Youth conservation group River Wranglers to host event aimed at protecting cottonwoods
Carson City, Dayton area youth conservation organization River Wranglers will meet Friday, October 23, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. for a work and education event designed to help protect cottonwoods from beaver damage.
River Wranglers works with high school science students and elementary kids to learn about the rivers in our watersheds. Teens take the lead in environmental education by working with small groups of elementary students and teaching them about the water cycle, watersheds, pollution, water quality and conservation.
The event will be held at Morgan Mill River Access Park.
Space is limited. RSVP by oct. 21 to rw@riverwranglers.org or call (775) 386-2473.
River Wranglers focus on conservation projects to decrease impacts of pollution on the river. Working with local conservation districts, the organization stabilizes stream banks with bioengineering projects such as placing willow wattles on the bank and seeding with native plant seeds. River Wranglers also wrap trees to protect them from damage and construct nesting boxes for birds.
River Wranglers work in the Great Basin watershed which is home to the Carson, Truckee and Walker Rivers. Since Nevada is the driest of the continental states, water is critical to our survival. Students learn about the impacts to our local rivers, historical and current.
See the website here for more information: http://www.riverwranglers.org
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