Volunteers clean up vandalism in Gold Butte

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday April 26, 2018                                                                                 MEDIA CONTACT:                                                                                            Jaina Moan, Executive Director, Friends of Gold Butte jaina@friendsofgoldbutte.org  /  702-208-8377   GOLD BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT – Nevada’s newest National Monument is no stranger to vandalism. Good thing there is dedicated group of trained volunteers organized by Friends of Gold Butte..

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Call for Artists

Sahara West Library Art Gallery in Las Vegas will host MONUMENTS, an exhibition on Nevada’s three national monuments, April 27 to June 23, 2018. Gold Butte National Monument will be prominently featured in the exhibition. The Friends of Gold Butte have been invited to provide three pieces for the exhibition. As such, we are seeking..

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FoGB and FNW Applaud Introduction of ANTIQUITIES Act of 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 30, 2018                                                                                 MEDIA CONTACTS:                                                                                                                 Jaina Moan, Executive Director, Friends of Gold Butte jaina@friendsofgoldbutte.org  / 702-208-8377 Jose Witt, Southern Nevada Director, Friends of Nevada Wilderness jose@nevadawilderness.org / 702-203-1720   LAS VEGAS – In response to the introduction today of the America’s Natural..

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Virgin Mountains Photo Essay

   Cabin Canyon in Gold Butte National Monument is home to beautiful – and interesting – sites. Geologic forces are visible in the cracking of the rocks. Photos by Steve Dudrow Hiking in Cabin Canyon. Photo by Charyn McDonnell    While hiking through Cabin Canyon, you will find many historic structures still standing. Some, like above,..

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2017 In Review

In the waning days of 2016, Gold Butte finally received the protected designation it needs and deserves. Now, one year later, we are seeing real and positive results on the land. There has been an increase in private and public funding and resources going to support restoration and research projects. Visitation to the Monument has..

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For a Wild Future

One hundred years ago southern Nevada was an empty and—at least so far as humans go—fairly quiet place. Few would have guessed it was possible to put a massive urban area containing several million people in one of the driest spots in North America. But we did. Doubtless Nevada’s population will only continue to swell…

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FoGB Responds to DOI Final Monuments Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Media Contact: Jaina Moan, Executive Director, Friends of Gold Butte, jaina@friendsofgoldbutte.org  / 702-208-8377 STATEMENT: Friends of Gold Butte Responds to the Release of the DOI Final Monument Report Nevadans fought for decades to achieve a protected designation for the natural and cultural treasures in Gold Butte. We finally achieved..

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