Get Involved

Your tax deductible contribution helps to support our efforts to educate the public and our elected leaders of the importance of preserving Tule Springs. Now that the Monument has been created by Congress, our efforts will focus on volunteering our time and effort to assist the National Park Service in whatever way we can. We will work with our Congressional Delegation in getting the necessary funding, but will also partner with local community groups to build trails and access points into the Monument.

Members can volunteer to participate in many events throughout the year with hands-on activities for children, including the Las Vegas Science Festival, Get Outdoors Nevada Day, National Fossil Day, Nellis Military Appreciation Days, Clark County Trail Days and presentations to schools and community groups. Members can also be trained to lead hikes and other on-monument activities.

As a member, you and your guests will have the first choice of slots on any interpretive walks, access to special tours, and the quarterly newsletter keeping you apprised of recent and upcoming events.

Please join our efforts and support us as we create America’s next National Monument!

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!

Membership options are listed below.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of our organization. As a friends group, we support both the National Park Service with the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (TUSK) and Nevada State Parks with the Ice Age Fossils State Park. There are many ways to get involved from participating in cleanups or sharing information about our organization at events, to building trails or even providing administrative support from the comfort of your own home.

TELL US YOUR INTERESTS

The first step is to submit a form with your volunteer interests. Depending on your interests, you will be contacted with more information on opportunities to get involved.

TRACK YOUR HOURS

Every time you volunteer, please enter the hours using this online form.  Tracking volunteer service helps Protectors qualify for grants and awards.

CELEBRATE EACH OTHER!

We love our volunteers and have just started a Protectors of Tule Springs volunteer recognition program. Our VIP Very Important Protector(s) will be announced at each Membership meeting.

To get involved right away, check out the upcoming events listed below.

Help us fulfill our mission by donating today! The Protectors of Tule Springs is a 501 C-3 non-profit. Your donations will help us to continue to support the National Park Service and Nevada State Parks as they protect the paleontological, archeological, and other scientific resources in the Tule Springs Fossil Beds.

Join the Protectors at some fun upcoming outdoor events:

PUBLIC LANDS DAY/NPS WEED WRANGLE

Saturday, September 25th from 9:00 -11:00 a.m. If you would like to help us rid the Monument of the invasive weeds which destroy native plant-life and create a fire hazard, contact:
DesireS@protectorsoftulesprings.org

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PRESENTS PLEISTOCENE PALOOZA

Celebrate National Fossil Day with NPS on October 9th, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. The modern descendants of the Pleistocene fauna that once roamed Tule Springs will be featured, including camels, horses, burros, small mammals, dogs, raptors, and tortoises. We need 15 volunteers to help at a variety of tables and keep things organized. To volunteer, email:
SandyC@protectorsoftulesprings.org

WILD AND SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL

Protectors will be out promoting our important work at this fun event on October 9 at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. Check out in-person and live-stream options here. This is always a moving and memorable evening, hosted by Friends of Nevada Wilderness. To find out more and join the fun, reach out to:
SherriG@protectorsoftulesprings.org

STATE PARK TRAIL BUILDING EVENT

Stay tuned for more information on the next trail-building event for our new Ice Age Fossils State Park, slated to open later this year. Ice Age Fossils State Park (N. Decatur at Brent Lane)

MAMMOTH CLEANUP

No cleanups are scheduled at this time.

MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The next Protectors of Tule Springs membership meeting will be held IN PERSON on Tuesday, October 26th. The meeting will be held from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Sun City Aliante Clubhouse, 7390 Aliante Parkway. Masks are required in the Clubhouse and chairs will be spaced apart for social distancing.

The agenda will include updates from TUSK Superintendent Derek Carter and Ice Age Fossils State Park Supervisor Garrett Fehner as well as a special presentation from Jake Johnson, the teacher who participated in this summer’s Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program at TUSK, which was funded by Protectors!  We hope you will join us, and bring a masked friend!

2022 membership dues will also be accepted 🙂

One of the perks of membership with Protectors of Tule Springs is that members are invited to attend these quarterly meetings with special speakers and updates on development of Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. Renew or become a new member today!

Protectors of Tule Springs fundraises for and provides direct financial assistance to the National Park Service and Nevada State Parks where areas of critical need have been identified that cannot be met by current governmental funding levels.

Protectors raised $20,000 for NPS’ development and installation of two informational kiosks to be placed at the perimeter of the Monument boundaries where early visitors are most likely to access the land.

Protectors has raised and committed to provide funds to NPS to update an educational display that may be installed on a traveling basis at governmental buildings in the Las Vegas Valley.

Protectors has raised and committed to provide funds for an NPS sponsored three-part lecture series on the Pleistocene Era with paleontologists representing Tule Springs Fossil Beds, Waco Mammoth National Monument and La Brea Tar Pits.

The annual Mammoth Penny Push campaign has raised $36,000 to date to facilitate clean-up efforts on Monument land and to develop classroom materials.

Stan & Jan Nudelman

Jim O’Donnell

Gayle & Mark Pallans

Senator Harry Reid

Robert L. Riemer & Mary Savage

Terri Robertson

Lilly Ann & Larry Rothstein

Arnie & Mona Rudnick

Cathryne Ryan

Renie Sabol

Vincent Santucci

Don & Gaylynne Schaefer

Fred Schrock

Tim & Cindy Shaw

Carol Shimer

Amanda & Eric Simmons

Rick & Sharon Skipton

Brian & Jill Smith

Mario & Julie Smith

Steven C. Smith

Terry & Diana Smith

Dianne & Steve Sperry

Warren & Judy Stokey

Robert & Kay Stoldal

Brenda Strock

Susan Thatcher

Joan Togashi

Sandy & Norm Valley

Sue & Brian Wainscott

Richard Whitaker

Arthur Wolf

Anita Wood