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What Are
Our Goals?

When Are We
Going to the Playa 
- Calendar of Events

What Are We Doing?
- Volunteer Opportunities!
- EG Teams at Work!
- Restoration
- EG Camp 2002

Who Are We? -
EG Bio Pages

Training Courses
 - BM LNT Masters
 - 2002 LNT Trip



Vital  Info for Citizens of Black Rock City

Leave No Trace -
What Does It Really Mean?

Tips For Living Lightly in Black Rock City

Gray Water Disposal

Info on LNT Burning
(Art, Structures, Etc)

Health Effects of
Burning!

Info on Garbage & Recycling
in Black Rock City

How Do We Clean Up Black Rock City?

How Must I Clean Up Black Rock City?


Learn More About the Black Rock Desert

Info on Mammals in the Desert

Info on Black Rock Desert

Take a botanical Journey from SF to Black Rock

Black Rock Desert Topo Map

Info on hotsprings
(sensitive resource)

Leave No Trace -
Train to be a master

BLM Office - Winnemucca


If you have questions about  Earth Guardians please send us email at earthguardians
@burningman.com

Burning Man Earth Guardians - Teams - Who's doing what, where weneed help


Overall EG Coordinators :Karina (Lorax), Mike (Loki) and Swami

Pre Event Hands-on Activities  - Don't wait until BM, get involved now) 

  • Play Summer Activity 
    • Go to EG Activities to find out when we're going to the playa 
    • Playa Weekends  - next work weekend is July20
    • LNT Back packing weekend  (Lorax)
    • BLM training coordination (Lorax& Loki) 
    • Science Liason - Nate
    • Reno coordinator  - October  

LNT Communication and Training 

  • Web site / Announcements / Info (Lorax)
    • Web --Need Help 
    • EG Announce (Lorax) 
  • Volunteer Coordinator (Swami)
    • Email Replies (Swami) 
    • Volunteer Database (Swami) 
    • Build volunteer teams
  • Theme Camp Liason /Coordinator - Nancy/Lorax
    • Theme Camp Info Guru  - send LNT emails to Themecamps
    • LNT Oracle - answer LNT best of practice questions
    • Update model clean-up plan for web and distribution
    • Update Tips, Q&A's, principals
  • Radio Internview/PSAs (Allen)
  • LNT Awareness and Training (Lorax)
    • Jack Rabbit pieces- Shona
    • Newsletter /BR Gazette articles- Shibumi / Embe 
    • LNT Signs for Black Rock city (Ray)
  • Create EG Identity / EG Swag -- Mostly done at meetings at BM office 
    • Silkscreening MOOP Pouches and bandanas (Loki
    • Patches (Karina / Harley
    • EG cards and Laminates (Shona / lorax) 
    • Other cool EG stuff/swag/contest rewards? 

Pre Event EG Activity  / Camp Planning 

  • Camp Events/speakers - Josiah
    • Nature Walks /Restoration - Andy
    • LNT Tour - Nancy
    • Other earth rituals / poems / etc -need ideas, performers
    • Lecture Series -need ideas, speakers
    • Other? 
  • Overall Camp Coordination (Loki)
    • EG Camp Design, (Loki & Shona) 
      • Camp Infrastructure (Loki) 
      •  Model LNT camp / low impact burn examples (Loki) 
      • Build camp furniture (Shona and Loki) 
      • Camp Decorations / Art -Lorax
      • Library (Swami)
    • Food / Lounge Coordinator -need someone toconnect with other EG campers to coordinate food
    • Sign-up sheets (Freddy and Lorax)


Earth Guardians at Burning Man 
  • Hot Springs patrol (Freddy)-will need folks to go to hotsprings 
    • Sign-up sheets, etc 
    • Directions, shuttles for patrol 
  • EG Camp Operations (Loki)
    •  Info Board / Desk -need friendly volunteers to sit at desk each day
    •  EG Camp of the Day (Lorax / Ray / Ember)  
    •  Camp Hosts -  Josiah
  • Information Outreach (Lorax)
    • One the SpotPSA/Radio Interviews -Need someone to check in with radio stations throughout BRC and spread LNT message
    • BRGazette articles (Shibumi / Ember)
    • Sign Distribution and Maintenance (Ray)
  • Week-long Ongoing EG Community Activities - Swami
    • Roving Missionaries/Crusaders - Shibum:will need daily volunteers 
    • Roving Vultures - MOOP Patrol(Kleyton) -will need volunteers each day
    • Tiger Teams (surgical clean-up teams on-call for rangers) ?
    • Highway / Gerlack Trashpicking (Chris Petrell) - will need 2-3 folks
    • Ongoing pouch deployment/efforts (could be done by camp hosts/desk folks) 
  • Sunday LNT Day / Clean-up event -idea from last year -- any volunteers to organize and lead this? 
    • Liason with drummers -Need
    • RFBM pledge drive (?Coordinate with Chalkie) 


BM Liasons (Pre, during and post event) (Liasons in EG to other groups in Burning Man)
              JimLoki- Recycle Camp 
              Freddy (with help fromTipi Dan&Kleyton)- Rangers 
              Syliva and Karina - Poop Patrol 
              Chalkie - RFBM 
              Mike& Kleyton - DPW 
              Vicki/Larry - BR Gazette 
      Needed - Checkpoint Salon 
              Needed - Media team 
              Leo - External Policy / Communications 
              Harley & Karina - BLM 
              Loki -Cafe 
       Needed - Greeters 


Picture below from previous LNT Back Packing Trip 


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