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Red Rock Canyon Volunteer Training Desert Trumpet

There will be four Spring 2008 training sessions available to Red Editor
Rock Canyon volunteers in February and March conducted by experts Barbara Wolin
in February and March conducted by experts in their fields. Classes
will be held at the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center, with the excep- Contributing Writers
tion of March 29. Chuck Kleber
H. Dan Wray
Subject Time Lecturer Barbara Wolin
2/2 Geology of Red Rock 10 a.m.- George Varhami, BLM Geologist Publishers
noon Norm Kresge

Barbara Wolin
2/16 Tortoises and Red Rock 1-3 p.m. Carrie Ronning, BLM Wildlife Biologist Administrative Assistant
and Tortoise Specialist Phyllis Lisi

Chief Costumer
2/23 Native Amer./other Red 9-11 a.m. Mark Boatwright, BLM Archaeologist Norman Wolin
Rock History
The Desert Trumpet is published month-
ly by and for FORRC members. Statements,
3/29 Tortoise Conservation 8 a.m. - ? Carrie Ronning, BLM Wildlife Biologist opinions and points of view expressed by
Ctr. Field Trip.* and Tortoise Specialist writers are their own and do not necessarily
reflect those of FORRC. Please submit all
*Meet at Exploration Park in Mountain’s Edge, Buffalo Rd. and Blue Diamond Rd. articles, photos and artwork NLT the15th of
(SR 160), south side. each month by calling 515-5350. If you are
interested in becoming part of the Desert
Sign-up for classes is advisable. Call Ranger Kate Sorom at 702-515-5353 for the Trumpet staff, contact Editor at 256-8043 or
classes you want. Walk-ins welcome, as space is available. forrcnews@cox.net
FORRC is a non-profit 501 (c) (3)
Please Take Note: organization dedicated solely to the welfare
of the Red Rock Canyon National Conser-
Resignation—We regret to an- of the certificate when you are done. vation Area. FORRC provides volunteers
nounce that Director Gary Vetter has If you complete the course, please and funding for projects including envi-
resigned from the print off a copy of your certificate for ronmental education, teacher workshops,
natural resource protection, cultural resource
Board of Directors me and I will put it in your file. Go to monitoring, hike programs and other services.
and as the Committee www.treadlightly.org and click on the Annual individual membership is $25.00.
Chair for Cultural Re- box that says “Take On-line Course.” General meetings are held four times a
year; Board meetings are held on the second
sources due to press- —Ranger Kate Sorom Tuesday of each month at the Visitor Center
ing personal issues. Campground—Thank you to unless otherwise posted. Messages may
He will be missed. UNLV Circle K members Paul Law- be left at 255-8743. Visit our website at www.
—Pat Williams son, Dalyia Admed and Rachel Ngo friendsofredrockcanyon.org
Tread Lightly—You can receive for coming out and removing Russian
“Tread Lightly” certification through Thistle at the campground on Satur-
an on-line course. It only takes 30 day, November 24. I appreciate all
minutes and has some interesting in- your hard work. Thanks, again!
formation. You can print out a copy —Barb Jorgensen

a heart attack on April 21, 1910, and about many issues and causes. He Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the
was buried next to his wife, Olivia, in opposed imperial conquest and ad- trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
Elmira, N.Y. Tributes to the great ventures, loved animals and became Discover.” He did all these things.
American writer fairly gushed a foe of vivisection, was a vegetarian Mark Twain was born and died in
forth. President Taft noted that he and, yes, a dreamer who never failed the same years that Halley’s Comet lit
was “. . . nearly as much appreciated to grab the spirit of adventure. up the sky: 1835 and 1910. That may
by Englishmen and people of other “Twenty years from now, you will have been significant—he lit up the
countries as by his own countrymen.” be more disappointed by the things you sky of American literature. r
Along with his written works, Twain’s didn’t do than by the ones you did do.
legacy encompasses strong feelings So throw off throw off the bowlines.
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