Fernley Deep Sand Swales Cleanup Project

[Dee Owens]

> ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2012 SWALES CLEANUP
> FERNLEY DEEP SAND SWALES CLEANUP PROJECT
> Members of the CA-NV Chapter of the Oregon-California Trails
> Association are
> organizing a cleanup party to remove trash that has been dumped in and
> near
> the Swales. Sponsors supporting this important event are the Fernley
> Department
> of Parks & Recreations, Trash Pros, the Fernley Leader, the Bureau of
> Land
> Management, the Fernley Preservation Society and the Fernley Chamber of
> Commerce.
> The Deep Sand Swales, immediately north of Fernley, Nevada and just
> south of
> the historic Central Pacific Railroad bed were created by the passage of
> thousands of pioneer covered wagons. They are the ONLY example of Deep
> Sand Swales on the entire California Trail! No Deep Sand Swales exist
> on the
> Oregon Trail. These Swales and the Central Pacific Railroad Bed are
> wonderful
> historic resources of which we all can be very proud!
> YOU ARE INVITED TO HELP OUT!
> DATE: Saturday, September 29, 2012, starting at 9am.
See the attachment for more information. Information about the
Fernley Deep Sand Swales Cleanup can also be found on the
CANV OCTA Website. http://www.canvocta.org/