It’s been a tough year and a half. Like many other businesses, our operations were curtailed with visitor center, school, and community center closures plus other pandemic restrictions. HOW WEIRD DID IT GET? HOW DID WE COPE?
Now that life is getting back to normal and visitor facilities are opening up we’re back at work. The success of these programs starts with you, the public. We rely on community support to power our interpretive and educational programs. You can help us fulfill our mission to provide opportunities for people to discover, understand, and enjoy their public lands.
This year we’re organizing our first ever fundraising event at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park’s outdoor theater. You’re invited to grab a blanket and lounge under the stars for a program full of fun, thoughtfulness, and inspiration.
Our headliner is author and conservationist Terry Tempest Williams. Terry consistently demonstrates how environmental issues are social issues that ultimately become matters of justice. Known for her impassioned and lyrical prose, Terry is the author of the environmental literature classic Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place and a host of other titles. Her most recent book is The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks. Local band Rusty Maples has been thrilling audiences and festivals with their own brand of energetic alt-rock since 2012. Hank Cramer is widely known for his booming bass voice, smooth picking on a vintage flat-top guitar, and his wry sense of humor. A historian and educator, Hank weaves music and history into presentations which bring to life the rich story of America’s westward movement, and give his audiences insight into the “folk process” by which traditional songs evolve and change to describe new events.
Your gift that evening will support the Sand to Sky Fund, our initiative to resume and extend the interpretive and educational programs we can offer across all our locations through 2022 and beyond. These activities spur curiosity in the sciences and respect for Nevada’s public lands.
Our venue for this historic event is Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. Sprawling and splendid, the Spring Mountain Ranch is adjacent to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and has been used historically as a working ranch and a luxury retreat by a string of colorful owners, including German actress Vera Krupp and millionaire Howard Hughes.
Sand to Sky will be held at the ranch’s outdoor theatre, the same venue that houses Supper Summer Theater each year. The main viewing area allows for seating for your group with a blanket on the grass. There are chair spaces available, or you can choose a spot to throw the blanket up front, close to the stage. For a truly elevated experience, purchase a table for you and nine of your family, friends, and co-workers. Tables come with complimentary events blankets, snacks & beverage, and more.
Come hang out with your neighbors in the outdoor community under the stars September 18 while supporting public lands educations throughout Nevada.
