Friends of Gold Butte are going to help our partners, NV Division of Wildlife and Friends of NV Wilderness by planting some native plants in an area damaged by fire. Please read this announcement thoroughly, and if you’re interested in going with others from FoGB, register below.

The details:

NDOW Native Planting Restoration Project
Mormon Mountains Restoration Site
Saturday November 9, 2024
The Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the Nevada Department of Wildlife will be conducting restoration in the form of a Native Planting Event to establish native perennials following a wildfire. Activities will center in an area burned by wildfire in the Mormon Mountains of
Lincoln county. Please arrive at the restoration site at 9:00 am for volunteer registration and a safety briefing, the event will end around 1:00 pm. A high clearance vehicle is required to reach the restoration site which is located along Carp-Elgin Road approximately and hour and a half from Las Vegas. All materials and tools will be provided, but volunteers are responsible for bringing personal gear (e.g., work gloves, sturdy boots, sunglasses, sunscreen, food, water, etc.). Please check the weather conditions prior to the event and come prepared.

For additional information or questions about camping, please contact Matt Flores 702-290-5262
mhflores@ndow.org. Thank you for your dedication and assistance in helping improve habitat for wildlife in Nevada.
Driving directions and recommendations from Las Vegas, 1 hour 30 minutes, from Mesquite, about 55 minutes.

The Mormon Mountains restoration site is located 80 miles north of the town of Las Vegas Nevada.
Directions to the restoration site from Las Vegas: Signs will be placed for you to follow once you leave the pavement.
1. Head out of town on I-15 north
2. Take exit 100 towards Carp/Elgin road
3. Turn left onto Carp/Elgin Road, proceed under the freeway and turn right.
4. Follow this road for 3.8 miles until it turns left and the pavement ends.
5. Follow this dirt road for 15.6 miles. Stay on the main road. The road will go under the power lines, past a sign for Hackberry springs road, and over Rainbow pass.

Directions to the restoration site from Mesquite: Signs will be placed for you to follow once you leave the pavement.
1. Head out of town on I-15 South
2. Take exit 100 towards Carp/Elgin road
3. Turn right onto Carp/Elgin Road.
4. Follow this road for 3.8 miles until it turns left and the pavement ends.
5. Follow this dirt road for 15.6 miles. Stay on the main road. The road will go under the power lines, past a sign for Hackberry springs road, and over Rainbow pass.

The site will be on your left, look for the water trailer and plant trailer.

Even though this event is not in Gold Butte, the following still applies for events held in conjunction with the Friends of Gold Butte:

Gold Butte National Monument is primitive and has no services of any kind. Event participants must bring and carry their own water, food, sunscreen, basic first-aid items, any medications (e.g., EpiPen or asthma inhalers, etc.) a participant may need, and any other supplies they may want or need while participating in the event. Participants must wear appropriate footwear for the event (for example, for trash-clean-up events, sturdy, closed-toe shoes or boots would be appropriate). Participants are strongly encouraged to wear broad-brimmed hats and dress in weather-appropriate clothing when participating outdoors. Participants are reminded to be plant and animal aware at all times. Finally, if the event necessitates, participants are strongly encouraged to provide their medical information (pre-existing conditions, medications, etc.) and their Emergency Contact information (name and phone number) on a card or piece of paper in a sealed envelope with their name on the outside. The volunteer organizer will collect and hold the envelopes during the event and return them, unopened, at the conclusion of the event if they are not needed; and the assumption of risk statement found at In-person Assumption of Risk