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box design and specs have been supplied ○ depth to allow the watering of wildlife several internships for the BLM as a fish-
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by Great Smokey Mountains National ○ without further contamination by intro- ○ ery wildlife biologist and as a general
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Park. The park receives annual donations ○ duced fish. Wheeler Camp Springs: The ○ wildlife biologist in Arizona and New
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of between $250 and $300 thousand ○ existing fenced area will be expanded to ○ ○ Mexico.
through their 5 boxes. Annual visitation ○ protect the wetlands. An alternative wa- ○ Upon arriving at Red Rock in June,
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is reported to be approximately one-half ○ tering source for wild horses and burros ○ ○ 2000, Gina enrolled at UNLV and the
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million visitors. ○ will be provided away from State ○ Community College of Southern Nevada
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n The Friends Planning Goals ○ Route 159. ○ in pursuit of a degree in environmental
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Document for 2002 was approved. ○ n Ways & Means: TJ Abbington an- ○ science, which she completed in Decem-
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n The BLM is requesting project ○ ○ nounced that Friends will resume selling ○ ○ ber, 2001 through the Student Career
suggestions for the next National Public ○ shirts and pins to the Bookstore. Sales will ○ Experience Program. If she had her way,
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Lands Day, September 18. Contact ○ begin in March. ○ ○ shed keep on accumulating degrees. For
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Ranger Jim Cribbs. ○ n Transportation: TJ Abbington ○ now though, Ginas content to take a
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n Mark Rekshynskyj, recently ○ advised that the School Bus Transporta- ○ break and apply all shes learned. Were
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appointed as Acting National Conserva- ○ tion Scholarships for spring will provide ○ glad she chose Red Rock.
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tion Area (NCA) Manager, ○ 36 busses for 2,056 students. Included in ○ ○
discussed efforts to reinstate NCA bud- ○ ○ the program are 13 at-risk schools. ○ ○
get cuts. Funding for 2002 has been cut ○ n There will be no board meeting ○
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from $795 thousand to $605 thousand. ○ in March. The next meeting will be on ○ Desert Trumpet
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n On March 7 and 8 BLM National ○ April 9. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
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Director, Kathleen Clarke, will visit Red ○ ○ ○ ○ Editor
Rock Canyon. ○ ○ ○ ○ Barb Wolin
n Initial requests have been sent to ○ Gina is Ours! ○ ○
three Foundations for environmental ○ ○ ○ ○ Contributing Editors
Louis C. Kleber
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grants to purchase 10 additional recycling ○R anger Gina Mele has been ○ ○ Jack Ryan
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containers at a total cost of $6,500. ○ ○ awarded permanent status at Red ○ ○ Layout, Design & Publishing
n Natural Resources: the Lost ○ Rock Canyon after nearly two ○ ○ Norm Kresge
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Creek rehabilitation project has been com- ○ years as a temporary Ranger. Gina hails ○ ○ Donald Schoengold
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pleted; the White Rock Springs catchment ○ from Las Cruces, N. Mex. and received ○ ○ Christina Wilkinson
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basin has been drained by the Dept.of Fish ○ her B.S. degree in biology, with a minor ○ ○ Barb Wolin
& Wildlife to remove goldfish. The basin in chemistry from New Mexico State Uni- ○ The Desert Trumpet is published monthly by and
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will be revised and refilled to a shallow versity in 1994. Since then, she has served ○ for FORRC members. Statements, opinions and
points of view expressed by writers are their own
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and do not necessarily reflect those of FORRC.
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Please submit all articles, photos and artwork
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NLT the15th of each month by calling 363-1922.
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If you are interested in becoming part of the
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Hey yall! ○ ○ Desert Trumpet Committee, contact Editor at
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I sure would appreciate some help from volunteers to put our ○ ○ FORRC is a non-profit 501 (3) (c) organization
tortoise/burro/cactus/bighorn sheep pins, that we sell in the Book- ○ ○ dedicated solely to the welfare of the Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area. FORRC
store, on the hang tags. ○ ○ manages the Information Desk Volunteer Pro-
gram and provides both volunteers and funding
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for projects including environmental education,
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Everything is supplied, even pizza! All we need are some happy vol- ○ ○ teacher workshops, natural resource protection,
unteers looking to have a good time and earn some hours. Well ○ ○ cultural resource monitoring, hike programs and
other services. Annual individual membership is
meet in the clubhouse at Palms of Peccole Apartments, 9599 W. ○ ○ $10.00. General meetings are held four times a
Charleston Blvd. sometime in late March. Please call me at 255- ○ ○ year; Board meetings are held on the second Tues-
day of each month at Sahara West Library unless
5469 after March 18 for more info. otherwise posted. Messages may be left at
255-8743. Visit our website at
—TJ Abbington, Chairman-Ways& Means. www.friendsofredrockcanyon.org
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