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BLM Awards ○ ○ General ○
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○ Membership Meeting ○ “The mission of
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ureau of Land Management Vol- ○ ○ Friends of Red Rock
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unteer Awards for 2002 were ○ he first quarter Friends General ○ Canyon is to support
Bpresented by Ranger Jim Cribbs ○ ○ Membership Meeting was held ○ ○
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at a cake social held on Saturday, March Ton February 22, at the Visitor ○ ○ the Bureau of Land
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15, 2003 at the Visitor Center. The piéce ○ ○ Center. President Tom Pfaendler wel- ○ ○ Management in the
de resistance was the three-tiered, ○ ○ comed the new committee Chairs, ○ ○ protection and
three-flavor cake designed to ○ and discussed closing the Lost Creek ○ ○
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please almost everyone. ○ Trail for refurbishment due to damage ○
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and graffiti only one year after com- Red Rock Canyon
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plete rehabilitation.
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Tim O’Brien, National Conserva-
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tion Area Manager, spoke about the
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seamless implementation of the Sloan
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Canyon Dedication and the partnership ○
between BLM, Friends, and RRCIA. He ○ ○
especially thanked Pat Williams who or- ○ ○ Desert Trumpet
ganized the logistics, volunteers and ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
materials for the event. ○ ○ Editor
The meeting ended with a memo- ○ ○ Barb Wolin
rial celebration for Landis Graden, who ○ ○ Contributing Editors
From left to right: Joel McDonald, Becky was remembered in several per- ○ ○ Louis C. Kleber
Kinn, Clara Hatz, Chuck and Pat Williams. sonal tributes by BLM staff and volunteers. ○ ○ Jack Ryan
Tom Pfaendler
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The seven awards were accompa- ○ ○ H. Dan Wray
nied by a selection of gifts provided by Amazing Mustangs ○ ○ Layout, Design & Publishing
the Red Rock Canyon Interpretive ○ ○ Norm Kresge
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Assn., Friends of Red Rock Canyon, and ○ oin us April 12, 2003 from noon ○ Donald Schoengold
the Bureau of Land Management. Win- ○ ○ to 2 p.m. at Red Rock Canyon Visi- ○ ○ Christina Wilkinson
Barb Wolin
ners included the Master Gardeners, an ○ Jtor Center corral to meet three ○ ○
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Eagle Scout, and seven Friends mem- ○ adopted mustangs, Nevada, Sunshine ○ The Desert Trumpet is published monthly
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bers: ○ and Sunset. Learn more about the plight ○ ○ by and for FORRC members. Statements, opin-
Chuck and Pat Williams - Vol- ○ ○ of the Red Rock herd and what it will ○ ○ ions and points of view expressed by writers
unteers of the Year. ○ take to save them. Discover why the last ○ ○ are their own and do not necessarily reflect those
of FORRC. Please submit all articles, photos
Becky Kinn - Moenkopi Award, ○ remaining mustangs in the Canyon are ○ ○ and artwork NLT the15th of each month by call-
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long-term volunteer contribution. ○ epitomized as the spirit of Nevada his- ○ ○ ing 515-5350. If you are interested in becoming
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Master Gardeners - Adopt-a- ○ tory. Sponsored by the National Wild ○ ○ part of the Desert Trumpet Committee, contact
Editor at 256-8043.
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Trail Award, accepted by Clara Hatz. ○ Horse Association and the BLM. ○ ○ FORRC is a non-profit 501 (3) (c) organi-
Barron Haley and Al Berg - ○ ○
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Kaibab Award, significant contribution ○ ○ Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
○ E. G. O. Workshop ○ FORRC provides volunteers and funding for
to a Canyon program. ○ ○ ○ projects including environmental education,
Deanna Sudduth - outstanding ○ ○
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new member. ○ n E.G.O.Teacher’s Workshop, ○ cultural resource monitoring, hike programs and
Carol Snyder - most volunteer ○ ○ Part II will be held at the Visitor other services. Annual individual membership
is $10.00. General meetings are held four times
hours (1,000+). ○ACenter on Saturday, April 12, a year; Board meetings are held on the second
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Joel McDonald, Eagle Scout - ○ 2003 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A 1/2 PDE Tuesday of each month at Sahara West Library
Golden Eagle Award. ○ ○ credit will be given. Call Kathy August unless otherwise posted. Messages may
be left at 255-8743. Visit our website at
Congratulations and thanks to all ○ for information. For applications, visit www.friendsofredrockcanyon.or g
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these people who Make a Difference! ○ the website www.redrockcanyon.org.
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