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We are the Friends of Sloan Canyon, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing community support and educational resources that enhance the conservation, protection and public enjoyment of Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, one of your National Conservation Lands.

Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area

Designated by an act of Congress in 2002, Sloan Canyon NCA is 48,000+ acres of undeveloped desert scrub, rugged wilderness where no vehicle may tread, native american rock art, and geology formed from extinct volcanoes. However, it's...

Right next door to the Las Vegas Valley

Sloan Canyon is in our backyard - for many of us, literally. As more people discover and explore the area the risk of negative impacts to the trails, wildlife, and cultural resources grow. Although BLM manages the area...

It's up to the Community to protect it!

It's up to YOU. The people that maintain the trails and pick up the trash and transplant healthy plants into disturbed ripped up areas, they don't work for the federal government. Those people are you, your friends, your neighbors.

News and Updates

Avi Kwa Ame National Monument: Preserving a Cultural Landscape

Avi Kwa Ame National Monument: Preserving a Cultural Landscape

By Alan O'Neill / January 4, 2021
This is an excerpt from an article FSC Board Member Alan O'Neill wrote with Searchlight resident Judy Bundorf in Sierra...
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Our Commitment to Safety as Work and Play Resume

Our Commitment to Safety as Work and Play Resume

By Jim Stanger / June 18, 2020
Needless to say, its been a challenging 2020. Four months after our community was asked to stay at home and...
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Health and Safety during the COVID-19 threat.

Health and Safety during the COVID-19 threat.

By Jim Stanger / March 17, 2020
To support public health and safety efforts during the COVID-19 threat, we're pausing guided hikes, on-site stewardship activities, and any...
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The Military Service to Green Service Program Returns

The Military Service to Green Service Program Returns

By Jim Stanger / March 11, 2020
Friends of Sloan Canyon is proud to announce the return of a local annual program called From Military Service to...
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Geocache Removal at Sloan Canyon NCA

Geocache Removal at Sloan Canyon NCA

By Jim Stanger / October 27, 2019
The Bureau of Land Management is no longer allowing geocaches within the boundaries of Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area or...
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