35th Annual Shakespeare Festival Returns to Lake Tahoe (KRNV)

Posted by on Apr 30, 2007 in News, State Parks | Comments Off LAKE TAHOE NEVADA STATE PARK–Guarantee yourself a front row seat to Lake Tahoe’s longest running cultural tradition, the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, by purchasing tickets in advance at www.LakeTahoeShakespeare.com. Read the complete story at KRNV.com. View the Shakespeare Festival...
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Exploring Nevada's Outback (Nevada Magazine)

Posted by on Apr 30, 2007 in News | Comments Off Camping, picnicking, and sightseeing in Lincoln County’s six state parks. SPINNING GRUESOME GHOST STORIES, toasting marshmallows over the campfire, and planning the next day’s fishing, hiking, and sightseeing trips. And, singing. I still remember the lyrics to that sappy old song, “When it’s Nighttime in Nevada.” Read the rest of the article at...
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Historic Las Vegas (Deseret News)

Posted by on Apr 30, 2007 in News, State Parks | Comments Off Reconstruction of fort established by Mormons gives today’s visitors a glimpse of city’s rustic beginnings LAS VEGAS–Probably the most overlooked tourist site in Las Vegas is also its lowliest in terms of glamor, glitz, size and neon. However, the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park is worth a visit for a priceless lesson in pioneer history and as a contrast to the...
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Carson City Arbor Day celebration April 27

Posted by on Apr 23, 2007 in Conservation, Forestry, News | Comments Off [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7CoFJswRzo] CARSON CITY, Nev.–The Nevada Division of Forestry and the Carson City Shade Tree Council will be hosting a tree planting ceremony in honor of Arbor Day and the Division of Forestry’s 50th Anniversary on April 27, 2007 at noon, followed by refreshments. The ceremony will be held at the Nevada Firefighter’s Memorial in Mills...
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Water quality effort under way (RGJ)

Posted by on Apr 18, 2007 in News | Comments Off RENO–The seventh annual Water Quality Snapshot Day will be held May 12, in Reno, Truckee and Lake Tahoe, and volunteers are needed to help conduct the water quality sampling. The event is a citizen-based environmental effort designed to take a snapshot, at one moment in time, of the water quality throughout the Lake Tahoe and Truckee River watershed. Read the complete story at the Reno...
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