Walking Box Ranch is open every first Saturday of the month for a morning of volunteer activities followed by a tour and a special guest speaker or feature! Learn more about Avi Kwa Ame National Monument while also helping to maintain and preserve the historic cattle ranch and desert home of silent film stars Rex Bell & Clara Bow. Space is limited, and reservations are required.
more event and volunteering details below
This month’s special feature:
CLARA BOW short documentary screening
This month, we'll be watching a short documentary about the life of silver screen legend Clara Bow. Known as the first "It Girl," Clara Bow and husband Rex Bell came to Searchlight to avoid the pressures of Hollywood. Historian Paula Jacoby-Garrett will be sharing a program about the history of the ranch and our very own movie cowboy Ron Safran will give a guided tour of the ranch house.
Photos courtesy of the University of Las Vegas, Special Collections, Walking Box Ranch Photograph Collection. (Left to right, promotional print of Clara Bow, Clara Bow and Rex Bell and an unknown man at a party in Hollywood, Clara Bow sitting in front of the rock garden at Walking Box Ranch, Clara Bow with friend Marion Lewyn)
Volunteering Details: Volunteer activities include groundskeeping and maintaining the gardens and house. If you enjoy gardening this is a great volunteer opportunity! We're organizing volunteer teams to engage in some simple groundskeeping from 9am until around 11am. You'll be using basic gardening tools and your own gloved hands to pull weeds around the ranch house. If you're into getting a little dirtier there are a number of weeds, shrubs, and other plants in the corral area needing removal that may require use of loppers, saws, and other tools.
At 9am we'll gather for volunteer sign-in plus an activity overview and safety briefing. Volunteers will break out into teams and take care of business for 2 hours. Come in sturdy, closed-toed shoes, clothing that protects you from the sun and potentially pointy plant life, and bring a water bottle. We'll bring gloves and other protective gear, tools, spare water, and snacks. At the end of the activity join us for a casual tour of the ranch house and grounds.
9:00 - Check in and briefing
9:30 - Groundskeeping activities
11:00 - Tool turn in, guest speaker and tour
