COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Friends sponsors the following community events:
-Semi-annual work days, generating more than 5,000 hours of volunteer service...
-Annual Red Rock Photo Contest for all ages
-Annual Red Rock Canyon Art Contest for southern Nevada schools

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
-Protecting, monitoring and preserving Native American resources, such as Petroglyphs and pictographs, in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institute and the BLM
-Design and installation of the Lost Creek Walkway, protecting a fragile and heavily used riparian area
-Providing graffiti removal, as well as trail maintenance and improvements
-Providing pet waste dispensers at all trailheads and picnic areas

OUTREACH and EDUCATION
-Member staffing at the Visitor Center Information Desk providing area education and information to more than 450,000 guests annually
-Maintaining and improving all Visitor Center landscaping as well as providing information about native plants and establishing a plant propagation center
-Tortoise Habitat care and maintenance. Our volunteers provide information on this threatened species to approximately 50,000 visitors annually
-Providing transportation funding for 'at-risk' schools, enabling over 18,000 children to visit the canyon
-Funding and staffing for interactive children's programs and events
-Funding and staffing for 'Explore the Great Outdoors' workshops
-Speakers Bureau provides off-site information and education programs about Red Rock Canyon See More

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Friends of Red Rock Canyon was established in 1984 for the purpose of providing trained volunteers for Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area. As Red Rock Canyon evolved to a Conservation Area, the role of Friends has changed as well. Friends annually provides the equivalent of 13 full time employees as well as over $120,000 in direct finacial support for programs and services. See More

National Making a Difference on Public Lands - 2002 (C. and P. Williams)
National Making a Difference on Public Lands - 2004 (W. Stephenitch)
Presidential Call ...to Service Award - 2004 (C. and P. Williams)
Presidential Call to Service Award - 2007 (B. Wolin)
National Making a Difference on Public Lands - 2010 (Cultural Resource Committee)
National Making a Difference on Public Lands - 2010 (C. and P. Williams)
2011 Volunteer Group of the Year - Friends of Red Rock Canyon Natural Resource Team
Presidential Call to Service Award - 2011 (J. Burke)
Presidential Call to Service Award - 2011 (M. Burk)
Conservation Lands Foundation Advocate of the Year - 2011 (P. Williams)
National Volunteer Milestone Award - 2013 (P.Williams 20,000 Lifetime Volunteer Hours for the Public Lands) See More