Guru Road Restoration Project begins

On October 20, 2024, Stewards of the Black Rock Desert launched our first direct service project — the Guru Road Restoration Project. This effort is supported in part by a grant from Travel Nevada administered through the Friends of Black Rock High Rock. A total of 12 volunteers worked to remove painted rocks, recover original rocks that had been painted, pull weeds, and bring in new material to bring the Ground Zero artwork back from a state of disrepair and into a state more closely resembling its original condition. Click here for Friends of Guru Road on Facebook.

Here is a break down of our accomplishments:

Volunteers: 12 x 6 hours = 72 hours. 12 x 5 miles round trip = 60 miles travelled.

Tasks Performed:

• Ground Zero restored: red dirt added, internal rocks re-placed, blast circumferences reestablished.
  Painted rocks removed. Other rocks repositioned as originally placed. Mile
  markers stripped, repainted, and recovered. Junk and debris removed. Brush removed.
• Guru Road entry sign repainted. Etched letters repainted on some entry rocks.
• Brush removed at various locations.
• Weather Station corrected: stump stood erect, rock re-hung.
• Big Medicine Teepee clean-up: debris and brush removed, rocks put back in place.
• Various other painted rocks removed.