CLARK COUNTY - ACTION NEEDED

LYON COUNTY - ACTION NEEDED

Thanks for visiting our Action Center, where you can take concrete steps toward protecting Nevada’s wild heritage. Protecting wilderness is exciting for lots of reasons—beautiful places, interesting people, and fascinating wildlife, to name a few.

Its also one of the best ways for us to participate as citizens in our democracy. Because wilderness must be designated by Congress, it takes lots of work from lots of citizens like you to make sure our democracy is working.

Whether it be attending an agency meeting to voice your concerns for wildland protection, volunteering in the field, or writing a letter to your elected official—this effort is critical to show elected officials that Nevada’s wilderness-quality public lands deserve the very best protection for lands and resources that belong to all Americans. And remember, knowing what needs to be done is not enough--we need to act!
 

Centered between Arizona’s Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument and Nevada’s Lake Mead National Recreation Area is Nevada’s piece to the Grand Canyon puzzle. Gold Butte, in the far southeastern corner of Nevada, for long a local secret, has been discovered. With St. George, Utah’s population topping 100,000, and the endless growth of the Las Vegas Valley and Mesquite, these growth pressures are altering this delicate landscape. (background information )

• Write a letter to the delegation identifying threats to Gold Butte and the need for a National Conservation Area with wilderness designation and stricter management policies. Congressional Contacts
  

• Handwritten Letters - Tips

• Form Letters to Congressional delegation and BLM
  

• Call Nevada Congressional delegation - contact information

• Visit Gold Butte! Check our events calendar for hikes and planned campouts or call to schedule one.
  
• Photo Gallery
  
• Volunteer for Gold Butte! Join us on wilderness values trips and Friends of Gold Butte stewardship outings.

 More Information - Please contact Nancy Hall

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Wovoka and East Sister Peak Proposed Wilderness

Lyon County in Western Nevada embodies many of Nevada’s dual elements. In the northern part of the county towns like Dayton and Fernley are growing at unprecedented rates which makes Lyon the seventh fastest growing county in America. The southern half of the county tells a different story. Yerington, the county’s seat, is a small town with a population of 2,900 and a deep hold on its rural and agricultural heritage from a time when it was first known as Pizen Switch. Nestled between Mason and Smith Valleys, South County as it is often referred to by the residents, is home to two Forest Service Roadless areas, The Wovoka Proposed Wilderness (formerly refered to as Bald Mountain) in the Pine Grove Hills and East Sister Peak in the Sweetwater Mountains. Both of these areas are being proposed as wilderness. (background info )

• Comments are being taken for the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest's Revision plan through the Spring of 2007. Please submit your comments of support for wilderness management for Wovoka and East Sister to the Forest Service's Revision Team .
  
  
• Write a letter to the delegation asking for wilderness designation for Wovoka and East Sister. Congressional Contacts
  
  
• Handwritten Letters - Tips
  
  
• Sign a form letter to our Congressional Delegation about the need for wilderness in Lyon County
  
  
• Visit Wovoka and East Sister! Please check our Events Calendar for the time and date of our next trip to either of these areas!
  
  
• Photo Gallery
  
  More Information - Please contact Cameron Johnson

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