2024 – 2025 Calendar & Goals

• Outreach – April, Attend and participate in Earth Day
• Outreach – May, Attend and support Black Rock Rendezvous
• Outreach – June 1st, Participate in National Trails Day
• Outreach – July, 4th of Juplaya
• Outreach – August, Perseid Meteor Shower Campout
• Outreach – Sept 28th, Public Lands Day 2024 Goals
• Complete Volunteer Agreement with BLM for monitoring
• Develop and set up account in the GEO platform and Survey 123 for gathering of:
  ▪ visitor statistical information as outlined by BLM
  ▪ trail conditions
  ▪ road conditions
  ▪ dispersed camping
  ▪ dump sites
  ▪ vandalism
• Enter into a MOU with BLM to develop a draft brochure(s)
  ▪ Historical trails for self-guided motorized vehicle tours
  ▪ Responsible disbursed camping highlighting the three BLM cabins
• Guru Road – develop documentary podcasts for oral history program and a direct service restoration project
• Low Power FM (LPFM) license (license approved) – KBRU – Black Rock University
  ▪ Build the physical plant to broadcast BRD news, safety and public service announcements, information, Education and historical programs, KBRU – Black Rock University
  ▪ Secure partner subscribers who will utilize the air time for public service announcements and educational programing
• Develop/plan group historical trips
• Develop/publish Membership trifold
• Develop/publish Stewards Newsletter
• Complete Nevada Humanities Grant to help with Guru Road Project expenses
• Complete application for Nevada OHV Grant for signage and supplies for gathering visitor statistical information
• Complete application for Nevada State Parks RTP grant for signage and supplies for OHV educational and safety programs
• Explore development of Northern Nevada Sustainable Recreation Partnership with Black Rock Desert area stakeholders 2025 Goals
  ▪ Complete BLM Volunteer Agreement
  ▪ Receive a BLM Assistance Agreement
  ▪ Enter into a BLM MOU
  ▪ Continue 2024 activities and projects
  ▪ Explore the possibility of forming a partnership with GO Gerlach Trail Initiative to provide services for OHV users.
  ▪ Continue OHV Staging Area project development
  o Identify potential partners
  o Acquire site authorization
  o Design site
  o Apply for funding
  ▪ Design templates using currently approved BLM documents for Interpretative, safety, and responsible recreation signage (see draft signage proposal attached) that could be used for both stationary and mobile presentations.
  ▪ Work with partner organizations on signage
  o BLM Winnemucca District Office
  o Nevadans for Cultural Preservation
  o Nevada OHV Commission
  o Tread Lightly!
  o Washoe County
  o Any Gerlach community stakeholders
  ▪ Work with partner organizations on OHV Safety programs
  o Nevada Outdoor Schools
  o Renown Medical Center
  o Tread Lightly!
  o Friends of Black Rock High Rock
  o NVORA
  o Nevada OHV Commission
  o Local OHV businesses
  ▪ Develop non-motorized activities including E-Bikes and equestrian

The above identified goals and activities align with the Ten-Year Plan, Vision and Mission statements of Stewards of the Black Rock Desert.