Deposit Day and Paperwork!

It's really windy, cold, and rainy outside today, so I'm almost happy to be stuck inside! I've been working on our deposits: Washoe, Dayton, and donations. I took them to the bank, took the paperwork to Division, and ran a few errands around town before coming back to the park. I had a message from our Northern Region office saying that I had forgotten to switch the dates over to the new year. It took me two tries to get it right, but now we're set for the rest of the year! It helps if you read the year-end/new-year instructions....

It's also time to finalize our seasonal budget. We are hiring a park tech this year, which will cost us more, but will be worth it. We also have a seasonal mower position who does the grounds keeping at our three parks: Washoe, Dayton, and Mormon Station.

Most of the seasonal employees are park aids. They are the ones collecting fees, emptying garbage, cleaning restrooms, cleaning campsites, checking in campers....the things we do in the winter, they do in the summer. I like meeting the new people, training them, getting to know them, and knowing what to expect from returning seasonals.

 

 

Last years seasonal employees built a Nevada-themed Frisbee golf course. This year we will have a grand opening!

 

Our Park Academy is also coming up, so I was asked to contact a couple people from Utah State Parks to set up a talk about the agency and maybe two guided hikes. We'll be in Mesquite, so we're close to at least two Utah State Parks, which will be fun to visit with some people I used to work with!