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Spots available: 10+
Sawmill Fence Removal Part 2!
ORGANIZATION: Friends of Nevada Wilderness
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Spots available: 10+
Ready to challenge yourself and help wildlife? Let's go pull some fence! Join us on October 20th in the Spring Mountains for the second of two days dedicated to removing a dilapidated fence surrounding a spring complex. This fence, originally built to keep livestock out of the springs, has become unnecessary and fallen into disrepair. Removing old, broken-down barbed wire fences like this one is crucial for wildlife because they can cause injuries or fatalities to animals that get entangled in the sharp wires. Additionally, old fences fragment habitats, hindering wildlife movement and access to food and water, which causes stress and negatively impacts the overall health of wildlife populations.
The work will include removing old barbed wire fence and metal posts, rolling up the wire, and hiking it about 0.25 miles to load in a trailer. Fence removal is a fun and rewarding project in which you can literally see the impact you are making on the landscape. No prior experience is necessary. Volunteers are essential in this effort-come help make a difference!
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About Friends of Nevada Wilderness
Location:
1360 Greg Street, #111, Sparks, NV 89431, US
Mission Statement
Friends of Nevada Wilderness is dedicated to preserving all qualified Nevada public lands as wilderness, protecting all present and potential wilderness from ongoing threats, educating the public about the values of and need for wilderness, and improving the management and restoration of public wild lands.
Description
Are you interested in volunteering outside, exploring remote wild lands, taking care of your local public lands, making friends? Join Friends of Nevada Wilderness on a volunteer stewardship trip! Together we can keep our public lands and wilderness areas safe and clean. We would love to see you at our next stewardship project.
Friends of Nevada Wilderness organizes volunteer restoration trips to help wild landscapes recover from noxious weeds, illegal vehicle use, and other impacts (because official designations do not guarantee on-the-ground protection). Our volunteers also "adopt" areas to monitor their condition and advocate for their protection. Volunteers get to work with others to heal our wild places. These trips are fun, rewarding, and can be a great way to meet new Friends. All volunteers are welcome! We have volunteer opportunities for every skill level, ranging from getting out on the ground and pulling fence, picking up trash, naturalizing old roads, planting seedlings, monitoring wilderness, and yanking invasive plants to helping with outreach events and office tasks.
By helping citizens actively restore wild lands, we help build in them a greater sense of responsibility and stewardship.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
NV 89124
DATE POSTED
September 17, 2024
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N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Must be at least 18
- Please arrive 15 minutes early to sign in and so we can give everyone a safety talk. We will start at 9am and go through midafternoon, weather depending
- Long pants, long-sleeved shirt, and sturdy closed-toe shoes. A small day pack to carry food/snacks/water/anything else you may need (like hat, rain jacket, sunglasses etc.). Please bring snacks and lunch, and at least 3 liters of water