June 2025
On a wild and stormy June day, the NVFCP team—joined by one of our awesome trained volunteers—braved the weather to meet up with the U.S. Forest Service at a scenic overlook on Mt. Charleston. Why? To tackle some unwelcome “artwork” left behind by a vandal who had gone rogue with a Sharpie on the concrete benches.
Turns out, their crew had already tried scrubbing it off with little success. So, we rolled up our sleeves and set up a mini field lab right there on the overlook—testing out a few of our trusty materials to see what might do the trick.
While we were experimenting with the graffiti on the benches, we had a win: one of our products worked wonders on the vandalism covering the metal fencing and signage posts nearby. Goodbye, Tagging!
After about an hour of scrubbing (and a bit of battling the wind), we made serious progress on the benches too. The Forest Service was impressed and plans to stock up on the products we used so they can keep the cleanup going.
We’re always happy to support our partners—and just a reminder, this was not a cultural site, and all necessary permissions were secured before we got to work!
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