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April 2010 News
April is the most beautiful month and the busiest month! Please take a moment to catch up with the progress for Gold Butte and Friends of Gold Butte’s Mission: The organization will achieve permanent preservation and protection of the Gold Butte area through National Conservation Area designation. The end of March a few of Senator..
read moreGold Butte’s future should be decided under open skies
Desert Valley Times Bob Challinor Friday, April 16, 2010 One Friday morning DVT Editor David Bly and three guests headed to Gold Butte in his X-Trail. Sharing car space with David and me were Charlie Cox, president of the Kokopelli ATV Club, and Nancy Hall, president of Friends of Gold Butte. We hiked, looked at..
read moreIt’s time to sit down and talk about Gold Butte
Desert Valley Times Editorial Tuesday, April 13, 2010 It’s time to sit down and talk about Gold Butte’s future. Bob Abbey, director of the Bureau of Land Management, came to the Virgin Valley last week and went out into Gold Butte country for a firsthand look. He knows what he’s seeing — he was state..
read moreBLM director seeks input on Gold Butte area
Desert Valley Times Bob Challinor Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey told a group of about 20 northeast county community leaders that federal designation of Gold Butte is coming and they should decide what kind of designation they could live with.Abbey, who was confirmed by the Senate as BLM director..
read moreGold Butte NCA Future Management
There is a continuous comparison of Sloan Canyon Management Plan to the future management of the proposed Gold Butte National Conservation Area. Here are some facts to consider. A bit of research on NCA management across the west will prove that Sloan Canyon NCA management plan would not suit a large rural NCA. First, National..
read moreSeptember 2009 News
Join Friends of Gold Butte & BLM staff in celebration of National Public Lands Day Saturday, September 26th, 2009, at Gold Butte Come and help us: We will build a split rail fence to define a parking area for the “Falling Man” area. We will plant creosote, Mormon tea, and cacti along the old road..
read moreConservationists hope a new bill will protect and preserve long-neglected Gold Butte
Las Vegas City Life Jason Whited Thursday, October 2, 2008 IF U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley has her way, the days of rednecks using Gold Butte for weekend, whiskey-fueled re-enactments of Extreme Sports Challenge could be over. On Sept. 26, Berkley introduced the Gold Butte Conservation Act, which would protect 362,177 acres of the natural gem..
read moreTarnished Treasure
Las Vegas City Life Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Tarnished treasure Gold Butte has 350,000 acres filled with petroglyphs, historic sites and sensitive wildlife. Visitors just love it — to death ALL PHOTOS BY BILL HUGHES The author checks out a rock wall full of Native American petroglyphs. A day trip to Gold Butte fills your..
read moreAbout Gold Butte
The Friends of Gold Butte is a citizen-based organization that works for the preservation and protection of historic, prehistoric, and natural resources in the Gold Butte area. Gold Butte is a southeast Nevada landscape filled with rugged mountains, sandstone outcroppings, and unique historic features. Its entire 360,000-acre area is imprinted with the history of pioneers,..
read moreSave Gold Butte…
Las Vegas CityLife Thursday, June 12, 2008 Mesquite isn’t just golf and smoky casinos: Just south of the rapidly growing city is Gold Butte, a 350,000-acre gem that includes sandstone cliffs, slot canyons and ancient Native American petroglyphs. Best-kept secret? Hardly: Sandwiched between Las Vegas, Mesquite and St. George Utah, Gold Butte is being loved..
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