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When hiking, cycling or climbing, do you take pho- By Mary E. Labie
tos of the beautiful Red Rock Canyon scenery, wild- An Artists’ Awards Reception will be held on June 8.

life and plant life? If so, we invite you to enter this Of course, there are rules for entering so it is impor-
year’s Photo Contest. Maybe you have friends or tant to contact Jim Sudduth at 702-515-5366 for entry
family who frequent Red Rock. Let them know about details. Contest information is also available on Face-
the contest and maybe they would like to enter. The book. Just so all entrants know, the judging process is
amateur photography contest is open to all members always anonymous.
and the general public.
Our volunteers will be at the Red Rock Canyon Visi-

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There will be 1 , 2 and 3 place cash prizes for the tor Center on May 10 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and May
categories of General, Wildlife, Monochromatic, 11 and 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to receive contest
Creative and Teen (age 13 to 19). Also, gift bags will entries. We hope to see you on one of those days. Ac-
be presented to entrants whose photos are selected cepted entries will remain on display at the Visitor

for Honorable Mention and Ranger’s Choice awards. Center through August.

Tort Tattler (continued from page 5)
very close to the fence. When volunteers are in
the habitat he stays close to us, sometimes stand-
ing on our booties.

We also plan to have every Monday be soaking
day. One week we'll soak Hugo and the next
week we'll soak Max and the girls. We soak each
tortoise in a plastic tote to encourage them to
drink. This is fun for all the volunteers and tor-

toises, except Hugo. If he had vocal chords, he
might tell us that he is not a turtle, he is a desert
tortoise, emphasis on the word “desert.”

If you would like to join the Tort Team and take
care of the tortoises, we are going to have Tor-
toise Habitat Monitor training sessions on

Wednesday, April 10 and Saturday, April 13.

Please RSVP for the training to Jim Sudduth at 702-515-5366 or jim@friendsofredrockcanyon.org.

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