LMNRA Assistant Volunteer Coordinator Anna Blalock, goes over the volunteer accomplishments for the summer season at South Cove and leads the group in brainstorming regarding what went well and improvements to be made. Photo by Becky Foster
MEADVIEW – The NPS (National Park Service) on Friday, September 6th met with area volunteers at the Meadview community center and provided a recap of the busy summer season. Meadview is well-known for its high rate of volunteerism and community pride.
Additionally, there was a short training session for volunteers after the meeting at the historic Meadview Ranger Station regarding proper methods for pruning native vegetation in the LMNRA (Lake Mead National Recreation Area.).
NPS Deputy Superintendent for the LMNRA, Justin Pattison, addressed the group and stated that he didn’t expect to get more than two or three volunteers to sign up. However, to have more than 10 people engaged throughout the summer season is “just fantastic” to see, he remarked.
“So, thanks from me and thanks from the Superintendent, Mike Gauthier,” he said. “The Park Service is a lean machine; we are always understaffed, under budgeted and we truly cannot handle our mission without the support of people like you.”
