Out on the edge: A View into the Mount Moriah Wilderness

Below is a story written by Chip Carroon, a local contributor to both the Nevada Appeal and NWP.  Chip and his partner Pat recently headed out to Mt. Moriah Wilderness in White Pine County.  The Moriah Wildernes was designated in 1989 and expanded in 2006 through the White Pine County Legislation.  Below is Chip’s story [...]

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Fall Hike in Wonderful Gold Butte

On Sunday November 18, 2007 Nancy Hall, President of Friends of Gold Butte and myself – Greg Seymour, President of the Nevada Archaeological Association, teamed up to lead a hike for the Nevada Wilderness Project at Whitney Pockets in Gold Butte. This extraordinary place is situated south of the City of Mesquite on the [...]

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Southern Nevada Wilderness Celebration

November 6th marked the fifth anniversary of the 2002 wilderness protections in Clark County. In order to observe this special day, the Nevada Wilderness Coalition organized an event in Las Vegas to celebrate the people and places involved five years ago and currently.
The event was a success! Over 70 people turned out to [...]

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Wee-Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness Trip

This past Saturday to commemorate the five-year anniversary of its preservation as one of Nevada’s most special wilderness areas, our group visited the ancient Joshua Trees in Wee Thump, outside Searchlight.  This wilderness is an old growth forest thick with twisty, spiky trees that have been growing there for more than a hundred years.  Wee-Thump [...]

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Nevada Day Celebration in Washington, DC

In honor of Nevada Day, the Nevada Wilderness Project hosted a fundraising celebration at the Stewart Mott house in Washington, DC on October 30th.
The evening celebrated the success we have had in the past eight years since our founding in 1999. We also shared the opportunities there are for future wilderness protection around the state [...]

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Table Mountain Wilderness backpack trip

Well I was really jazzed to throw a backpack on this past weekend and head into the third largest wilderness area in the state, Table Mountain Wilderness. The last time I backpacked was in June, which is much too long for me. I left the city after the evening rush hour and drove [...]

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