Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition                                   

ENLC NO. 10-001                                                                                        
FOR RELEASE: April 28, 2010                                           
CONTACT: Betsy Macfarlan (775) 289-7974 ext. 1#

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STOMP A STREAM AND SMASH A PLANT?

Find out at the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition’s first annual Kid’s Workshop to be held in conjunction with the ENLC Annual Meeting. The workshop will be held on Friday, June 11 from 9 am to 12 noon and is open to kids in 4th through 8th grades. Enrollment is free but is limited to the first 12 kids who register. If you would like to enroll your child in this workshop, please call Betsy Macfarlan at 289-7974 extension 1#.

The goal of this workshop is to introduce some of Nevada’s young people to the Great Basin from an ecological point of view. Participants in the workshop will learn about some of Nevada’s native plants and the growing challenge of invasive plants.

ENLC board members Carol Ferguson and Roberta Moore will lead the workshop.  Both board members bring extensive experience to this workshop. Carol has developed a number of environmental education workshops and Roberta brings her experience as a park ranger and interpreter for Great Basin National Park. Both of these women are dedicated to education and outreach to the public. Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition’s Board of Trustees believes it is critical to reach children with natural resource information at an early age in order to peak their interest as they grow older.

The mission of the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition is to restore the dynamic, diverse, resilient landscapes of the Great Basin for present and future generations through education, research, advocacy, partnerships, and the implementation of on-the-ground projects.

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What people are saying about Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition:

"In recognition of outstanding contributions and leadership in public service during our first century of service."
-US Forest Service presentation to ENLC, dated March 8, 2005 stated in a letter to ENLC, dated January 27, 2005.

"The work of the coalition has been very successful. It has attracted supporters from federal and state agencies, universities, business communities, agriculture, and from a broad base of ordinary citizens. The coalition should be applauded to demonstrate how government and private sources can work together and arrive at solutions for difficult federal land issues. I urge you to support this resolution."
-Senator Dean Rhoads, Nevada Legislator, stated while passing a resolution in support of ENLC 2003.

"I think this is exactly the type of model that I'd like to see the BLM adopt. I truly believe that conservation efforts in this country are going to work only when you have such citizen-based stewardship."
-Kathleen Clarke, Director for the BLM, after meeting the ENLC Board on a visit to eastern Nevada in March 2002.

“I’m delighted to see that we are now starting to approach public land management from a holistic, ecosystem viewpoint.”
-John Hiatt, Conservation Chair, Red Rock Audubon Society

“There has long been a need for a closer relationship between BLM management and the science the University systems can provide. This relationship is a critical element for the restoration of the biodiversity of eastern Nevada landscapes. The Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition provides a ready conduit for the mutual exchange of information and ideas and this leadership role, while encouraging cooperation, will facilitate a return to resilient, healthy ecosystems in eastern Nevada.”
-Dr. David Thawley, Dean, University of Nevada Reno,College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources

"This is the most important action by the Bureau of Land Management in my lifetime. I look forward to some on-the-ground results, especially in terms of dealing with the loss of perennial grasses."
-Gracian Uhalde, White Pine County rancher.

“The Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition is a creative private/public effort to reduce (and eliminate) the threat of catastrophic fires and invasion of exotic weeds. The goal is to restore the health of Eastern Nevada’s ecosystems through involvement of the region’s stakeholder groups with the Bureau of Land Management. It is an effort that has long been needed and it is critical that we succeed. The result will be a benefit to both wildlife and humans.”
-Larry Johnson, Nevada Bighorns Unlimited.