This involves the pleasant assignment of visiting and fieldwork inside your adopted unit. Hopefully, in-state adopters will be able to do this at least once a year and out-of-state adopters whenever possible. Field visit steps to accomplish:

Hike, camp, and study the ecology inside your unit. This will result in giving you a deeper appreciation of your adopted wilderness unit. Also, this will make you more aware of impacts when they occur. Have fun with this one.

Being constantly aware of your location on your maps is a skill that you will develop over time and is essential for documenting fieldwork.

This is a very important aspect of the Adopt-a-Wilderness Program. It may take awhile to achieve permanent protection for America's Red Rock Wilderness and your activism to prevent damaging impacts will improve the chances that wilderness will not be lost until we can protect it. Once impacts are discovered, photograph them, then document their location and direction (by arrow) on your 7.5 minute map exactly where the photograph was taken. Also, record them in your field notes. Make sure to always number your film rolls and keep track of your exposure numbers. When documenting photos on your map and field notes, include your initials, then roll number, exposure number, and finally an arrow pointing in the direction the camera was facing (i.e. MH.1.4>, MH.1.5<, etc&ldots;). In addition, when you develop your prints, write the same formula on the back side of each respective photo. Remember to keep detailed field notes.

Road blading. Especially, blading of new roads

ORV (Off Road Vehicle) damage

Illegal wood cutting

New drilling or mining

Widening of existing roads (see below)

Spreading of exotic (non-native) species

Any suspicious new structures or developments

It is perfectly legal for counties to do routine maintenance of some roads that they have permission to. However, this does not necessarily mean they have permission to widen these roads or maintain many other vehicle routes. Get familiar with your unit's BLM Travel Plan to better understand this.

Document new blading (anywhere).

Each field visit, take a photograph of the roads you encounter and also measure and record the width of these roads. These can be compared with your photos from previous years to identify changes.

If you observe any suspicious blading in your unit, immediately contact the Sierra Club 801.467.9294 (better to be safe than sorry).

Photo: Hatch Wash by Gordon Swenson