The Beautification Committee’s role is to develop the physical and visual assets of the commercial district where it seeks to capitalize on it’s best assets. It works to develop better downtown lighting, cleaning and maintenance, landscaping and flower planting, way-finding signage, and display kiosks.
The Marketing and Promotions Committee’s role is to develop the social assets of the commercial district by selling a positive image of the district and encouraging consumers to work, shop, play and invest in the district. Some examples of events include: Cocktail Bingo, Downtown Crawls, Halloween Trick or Treat, and Holiday Lighting Ceremony.
The Economic Development Committee’s role is to strengthen the community’s existing economic assets while expanding and diversifying it’s economic base through business retention, expansion and recruitment. Programs include: Business Retention Program, Future Development, Paid Parking, Sidewalk Improvements, and Loan Programs.
Docents host guided tours and workshops about the exhibitions and collections. Tours are given daily during the summer months to a large range of groups who vary in age and interest. Specialized training is provided for docent participants.
Book preparation events are held regularly each week. Preparing 52,000 books per month is a task that can only be accomplished with the help of dedicated volunteers. Volunteers are also needed to help scan books.
The Canyon Keepers program offers concerned citizens a way to help protect the at-risk cultural heritage resources at Sloan Canyon NCA’s Petroglyph Gallery area. Canyon Keepers create a presence on a regular basis at Petroglyph Canyon during high peak visitation hours to prevent vandalism and unwanted social trails that degrade the hill side and threaten…
The Friends of Sloan Canyon is looking for desert hikers to support a trail monitoring program we coordinate under the supervision of the Bureau of Land Management. Volunteers would periodically hike different trails at Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area observing and reporting on current trail conditions to a program coordinator via an online form. We’ll…
If you love the outdoors and are a people person this is the volunteer opportunity for you. Friends of Sloan Canyon is looking for people to help staff Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area’s visitor contact station just south of Henderson’s Inspirada community. As an information desk volunteer you would be introducing visitors to the geology,…
If you can use basic landscaping tools you can make a difference helping to maintain local hiking, biking, and equestrian trails at Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area! The Friends of Sloan Canyon is looking for volunteers to work on supervised stewardship projects performing trail maintenance & landscape restoration, installing posts and signage, and trash pickup.…
Especially during the summer months, we need help with greeting people who visit the shop and directing them to the appropriate place. Some bike knowledge is a plus but isn’t totally necessary.