In-Person Event:
May 27-30, 2022
This year, the Black Rock Rendezvous is returning with in-person events in the Black Rock!
Join the BLM Black Rock Field Office, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Friends of Black Rock-High Rock, and Nevada Outdoor School as we celebrate, explore, and learn together at the annual Black Rock Rendezvous!
*Registration Required
Basic Info
We are so excited that the Black Rock Rendezvous is back this year with in-person events! We look forward to seeing you out there. Please read the info below to get a better understanding of how things will look this year.
- This year’s Rendezvous will once again include group camping and some pot-luck-style meals!
- Please keep our community safe and don’t participate if you are experiencing any COVID symptoms, have tested positive, or have recently been in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID.
- Participants are responsible for getting themselves to and from event sites.
- Participants are expected to bring all the water, food, and personal supplies they will need to be self-sufficient.
- Registration is required. It really helps us plan a great event if we know how many folks are attending!
Registration
Please register with one of the two parter groups below. Pre-registration helps us plan accordingly for tours, hikes, and volunteer projects.
Schedule
(A more Detailed Schedule will be sent out in May to those who have registered)
| Friday, May 27th | Arrive in the afternoon, set up camp |
| Saturday, May 28th | Morning: Welcome, short presentations Afternoon: Tours, hikes, lectures Kidz Zone – All Day Dutch Oven Cook-Off |
| Sunday, May 29th | Group Volunteer Projects Tours, Group Hikes Kidz Zone – All Day Evening Potluck |
| Monday, May 30th | Pack up camp and head home! |
Kidz Zone
Nevada Outdoor School will be onsite to provide a fun and educational Kidz Zone for all children. Parents must pre-register their kids with Friends of Black Rock or Friends of Nevada Wilderness.
Recordings from the 2020 Virtual Black Rock Rendezvous
Welcome and Introductions
Meet the organizations hosting the Black Rock Rendezvous 2020, learn about the first “virtual” Rendezvous, ask questions, and say hello!
Batty about Bats!
Join scientist and author, Rachael Freeman Long, for a conversation about Bats of the Black Rock Desert. Afterward, she’ll be doing a reading from her children’s book “The Black Rock Trilogy: Gold Fever.”
Children’s Learning and Playtime!
Join the outdoor educators from Nevada Outdoor School and songwriter Elizabeth Cadigan for songs, videos, and arts & crafts!
Bighorn Sheep Return to Tribal Land
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe successfully reintroduced California bighorn sheep to the Lake Range January 2020.
Backyard Birds with Great Basin Bird Observatory
We will be discussing backyard birds including common species, essential birding resources and materials, and natural history! We will also discuss natural history focusing on breeding bird behavior.
Astronomy Night! with the Fleischmann Planetarium
Cook up a comet — and explore how to see an actual one this month! — as well as other cool night sky objects — with team members from the Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center!
Billion Year History of the Black Rock Desert
Cathy Busby is Professor of Geology Emerita and Research Scientist at UC Davis. Tune in for her quick tour of the geology of the Black Rock Desert!
Fly Ranch Nature Walk
Dr. Lisa Schile-Beers, and Erika Wesnousky, lead a virtual tour around Fly Ranch, exploring the stunning 3,800 acre property and give participants a virtual experience with the vast and dynamic environment.
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