Truckee River Clean Up Day

Reno, NV — Two of Reno’s most innovative grassroots organizations—Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful and Nevada EcoNet–have joined forces to produce the Truckee River Clean-up Day on Saturday, September 25th from 8:30 am to 12 pm. Volunteers are needed to pick-up trash, stencil storm drains, wrap trees and remove weeds. This year’s event will also focus on the actions everyone can take to keep the Truckee River and the surrounding areas clean and healthy year round. Read more

Last minute shopping & expedition updates

We’ve heard from the ELEVATION crew a couple times since they arrived in China.  If you missed the first updates, check out Jesse Huey’s pre-boarding post and Dylan Johnson’s update from Chengdu, China.  Since then, we’ve heard from the team via satellite phone and received some pictures from the team. Read more

Soul Gypsies on Tatlow Creek, BC

Tatlow Creek, BC from Fred Norquist on Vimeo.

A Soul Gypsy is someone who follows their passion against all odds. A path is set before each person that is too often forgotten as we are pushed to conform. The experiences we have had on this path leave us no choice but to turn this dream into our life and strive to participate in the world to the greatest extent possible. We have chosen to sacrifice comfort and security for what we truly love. The Soul Gypsy is not in search of some goal that is attainable in the future – our quest is just to live the dream for one more day. Read more

Paddlers needed for upcoming Truckee River Clean-Up!

It’s time for the annual Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful Truckee River Clean-up! We need paddlers to help clean up after a big season on the mighty Truckee River. Tahoe Whitewater Tours is providing IKs and rafts again this year so all you will need is a pfd, helmet, and gear to keep warm in the water. We will meet at Barbara Bennet Park Saturday morning (September 25th) and be off the river around noon. Read more

Health benefits of the home garden, Pt. 3 – Onions and Garlic – cardiovascular health

What meal is complete without a little onion and garlic laying down the base? Their rich aroma fills the air as the start to sauces, suates, stir-fry’s and more. The bold flavor of both add to almost every dinner out there and help bring good health as well as good taste. On top of it all, onions and garlic are easy to grow right in your own back yard. Read more

Learning from mistakes in Mokelumne Wilderness

Every time I set out to explore a new wilderness area I’m reminded of the fact that only 2.5 percent of the contiguous United States is still wilderness. At just over 100,000 acres, Mokelumne Wilderness, south of Lake Tahoe, is a small but spectacular fraction of what remains.

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Volunteers needed for fence removal project

Join with Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the Nevada Outdoor School to remove a barbed-wire exclosure at Idaho Canyon. We will camp at the site, which is near the Summit Lake Indian Reservation. This is the first time Friends has ever worked in the area, so it will be a great oppurtunity to see some new country before the end of summer.

Learn more about the joys of volunteering with Friends of Nevada Wilderness here and the get rewarded through Action Rewards.
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Spend a weekend with Nevada Outdoor School

Come learn more about Leave No Trace and teaching techniques while exploring one of California’s best kept secrets – the South Warner Wilderness in Modoc National Forest. Nevada Outdoor School is hosting a Leave No Trace (LNT) Trainer Course Friday, August 27th through Sunday, the 29th. Read more

Reno’s Artemisia: movies under the stars

Reno has a great new addition to it’s film scene: Reno’s Artemisia. An independent film series, aired outside and under the stars, is both literally and figuratively a breath of fresh air. The shows take place at one of Reno’s most beautiful spots as well, The River School. This week’s movie, To The Limit, is a documentary on two brothers living out their dream of becoming the best rockclimbing team in the world by taking on Yosemite’s fabled  “Nose” route of El Capitan. Read more

Discover the Arts and help kids do the same

Artown’s Discover the Arts (DTA) program provides the community’s youth with free art programming every week day during the month of July. This year there will be events from a live interactive theater production of “Nick Tickle, Fairytale Detective” by Wild Horse Theater to exploring the world of musical instruments by handling and experimenting a variety of instruments with the Maytan Petting Zoo.

We’re proud to feature Artown as part of our Action Rewards Volunteer Program.

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