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This is the Black Rock Desert "Playa Wiki", a freely-editable encyclopaedia of anything related to the Black Rock Desert region and of Northwest Nevada in general. | [[File:GerlachGeothermalExplorationProjectTopoMap FromPlanV05 2022-09-15.jpg|thumb|150px|Gerlach Geothermal Exploration Project Topo Map from the [https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/2016744/200502175/20069030/250075212/Gerlach%20Operations%20Plan%20V05_2022-09-15_clean.pdf 2022-09-15 operations plan]. See [[Gerlach Geothermal Development Project]].]] | ||
This is the Black Rock Desert "Playa Wiki", a freely-editable encyclopaedia of anything related to the Black Rock Desert region and of Northwest Nevada in general. | |||
It uses the same software that wikipedia.org uses, and the same intention - please contribute information and help to organize it. | It uses the same software that wikipedia.org uses, and the same intention - please contribute information and help to organize it. | ||
To get a wiki account, please email [mailto:cxbrooks@gmail.com Christopher Brooks]. | |||
<strong>For more information, visit http://blackrockdesert.org/ - The Friends of Black Rock High Rock, and please consider becoming a member.</strong> | <strong>For more information, visit http://blackrockdesert.org/ - The Friends of Black Rock High Rock, and please consider becoming a member.</strong> | ||
== Active pages== | |||
* [[Mountain View Exploration Project]] | |||
* [[Gerlach Geothermal Development Project]] | |||
* [[Jackalope Bay]] | |||
* [[Renaming offensive placenames]] | |||
* [[Satellite]] - get recent satellite images | |||
* [[Water Rights]] | |||
== Index == | == Index == | ||
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{{col-break}} | {{col-break}} | ||
* [[:Category:Artists | Artists]] | |||
* [[Astronomy]] | * [[Astronomy]] | ||
* [[Authors]] | * [[:Category:Authors | Authors]] | ||
* [[Aviation]] / [[Airports]] | * [[:Category:Aviation | Aviation]] / [[Airports]] | ||
* [[Ballooning]] | * [[Ballooning]] | ||
* [[Bibliography]] | * [[Bibliography]] | ||
* [[Climate and Weather]] | * [[Climate and Weather]] | ||
* [[Fauna]] | * [[Fauna]] | ||
* [[Flora]] | * [[Flora]] | ||
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* [[Hydrography]] | * [[Hydrography]] | ||
* [[Insects]] | * [[Insects]] | ||
* [[Links]] | * [[Links]] | ||
* [[Lodging]] | * [[Lodging]] | ||
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* [[NCA]] | * [[NCA]] | ||
* [[Paleontology]] | * [[Paleontology]] | ||
* [[Photography]] | * [[Photography]] | ||
* [[Playas]] | * [[Playas]] | ||
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** [[Joe's Gerlach Club]] | ** [[Joe's Gerlach Club]] | ||
** [[Planet X Pottery]] | ** [[Planet X Pottery]] | ||
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* Events | * Events | ||
** [http://blackrockdesert.org/friends/event /friends/calendar] | ** [http://blackrockdesert.org/friends/event /friends/calendar] | ||
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** [[Other Events]] | ** [[Other Events]] | ||
** [[Past Events]] | ** [[Past Events]] | ||
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* Organizations | * Organizations | ||
** [[Aeropac]] | ** [[Aeropac]] | ||
** [[Black Rock City Department of Public Works]] | ** [[Black Rock City Department of Public Works]] | ||
** [[ | ** [[Bureau of Land Management]] | ||
** [[Desert Research Insitute]] | ** [[Desert Research Insitute]] | ||
** [[Desert Survivors]] | ** [[Desert Survivors]] | ||
** [[Earth Guardians]] | ** [[Earth Guardians]] | ||
** [[Friends of Black Rock High Rock]] | ** [[Friends of Black Rock-High Rock]] | ||
** [[Friends of Nevada Wilderness]] | ** [[Friends of Nevada Wilderness]] | ||
** [[Gerlach/Empire Citizen Advisory Board]] | ** [[Gerlach/Empire Citizen Advisory Board]] | ||
** [[Gerlach General Improvement District | Gerlach General Improvement District (GGID)]] | |||
** [[Gerlach Senior Citizens Center]] | ** [[Gerlach Senior Citizens Center]] | ||
** [[Gerlach Volunteer Fire Department]] | ** [[Gerlach Volunteer Fire Department]] | ||
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** [[Charles Carter]] | ** [[Charles Carter]] | ||
