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areas of trash to clean-up, includ-
ing land near the Twilight Zone
parking area, as well as sites along
Harris Springs Road. Demanding
road conditions made it difficult for
some of the volunteers’ vehicles
to travel to the work sites. Also,
the dumpster that was ordered was
unloaded outside of the work event
boundaries. Trash that could not
fit into BLM vehicles was placed
Breakfast is served courtesy of REI in piles and picked-up later by the It was a reach but the overhanging limb
BLM. Lessons were learned, which was trimmed. Thank you!
will help improve future trash
and manned by Friends staff and removal volunteer events. Despite Naturalist, provided information on
volunteers. The 52 volunteers and the challenges, volunteers success- the history of MADD, along with
10 staff members who came out for fully removed a substantial amount facts about the geology, plants and
a morning of fun were welcomed of trash, and the fence at the Twi- wildlife found within Red Rock
with breakfast items donated by Canyon.
our wonderful community partner,
REI. Cal Howell, BLM Volunteer After arriving at Lost Creek,
Coordinator, provided the safety volunteers were dropped off and
talk including the do’s and don’ts split into five teams. Friends mem-
of picking up trash to avoid injury. ber Wyatt Mulvey led a team that
removed old fencing and installed
After the safety talk, volun- new “buck and rail” fencing in
teers formed into five teams. Four several places. Wyatt’s volunteer
worked on cleaning different team, greatly assisted by the BLM
locations and one, led by Friends Fire Crew, worked tirelessly haul-
member Wyatt Mulvey, worked ing new fencing into three different
on fence repairs around the Twi- areas of Lost Creek. Peter Sbraccia,
light Zone parking lot. the Friends team lead for Graffiti
Removal, worked with his team
Staff and volunteers faced many Wyatt Mulvey and Ron LaPointe repairing for hours removing graffiti near
challenges during this volunteer fencing at the Twilight Zone parking area the Lost Creek waterfall. Member
event. There were several different
light Zone parking lot was repaired.
After the event concluded, Friends
provided sack lunches for the hard-
working volunteers and staff.
Saturday, October 27, was a
chilly morning, but 38 determined
volunteers arrived at 7:30 at the
registration tables for Make a
Difference Day. After morning
snacks and a BLM safety brief-
ing, volunteers boarded the charter
BLM ‘s Brittany Brooks and Fire in- bus with the destination of Lost SNC’s Cody Dix and Jennifer Hum-
stalling new fencing at Lost Creek Creek. While en route to the work phreys share their wildlife knowledge
site, Cody Dix, SNC Interpretive
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