The year started by attending the monthly meeting of the Fraternity of the Desert Bighorn in Las Vegas. I met up with old friends and heard new stories of their adventures. This is one of Nevada’s premier conservation groups and I’ll share some of their stories in future columns.
They brought back memories and discussion of a guzzler (water collecting project) on which I was fortunate to participate.
These water projects are necessary to support our wild sheep and other wildlife populations in our shared harsh climate. The many dedicated individuals of the “Fraternity” deserve great credit for the success of our wild sheep populations…