BLM Nevada News
ELY FIELD OFFICE NO. 2008-029
FOR RELEASE:  Friday, Jan. 18, 2008
CONTACT:  Chris Hanefeld, (775) 289-1842; chris_hanefeld@nv.blm.gov

BLM Solicits Volunteers for Meadow Valley Wilderness Project

Ely, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Ely Field Office is inviting the public to participate in a one-day wilderness access project adjacent to the Meadow Valley Wilderness, located about 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, Feb. 2, beginning at 8 a.m.

Volunteers are encouraged to pre-register at least one week prior to the project date and bring food and water, and sturdy work boots and gloves.  Sunscreen is recommended.  The BLM will provide the tools and equipment, and instruction on their proper use.  The restoration project is hosted by the BLM Ely District in cooperation with Friends of Nevada Wilderness.

Wilderness areas offer visitors outstanding opportunities for solitude and primitive types of recreation, which includes hunting, hiking, caving, horseback riding, primitive camping, rock climbing and rock-hounding.  Mechanized forms of transportation such as automobiles, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles and mountain bikes are not allowed in wilderness areas.  Lincoln County has 14 wilderness areas, designated through the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2004.

For more information or to register, contact Alicia Hankins, BLM Ely District volunteer coordinator, at (775) 289-1851 or alicia_hankins@nv.blm.gov.  Participants may also sign up at volunteer.gov or getoutdoorsnevada.org.

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