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Pro bono publico: professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a reduced fee as a public service

Because of all the work projects that take place at Red
Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, the hand
tools take a beating and require periodic maintenance.
On the afternoon of June 5, a group of 16 attendees at
an American Bar Association (ABA) sponsored Water
Law Conference agreed to take on the job. The group

was made up of attorneys and ABA staff. They met at
Red Springs and received a brief training session by
Robert Valenzuela, BLM Red Rock Recreation Tech-
nician. Then they broke into four groups and proceed-
ed to work on shovels, McLeods, axes, Pulaskis and
wheelbarrows.

The maintenance Jade Penn sanding
involved remov- Photo by Jim Sudduth
ing dirt and After completing the maintenance, they had some
grime, sanding time to enjoy the boardwalk and ask questions about
and rubbing lin- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
seed oil into the

handles then Tool maintenance is not a glamorous job; however,
painting the because of the heat, they all agreed it was more en-
heads of the joyable to do maintenance on the tools instead of us-
hand tools to ing them for trail rehab. They said they'll be back
prevent rusting. next year for another conference and would be will-
Even the bus ing to do another work

driver who event. The group was
brought them to very high energy, fun to
M. Rodney Smith cleaning a McLeod
Red Springs talk to and completed a
Photo by Jim Sudduth
pitched in. lot of work in a few
Friends provided water, Gatorade and snacks to keep hours. A big Thank
them hydrated and their energy level up. You to all of them.

Julie Connell applying linseed oil
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