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Offering the ability to take
action for nature and society
 
 
 
 

Nevada Wilderness Programme, USA

Further Location Details for Volunteers:

Lake Tahoe
Locations - DL Bliss California State Park, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, Tahoe Rim Trail, and Mount Rose Wilderness Area.
 
Trail Construction and Maintenance in the Great Basin
Locations - Great Basin National Park, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, and other areas throughout the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests.
 
Trail Construction and Maintenance, Wilderness Road Removal and Desert Restoration at Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Locations - Lake Mead National Recreation Area
 
 
Desert and Habitat Restoration at Ash Meadows
Locations - Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
 
 
These are just some of the locations that you may work at - but it all depends on the type of project, whether its winter or summer and so on. 
 
 
 
Weather
Southern Nevada's winters are mild, with an average temperature of 45 Fahrenheit. Summer temperatures can exceed 100 Fahrenheit. Northern Nevada enjoys four distinct seasons. Winter temperatures can dip below freezing, while summer temperatures range from 75 - 100 Fahrenheit. The Lake Tahoe area boasts over 300 days of warm sunshine and 396 inches of annual snowfall.  When working in the mountains you need to be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions.
 
Feedback from Previous Volunteers
If you're interested to read more about ex-volunteers feedback on the Nevada Wilderness Programme, click here.  We will be happy to provide you with further details if you want to get in touch with some of them.
 
How to get involved?
If you are interested in joining this project, you will need to fill out the online application form (you can also print it out and send it to us by post) – to secure a placement on the project, please complete and submit the form including two references and your deposit payment of £110.  If for some reason, your application is declined, we would reimburse this deposit fully.  Before leaving for the USA, you will receive a pre-departure package with all detailed information on your project, suggested items to bring etc.