Bull Frogs In The Black Rock Desert Make A Thriving Nevada Business
Bull Frogs In The Black Rock Desert Make A Thriving Nevada BusinessNevada State Journal October 10, 1943by Eleanor M. Dobson Frog-raising on the edge of Black Rock Desert! Incredible as it Sounds, that is what Mr. and Mrs. John Garrett are doing on their ranch fourteen miles east of Gerlach. Harvesting thousands of frogs a…
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Reno Earth Day 2026
Join our mailing list Come join us in Idelwild Park on Saturday, April 18, 2026, for the Reno Earth Day Festival. Stewards will have a booth (#240) roughly in this area. You may also reference the map below. We will be telling folks about the 2026 Black Rock Rendezvous, Guru Road, KBRU 92.5 FM, and…
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Black Rock Rendezvous 2026
5 pm, Friday, May 22 until 10 am, Monday, May 25, 2026LOCATION: Cassidy Mine, 40°48’55.1″N 119°13’21.0″W DETAILS SUBJECT TO UPDATE… CHECK BACK SOON FOR MORE FROM FRIENDS OF BLACK ROCK HIGH ROCK! Stewards of the Black Rock Desert will be out on the Black Rock Desert for this annual partner group campout. Here’s a basic…
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KBRU 92.5 FM Fundraiser
We have launched a frundraiser to support our purchase of the initial equipment for KBRU 92.5 FM. The entire amount necessary to get started will cost us $25,000.00. Although we have raised a bit of money through our loyal members and other work, we hope that other donations can help us reach our goal. To…
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SHOOTOUT AT HUALIPI FLATS
By Gary B. Horton Hualipi Flats, Nevada, Is a place that few people know about. Still fewer, perhaps, remember a gunfight that took place there back in 1915. In fact, so few people remember that it has become an obscure footnote in history even though it had many of the elements of the more famous…
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National Public Lands Day 2025
Come out and join Friends of Nevada Wildereness, Friends of Black Rock High Rock, Stewards of the Black Rock Desert and other public lands supporters for a weekend of service projects and camping in this remote location near the Applegate Lassen Emigrant Trail. There are hot springs near our camp site! Friday, September 26th –…
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Guru Road Restoration, Saturday, October 11, 2025
Stewards and Friends of Black Rock High Rock completed another restoration effort out on the Wonder Road (maybe something for you). Our focus during this event wwas the TV Station, with some side projects as deemed appropriate. BEFORE Restoration Day, October 11, 2025
KBRU at Burning Man 2025
We tested out some equipment this year ahead of our formal launch of KBRU-FM in 2026. The photo above shows the solar array trailer complete with FM antenna. The solar array worked reasonably well to power the needs of the camp and the station, although cloudy weather impacted the preformance requiring down time in the…
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Guru Road Restoration, 8 am, Sat., July 5
Stewards of the Black Rock completed work at the Aphrodite Grotto, mostly consisting of clearing brush. We also repaired the Gerlach Weather Station and replaced a mirror in one rock pillar which bids the visitor to “Step Up And See The Image Of God.” Five volunteers worked 3.5 hours for a total of 17.5 hours…
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