** [[Mike Daggett]] | ** [[Mike Daggett]] | ||
** [[Clyde Fisk]] | |||
** [[John C. Fremont]] | ** [[John C. Fremont]] | ||
** [[Louis Gerlach]] | ** [[Louis Gerlach]] | ||
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** [[Duck Flat]] | ** [[Duck Flat]] | ||
** [[Garrett Ranch]] | ** [[Garrett Ranch]] | ||
** [[Gerlach | ** [[Gerlach Cemetery]] | ||
** [[Granite Ranch]] | ** [[Granite Ranch]] | ||
** [[Guru Road]] | ** [[Guru Road]] | ||
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** [[Petrified Forest]] | ** [[Petrified Forest]] | ||
** [[Pyramid Lake]] | ** [[Pyramid Lake]] | ||
** [[Sheldon-Hart | ** [[Sheldon - Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge]] | ||
** [[Smoke Creek Desert]] | ** [[Smoke Creek Desert]] | ||
** [[Soldier Meadows]] | ** [[Soldier Meadows]] | ||
** [[Summit Lake]] | ** [[Summit Lake]] | ||
** [[Squaw Reservoir]] | ** [[Squaw Reservoir]] | ||
** [[Sulphur]] | ** [[Sulphur]] | ||
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** [[Black Rock Range]] | ** [[Black Rock Range]] | ||
** [[Buffalo Hills]] | ** [[Buffalo Hills]] | ||
** [[Calico | ** [[Calico Hills]] | ||
** [[Division Range]] | ** [[Division Range]] | ||
** [[Fox Range]] | ** [[Fox Range]] | ||
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** [[Little High Rock Mountains]] | ** [[Little High Rock Mountains]] | ||
** [[Massacre Range]] | ** [[Massacre Range]] | ||
** [[Selenite Range]] | |||
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* [[Springs]] | * [[Springs]] | ||
** [[Black Rock Springs]] | |||
** [[Coyote Spring]] | |||
** [[Double Hot Springs]] | |||
** [[Fly Ranch]] | |||
** [[Frog (Garrett Ranch) Springs]] | |||
** [[Gerlach "Great Boiling" Springs]] | ** [[Gerlach "Great Boiling" Springs]] | ||
** [[Rabbit Hole Spring]] | ** [[Rabbit Hole Spring]] | ||
** [[Soldier Meadow Springs]] | ** [[Soldier Meadow Springs]] | ||
** [[ | ** [[Trego]] | ||
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* Emigrant Trails | * Emigrant Trails | ||
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If you are uncomfortable with editing any page, use its "discussion" tab to provide comment or suggestion.<br/> | If you are uncomfortable with editing any page, use its "discussion" tab to provide comment or suggestion.<br/> | ||
The software is the same as what | The software is the same as what [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiPedia] uses; find formatting examples there using "view source" or "edit" tabs. | ||
Consult the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software. | Consult the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software. | ||
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* [http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list] | * [http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list] | ||
[[File:BlackRockDesert2017-09-01ShowingTohakum2Fire.png|thumb|150px|left|The Tohakum2 fire is shown in this satellite image from https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/ dated September 1, 2017. In this image, the burn scar can be seen running north east from Pyramid Lake, crossing highway 447 and the Selenite Range. See [[Satellite]] for how to get recent images]] | |||
Latest revision as of 04:56, 13 January 2023
This is the Black Rock Desert "Playa Wiki", a freely-editable encyclopaedia of anything related to the Black Rock Desert region and of Northwest Nevada in general.
It uses the same software that wikipedia.org uses, and the same intention - please contribute information and help to organize it.
To get a wiki account, please email Christopher Brooks.
For more information, visit http://blackrockdesert.org/ - The Friends of Black Rock High Rock, and please consider becoming a member.
Active pages
- Mountain View Exploration Project
- Gerlach Geothermal Development Project
- Jackalope Bay
- Renaming offensive placenames
- Satellite - get recent satellite images
- Water Rights
Index
Wiki help
If you are uncomfortable with editing any page, use its "discussion" tab to provide comment or suggestion.
The software is the same as what WikiPedia uses; find formatting examples there using "view source" or "edit" tabs.
Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.
