon.
Board, Committee and Staff Members
Our mission is the preservation and
Board of Directors enhancement of Red Rock Canyon
National Conservation Area. Friends
Tim O’Brien — President Frank Grace — Vice President provides volunteers and funding for
projects such as environmental edu-
Kathy Warren — Treasurer Sue Kolar — Secretary cation, natural and cultural resource
Thomas Knapp — Director Joe Labie — Director protection, teacher workshops, com-
Pat Williams — Director munity volunteer work days, trans-
portation grants for Red Rock field
Committee Leads trips and other services. The organi-
zation receives no federal funds but is
Communications — Pat Williams Cultural Resources — Tim O’Brien provided with office space and tele-
Graffiti Removal — John Minardi & Frank Grace phone service by the Bureau of Land
Management. The main office for
Historian — Cam Camburn Landscaping — Doyle Wayman Friends of Red Rock Canyon is locat-
License Plate — Dwight Hempel Marketing — Vacant ed in the Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area Administrative
Member Services — Mary Labie Natural Resources — Wyatt Mulvey Building, 1000 Scenic Drive Las
News Magazine — Pat Williams Procurement — Joe & Mary Labie Vegas, NV 89161.

Tortoise Habitat — Roger & Sue Kolar Transportation — Linda Vetter
Annual individual membership is
Walkway — Leila Arthur $25. Board meetings are held on the
third Friday of each month and gen-
Friends Staff eral membership meetings are held
quarterly. Time and locations for the
Vicki Sudduth — General Manager Jim Sudduth — Volunteer Services meetings may be obtained by calling
(702) 515-5360.

The mission of Friends of Red Rock Canyon is the preservation and For more information visit our web-
site at
enrichment of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area www.friendsofredrockcanyon.org
Photo by Sue Kolar
and the public lands of southern Nevada. or find us on facebook.