Location: Gold Butte National Monument, NV
Strenuous. ~ 3-mi hike RT daily.
Front country. Dispersed tent camping near cars.
Volunteer your time to this compelling and rich National Monument with projects like signage installation and maintenance, invasive removal, and restoration efforts on a closed motorized trail in the Mud Wash area of Red Rock Springs.
Service Project Details
Volunteer your time to this compelling and rich National Monument. We’ll spend the week helping with signage installation and maintenance, invasive removal, and restoration efforts on a closed motorized trail in the Mud Wash area of Red Rock Springs. We’ll spend the week camped at Whitney Pocket and we’ll make the daily 15-mile RT commute to our job site. Volunteers should be prepared to hike 3-miles RT daily as we complete our work along with the wash.
This project requires high-clearance AWD or 4WD vehicles, although some participants without these vehicles can participate if carpooling is coordinated ahead of time. Volunteers should expect to carpool to/from the job site each day in the high-clearance AWD/4WD vehicles.
Project Leaders: Misha Kokotovic and Michele Burkett
Check out the photo gallery from past projects at Gold Butte National Monument.
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Itinerary:
Sunday, November 12th. The Volunteer group meets in the afternoon at a time/place TBD. The group will go through check-in, introductions, orientation, and will caravan to the basecamp where they’ll help set up camp in preparation for the work week ahead.
Monday, November 13th Workday.
Tuesday, November 14th. Workday.
Wednesday, November 15th. Day off.
Thursday, November 16th. Workday.
Friday, November 17th. Workday.
Saturday, November 18th. Break down camp, goodbyes, and depart.
Free Time Details
Hiking, viewing wildlife and vegetation, observing cultural and historical sites, driving around the National Monument grounds.
Accommodations
Dispersed tent camping near cars.
Difficulty
Strenuous. ~ 3-mile hikes daily
Task Details
Bending, cutting, hauling, swinging, digging, throwing, pushing, lifting, kneeling, crouching, sloped terrain, etc.
Equipment List
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