A Journey to the Black Rock Desert with Stacey Wittek
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Join us for a journey to the Black Rock Desert with Stacey Wittek the executive director of The Friends of Black Rock High Rock. This Northern Nevada national conservation area is best known for land speed records, emigrant trails, rocket launches and Burning Man. Find out what else the Black Rock Desert holds in this storytelling-style podcast from Western Resource Advocates.
Further Reading
- Learn more about ancient Lake Lohantan
- Learn what Western Resource Advocates is doing to fight climate change in Nevada
- Check out the environmental ghost town of Cheshire, Ohio that Stacey documented
- Baba Yaga’s House made by Jessi and friends is currently at Fly Ranch near the Black Rock NCA.
- Learn more about the BLM, Bureau of Land Management, and what they do to support the West
- Get a copy of Jessi’s favorite book about the Black Rock Desert
- Need a good movie for your winter evening? Check out Nomadland, a film about the Nevada mining town of Empire near the Black Rock NCA
- Watch Big Medicine, the Black Rock Desert Mini-Documentary
- Visit our podcast blog page to see photos and more information
2 Degrees Out West is a podcast from Western Resource Advocates, an environmental conservation organization that's focused on the Interior West. WRA works across seven states to protect our climate, land, air, and water. WRA protects and advocates for New Mexico, Nevada, Montana, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.
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