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News and Notes, continued from p. 3 National Park, and the Desert Na- Visitor’s Greeting Table
tional Wildlife Refuge have benefited Many thanks, from Barb
from SNPLMA funding. Jorgensen, to Joe and Mary Labie;
SNPLMA Celebrates 10 Years Since SNPLMA’s enactment, Carole Schoengold; Clara Hatz; Rich-

the sale of Federal land in Southern ard Lewnau; Louise Carr; Phyllis Lisi;
he Southern Nevada Public Nevada has generated $3 billion Vicki and Jim Sudduth; Chuck and
Lands Management Act cel- in revenue and an additional $294 Pat Williams; and Fred Jorgensen for
Tebrated its 10th Anniversary million in interest. Currently, the volunteering their time to spread the
with a ceremony at the Las Vegas legislation authorizes work under word about Friends to visitors during
Springs Preserve on October 23. 8 unique categories: Acquisition of the months of August, September
Speakers included U. S. Senators Environmentally Sensitive lands; and October at the Visitor Center
Capital Improvements on Federal greeting table.
lands; Conservation Initiatives; Lake
Tahoe Restoration; Parks, Trails, and
Natural Areas on local and regional Desert Trumpet
government lands; Hazardous Fuels
Reduction and Wildfire Preven- Editor
tion; Eastern Nevada Landscape Barbara Wolin
Restoration Project; and the Clark Contributing Writers
County Multiple Species Habitat Louis C. Kleber
Conservation Plan. H. Dan Wray
Funding authorization for Round Barbara Wolin
Harry Reid and John Ensign, and 9 totals $140.6 million. Through
U.S. Senator Richard Bryan, (retired); Round 9 of the funding, 246 projects Publishers
Congresswoman Shelley Berkley; have been completed/terminated and Norm Kresge
Congressman Jon Porter; Ron Wenker, 683 projects are in process. A call for Barbara Wolin
Nevada BLM State Director; and oth- Round 10 funding nominations has Administrative Assistant
ers. The Pledge of Allegiance was led been issued by the BLM. Phyllis Lisi
by Friends’ President Pat Williams. Plenipotentiary
The SNPLM Act was established
in 1998 to allow the sale of 74,000 Much obliged volunteers! Norman Wolin
acres of public land in Nevada by The Desert Trumpet is published month-
the Bureau of Land Management Make a Difference Day, October 23 ly by and for FORRC members. Statements,
opinions and points of view expressed by
(BLM). The legislation provided writers are their own and do not necessarily
the “authority to the BLM to retain his year’s event was an over- reflect those of FORRC. Please submit all
articles, photos and artwork NLT the15th of
and distribute land sale proceeds whelming success with over each month by calling 515-5350. If you are
and interest on those proceeds.” The T315 participants who com- interested in becoming part of the Desert
revenue from the land sales remains pleted 18 projects and donated over Trumpet staff, contact Editor at 256-8043 or
forrcnews@cox.net
in Nevada. The sale proceeds “make 2,000 hours of volunteer time. These
possible the preservation of sensitive contributions represent a value of FORRC is a non-profit 501 (c) (3)
lands; project work aimed at and pro- approximately $40,000 in labor and organization dedicated solely to the welfare
of the Red Rock Canyon National Conser-
tecting Nevada’s land and resources; skills resulting in restoration and en- vation Area. FORRC provides volunteers
and funding for public infrastructure hancement of the Red Rock Canyon and funding for projects including envi-
ronmental education, teacher workshops,
and schools.” Of the 74,000 acres National Conservation Area. natural resource protection, cultural resource
available for sale, 26,934 remain for “Thank you” from Pat Williams monitoring, hike programs and other services.
Annual individual membership is $25.00.
disposal, along with 12,568 acres re- to Sharon Edwards, Norm Kresge General meetings are held four times a
served for other public purposes. and Barb Wolin for manning our WE year; Board meetings are held on the second
Over the years, many special ar- CARE table at the event. Nine new Tuesday of each month at the Visitor Center
unless otherwise posted. Messages may
eas as diverse and unique as The Red members joined our family and many be left at 255-8743. Visit our website at www.
Rock Canyon NCA; the Great Basin more learned about Friends. friendsofredrockcanyon.org

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