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1997 FWOC Resolution
No. 16:
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ESTABLISHMENT OF A BLACK ROCK-HIGH ROCK NATIONAL
CONSERVATION AREA
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| The over one million acres
of the Black Rock-High Rock Desert area of northwest Nevada is rich in
historic, pre-historic and natural resources. Clear traces of the
Lassen-Applegate Emigrant Trail, running from the Humboldt River Basin
northwest through the hot springs area of the Black Rock Desert and
through spectacular High Rock Canyon into California, remain
intact. Bones of pre-historic animals such as mammoths have been
discovered, and ancient native American sites are scattered throughout
the area wherever there is water. The endangered desert pupfish
can be found only in the warm springs at Soldier Meadows in the heart
of the area. |
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| However, the greatly
increased visitor use and the proliferation of special events such as
"Burning Man" (which drew approximately ten thousand people to the
Black Rock Labor Day weekend of 1996) have put a strain on the cultural
and natural resources of the area and could destroy them without some
controls. A special designation of National Conservation Area is
needed for the Bureau of Land Management to be able to manage the area
and its increased human use effectively. |
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| The Federation of Western
Outdoor Clubs supports the establishment and funding by Congress of a
Black Rock-High Rock National Conservation Area to be managed by the
Bureau of Land Management, with special emphasis on the preservation of
the historic and pre-historic resources and the hot springs with their
associated native species. |
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| F.W.O.C. urges member clubs to write their
congressional representatives and urge them to support legislation and
funding for a Black Rock-High Rock Conservation Area to be managed by
the Bureau of Land Management. |
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