WINNEMUCCA - Volunteers joined Friends of Nevada Wilderness in the Santa Rosa Range to prep Lye Creek Campground for youth stewards with Nevada Outdoor School's Summer Adventure Camp II.
Friends of Nevada Wilderness and Nevada Outdoor School have teamed up to bring stewardship and education opportunities to northern Nevada youth since 2005.
"This project was necessary to prepare the area for the campers to do their stewardship work," said Stewardship Coordinator Brenna Archibald, who led the project.
Volunteers sanded and prepped 14 picnic tables to be painted by the sixth- through eighth-grade students who will be participating in the camp July 9 - 14. Adventure Camp II aims to build kids' confidence while introducing them to recreation opportunities and outdoor skills.
In addition to preparing the picnic furniture for painting, volunteers also constructed 50 feet and cleaned up one mile of the fence encircling Lye Creek Campground. The fence prevents grazing cattle and sheep from disturbing campers.
"Lye Creek Campground is one of the only developed campgrounds in Humboldt County, so it's important we keep this area maintained," said Wes Hoskins, forest project coordinator for Friends of Nevada Wilderness. "It's great that we can improve Lye Creek and encourage youth stewardship at the same time."
There are still opportunities to get out into wild Nevada in the Santa Rosa Range, including July 13 - 15 and for National Public Lands Day on Sept. 14 - 16. Visit www.NevadaWilderness.org or contact brenna@nevadaoutdoorschool.org for more information about volunteer opportunities in the Santa Rosa Range.
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