• Come join Friends of Black Rock High Rock and the BLM at the Black Rock Rendezvous.
• Earth Guardians will be hosting a table at the expo and participate in tours and restoration projects!
• BBQ Chuck wagon dinner, socializing with a camp-out at the Cassidy Mine (order tickets on line at http://blackrockfriends.org/blackrockrendezvous/), meet other Black Rock User Groups, bring your own cup/plate/utensils!
• Black Rock Desert Tours offered on Saturday. Tours offered include: (1) Emigrant Tails and History, (2) Fly Canyon Hike, (3) Opal Mine/Rockhounding (4) Hot Springs, (5) Wild Horse, or (6) Guru Road
• On Sunday night there will be a potluck dinner at with live music, fireworks and flame daning.
• Check out the event web site and schedule. Don't forget to order your wristband this year!
• 2007 event | Photos | 2008 event | Photos | 2009 event | Photos |

May 30/31 - (Sat and Sun) Earth Guardian LNT/Green Backpacking Trip

• This is the annual Earth Guardian LNT training trip. This is our
  most important training for the year and a retreat for educators.
• The weekend is centered on teaching Leave No Trace and Greening Your Burn to participants in Black Rock City.
• This will be the 7th trip lead by Burning Mans own LNT Masters, but is open to anyone interested in LNT or greener camping practices
• Meet Friday night or Saturday morning in Grass Valley, CA!
• Send email to lnt (at) burningman.com to sign up, more details here
• 2007 event :| Photos | | webpage | 2008 event :| Photos | | webpage | 2009 event :| Photos | | webpage |

July 4-5 : Hot Springs Tour in Black Rock

• Take a trip to various area hot springs with David Book, Friends board member and Sierra Club trip leader. Trips sometime include visits to private hot springs like Fly Geyser and Gerlach Boiling Spring.
• Contact Dave via dave@blackrockdesert.org or call 775-843-6443 for more information or to RSVP.

July 11: Earth Guardian Bandanna and MOOP Bag Silk screening Volunteer Get-together

• We'll be silk screening Earth Guardians Bandanas and MOOP bags for BM 2009 .
• Bring your own T-shirts and sewing machine (to attach straps to the bags).
• Join us at in the East Bay, we'll share food, beer and ideas about our camp and volunteer teams this year at Burning Man
• We'll be starting at 10 am on Saturday till we done, then we drink beer and break bread (actually, we won't wait till we're done to drink beer). email Jerry at misterbubble@mac.com for address.

July 11 : Annual Guru Road Restoration Project

• Meet at Guru Road (also know as Doobie Lane), 8 am.
• Help to Restore this interactive rock art experience with Friends of Black Rock, High Rock.
• Contact Metric at metric(at)blackrockdesert.org for more information or to RSVP.

July 18 : Burners Without Borders Benefit

• Support Burners Without Borders of Reno/Tahoe and visit their one-day, multinational fundraising event.
• A full day of art, music and community kicks off at 3pm and continues into the late evening.
• Burners Without Borders is a grassroots, volunteer-driven, community leadership organization whose goal is to unlock the creativity of local communities to solve problems and bring about meaningful change.
• For more information visit their website.

July 29 : Evolution - Sustainable Cities of the Future - Celebrating the Environment of Black Rock City and SF

• Green your camp, your block, your burn and your life! Join us for a night of celebration, networking and learning about eco-solutions while enjoying enviro-art and DJ's at Temple SF at 540 Howard Street, SF. .
• Come explore and learn from our special green panel on how you can green your burn, leave no trace, create community impact, and bring it home and take it out into the wider world. Networking and Fashion Show: 6:30pm-7pm, Panel: 7pm-8pm, DJs: 8pm-11pm
• Learn more at the Facebook page or download the flyer here!

August 7-9 : Summit Twin Spring Restoration in Black Rock

• In the North Black Rock Range Wilderness area, join the BLM and Friends in dismantling a fence near Summit Twin Spring
• Contact Black Rock Program Coordinator Matthew Ebert at (775) 557-2900 metric@blackrockdesert.org for more information or to RSVP.

August 8 : Green Your Burn Workshop in Reno, NV

• Environmentally Favorable Solutins for your Burning Man Experience. Sponsored by Nevada Econet and the Clean Energy Center
• Survival food, DIY Solar Shower, Portable Wind and Solar Systems, Tips to LNT/Green Your Burn, Kids activities & entertainment.
• Events run from 10 AM- 2:30 PM, Reno West Street Market Courtyard. Between 1st and 2nd streets in downtown Reno.

August 11-12 - Black Rock Desert/Perseids Meteor Shower

• The Perseids meteor shower will peak during the evening of Aug 11 and the morning of Aug 12.
• Camp under the stars and experiencing the meteor shower

August 22/24 - Burning Man Eco-Restoration & Nature Walks

• Come & join us at Burning Man to work with Earth Guardians and Friends of Black Rock at a Eco-Restoration effort at the Coyote Dunes!
• Help to restore this sensitive area and learn about restoration techniques. We will also be working and visiting the site on Thursday during Burning Man.
• Email Andy at restoration@burningman.com and look over out events schedule for more information.

August 31 - September 7 : Burning Man!

• See you all in Black Rock City! We'll be doing hot springs patrols, nature walks and restoration efforts outside the fence!
• We'll have daily yoga, workshops, black rock displays, check out our events schedule
• Join one of our volunteer teams!

September 18-20: National Public Lands Day

• Projects typically include clean up of recreation sites around the play or in the Calico Mountains and clean-up of two abandoned mine sites
• People can participate in variety of volunteer projects that will help protect nationally significant historic trails and wilderness areas.
• Volunteers are welcome to camp on Saturday and are invited to participate in a pot luck dinner with the main dish sponsored by the Nevada Ourdoor School. People not wanting to camp may be able to arrange motel accommodations in Gerlach.
• Children's activities are usually offered.The Nevada Outdoor School has provided inquiry based education programs for youngsters at past events. Check out www.nevadaoutdoorschool.com
• For more information, Persons wishing to attend the National Public Lands Day volunteer event or who would like more information about it may contact the NCA Park Ranger Justin Robbins at (775) 623-1704 jrobbins@nv.blm.gov or Friends
  of the Black Rock Program Coordinator Matthew Ebert at (775) 557-2900 metric@blackrockdesert.org