For Immediate Release
April 16, 2007
Biodiversity Conservation Alliance Announces Red Desert Outings
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LARAMIE - Biodiversity Conservation Alliance has just announced its schedule of Red Desert outings for spring, 2007. These hikes will be led by BCA staff and are free and open to the public. If you would like to register (space is limited) or would like carpool, rendezvous, or camping information, RSVP Maggie Schafer at (307)742-7978 or carmi@voiceforthewild.org. “Because the Red Desert has some of the most important tracts of public lands threatened by oil and gas development, we’re once again putting a heavy emphasis on this area, so people can see for themselves the beauty and diversity of public lands that are slated for conversion to industrial gas fields,” said Erik Molvar, wildlife biologist for Biodiversity Conservation Alliance.
May 19th - Boar’s Tusk and Dunes
Visit the White Mountain Petroglyphs, Boar’s Tusk and Killpecker Sand Dunes on this day trip to lands within the proposed Northern Red Desert National Conservation Area. An auto tour with light day hiking. Trip leader: Maggie Schafer.
May 26th – 28th - Southern Red Desert Caravan
A three-day auto safari with lots of wildlife and wild horses, visiting southern Red Desert highlights like the Atlantic Rim, Adobe Town, and Powder Rim. An auto tour with car camping and light to moderate day hikes. Trip leader: Erik Molvar.
June 2nd – 3rd – Tour of the Jack Morrow Hills
A two-day auto tour of the proposed Northern Red Desert National Conservation Area. Visit prominent landmarks like the Boar’s Tusk and Dunes, the Pinnacles, Honeycomb Buttes, with great opportunities to spot wild horses and desert elk. An auto tour with car camping and light to moderate day hikes. Trip leader: Erik Molvar.
June 9th - 10th - Wild Cow Creek Backpacking Trip
A moderately strenuous overnighter through rugged country representing the best wilderness lands along the Atlantic Rim. Visit this hidden gem before it is overtaken by a massive coalbed methane project. Trip leader: Erik Molvar.
June 16th – 17th – Powder Rim Backpacking Trip
A moderately strenuous overnight jaunt along the historic Cherokee Trail, through juniper woodlands harboring some of the most diverse and sensitive wildlife in the Red Desert. Trip leader: Duane Short.
June 16th – 17th – Red Desert Bird Watching Tour
Join birding enthusiast Tim Banks for 2 days of identifying and learning about the bird life of the Atlantic Rim, Flattop Mountain, and Powder Rim. Auto tour with light day hikes. Trip leader: Suzanne Lewis
.June 23rd – 24th – Adobe Town
A two-day tour of Adobe Town, the crown jewel of Wyoming’s desert wilderness. Car camping and light to moderate day hikes along the spectacular rims and through the forests of eroded pinnacles. Trip leaders: Suzanne Lewis and Sarah Egolf.
