Southern Nevada to Celebrate National Trails Day

Volunteers trek to the Spring Mountains to restore trails on June 3  

May 23, 2006

LAS VEGAS -With the theme “Experience Your Outdoors,” the Southern Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program will join with the American Hiking Association to celebrate National Trails Day® on Saturday, June 3, 2006.

The Interagency Volunteer Program is seeking approximately 60 volunteers to work on a variety of projects at Kyle Canyon in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, which is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. Also participating in the event will be Lisa Young, an official with Take Pride in America, a Washington, D.C.-based national volunteer program within the U.S. Department of Interior.

The event will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at noon on June 3. Volunteers will restore trails, pick up litter, and paint picnic tables. It is recommended that volunteers wear long pants and sturdy shoes and bring a hat, gloves, and sunscreen.

To pre-register, visit www.getoutdoorsnevada.org or call 895-5734. The deadline is May 29, 2006.

Several organizations are joining with the Interagency Volunteer Program to sponsor the event. They are American Land & Leisure, American Hiking Association, Spring Mountains Volunteer Association, Starbucks Coffee Company, Take Pride in America, and the Las Vegas Regional Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.

The Southern Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program, Get Outdoors Nevada, is funded by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) and managed by the UNLV Public Lands Institute on behalf of the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service. More information about the Public Lands Institute and SNPLMA is available at http://publiclands.unlv.edu.

UNLV is a doctoral-degree-granting institution with more than 27,000 students and approximately 2,800 faculty and staff. More than 200 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees are offered. Founded in 1957, UNLV is located on 337 acres in dynamic Southern Nevada. The university is ranked in the category of Doctoral/Research Universities-Intensive by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. 

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donna Grady , Interagency Volunteer Program

702-895-4890

Hillarie Patton, Bureau of Land Management

702-515-5046