Nevada Wilderness
Gold Butte In The News
Apr. 28, 2008
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
COMMON GROUND
Gold Butte lures off-roaders, historians, conservationists
STORY BY KEITH ROGERS * PHOTOS BY GARY THOMPSON * REVIEW-JOURNAL
Roy and Betsy Miller cringed at the sight of fresh vehicle ruts that left a zig-zag scar on what had been a picturesque Mojave Desert hill off a dirt road that […]
Don’t Gamble On Gold Butte
This picture was from our recent Gold Butte Weekend BBQ with the theme – “Don’t Gamble on Gold Butte”. While enjoying the great food, beer, and company, we took a few minutes to discuss a recent report from Campaign for America’s Wilderness that highlights Gold Butte as one of the most threatened areas in the […]
Nevada’s Solar Power Future
Scandalmonger at Vote Gibbons Out posted a portion of a letter James Hansen, recipient of this year’s Desert Research Institutes’s Nevada Award, wrote to Governor Gibbons regarding his lack of leadership on state energy policy. Of course, leadership and Governor Gibbons are mutually exclusive entities:
“Although the fossil fuel industry pedals misinformation, claiming that renewable energies […]
Development Protest Rug Found at Ikea
Secret administrative plan for “mega-condo land” near Donner Summit found by activists at Ikea in the form of a children’s play mat. I always knew Ikea was subversive. Communists for sure. As seen on Save Serene Lakes via Ikea Hacker. Every developer should call their sewage disposal area “Field of Dreams.” Nobody would catch […]
Update on Petersen Mountain/Evans Ranch Development
EVANS RANCH ALERT FOR RENO RESIDENTS:
We wanted to alert you to concerns about the environmental and recreational impacts of the proposed Evans Ranch development on Reno residents who care about wildlife, public lands, outdoor recreation, and the environmental impacts of sprawl. Evans Ranch is a huge development of 5,556 homes that has been proposed for […]
Adventures in Gold Butte ~ Past and Present
The wildflowers are blooming, the yuccas flowering, and the weather is ideal for exploring Gold Butte. Below is a report from a past trip and this coming weekend of April 5-6th, we are hosting a Gold Butte Weekend with our slogan being “Don’t Gamble On Gold Butte”. Come celebrate the Nevada Wilderness Coalition’s […]
Gabbs Valley Wilderness Study Area
A few of our far flung photographers ventured out to Western Mineral County over the weekend and did some exploring in the Gabbs Valley Range Wilderness Study Area. The photographs were taken in an area near Red Rock Canyon known as the Narrows by Kurt K. Enjoy the shots!
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Petersen Mountain Action Alert!
I received a call today from a resident at the base of Petersen Mountain alerting me to some proposed residential zoning changes that will be put before the City of Reno Planning Commission on Thursday evening, 3/6. Here is a description of the situation that I received…
“THE PROBLEM: The density of homes proposed at “Evans […]
The MASSIVE Spectacular!
Join Tribal Massive for a unique and fun event at the Boulder Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas March 7th at 7:00 p.m. and help to support Nevada’s wild places. The evening will showcase a variety of performance art to dazzle the eyes!
The MASSIVE Spectacular features the flair of Rachel and Mardi along with […]
Welcome Melisa and Emily!
Please join us in welcoming two new field organizers, Melisa Stodieck and Emily Southard that will be working on grassroots organizing for Gold Butte in Las Vegas for the months of March and April. They both come our way through Green Corps, a field school for environmental organizing.
Melisa Stodieck, a Minnesota native, grew up in […]
Soaking up the Winter Sun in Sloan Canyon
On Saturday, January 26th Nick Dobric and Bill James of the Nevada Wilderness Project led a group of 11 hikers from both NWP and Meetup.com through the beautiful rugged desert landscape of Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area/North McCullough Wilderness, approximately 20 miles south of Las Vegas. As we approached the hiking area by vehicle […]
People Speak Up for the Desert Refuge
On Thursday, January 17th the Department of Energy held a public hearing in Las Vegas to hear peoples comments on the massive proposed energy corridors across the Western US that impact some of our most important public lands and wildlife habitat: wildlife refuges, wilderness and wilderness study areas, and Forest Service roadless areas.
The turnout was […]
It was the worst of tours, it was the best of tours
Words that COULD be used to describe this weekend’s adventure: cold, long, skiing on tailing piles, no headlamps, busted bindings, why leave the Sierra, blisters, sufferfest.
Words that SHOULD be used to describe this weekend’s adventure: hilarious, Skeeter & Hambone, 2000ft of 2ft pow, rare, the inspiration of Jimmy Carter, mountain mahogany, and so many more…
The Story:
A few weeks […]
Higher Ground
Over the weekend of January 4-6, residents of Fernley, NV were caught in an icy hell. While most of Northern Nevada was getting excited about heading into the mountains to ski in 6+ ft of powder, over 800 people in Northern Lyon County were watching their homes fill up with water from a broken levee […]
