Biodiversity Conservation Alliance to Host Red Desert Tours

The Biodiversity Conservation Alliance will host free Red Desert outings starting this month. "The Red Desert has crown jewel landscapes that rank in scenic beauty and wildlife diversity with our National Parks," remarked Erik Molvar, a biologist with the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance in Laramie. The first tour will be held from May 28th-30th It will include a three day auto safari which will take in Adobe Town, the Kinney Rim and Jack Morrow Hills highlights.  On June 11th there will be a one-day tour of Adobe Town, which will feature light to moderate day hikes along the Skull Creek Rim and among the pinnacles of Adobe Town Rim. 

The Powder Rim Tour will be held on June 11th-12th and will expolre the Powder Rim, home to woodlands that border vast expanses of badlands,  a  desert elk herd and Butch Cassidy and his Powder Wash Gang. The Ferris Mountains tour will be on July 23rd-24th and will include a two-day 4 wheel drive tour with day hikes among the ferris dunes, with forays to Whiskey Gamp and camping along the Ferris Mountains.  The outings are free of charge but reservations are required. Participants must bring their own high clearance vehicles, outdoor gear, food and water. To sign up, contact Duane Short at (307) 742-7978 or duane@voiceforthewild.org.