East Lake Boulevard closed due to fire (Nevada Appeal)

Posted by on Apr 17, 2007 in News, State Parks | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev.–East Lake Boulevard has been closed due to a brush fire is burning southeast of Washoe Lake. The fire, now at about 5 acres, is in the hills east of East Lake Boulevard. The fire is near homes, but not threatening at this time. It is burning just to the north of the park ranger headquarters at Washoe Lake State Park. Read the complete story at the Nevada...
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Brush fire burning southeast of Washoe Lake (Nevada Appeal)

Posted by on Apr 17, 2007 in News, State Parks | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev.–A brush fire is burning southeast of Washoe Lake. The fire, now at about 5 acres, is in the hills east of East Lake Boulevard. The fire is near homes, but not threatening at this time. It is burning just to the north of the park ranger headquarters at Washoe Lake State Park. Read more at the Nevada...
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Nevada State Engineer releases Spring Valley decision

Posted by on Apr 16, 2007 in News | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev.–Nevada’s State Engineer released his decision today on water right applications in Nevada’s Spring Valley basin filed by the Las Vegas Valley Water District, a member agency of the Southern Nevada Water Authority. These applications are now held in the name of the Southern Nevada Water Authority. The 19 applications requested 91,224 acre feet annually. The...
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Nevada State Parks Offers Chance to Win $50,000

Posted by on Apr 12, 2007 in State Parks | Comments Off Eastern Nevada tagged fish competition being held at Echo Canyon and Spring Valley State Parks PIOCHE, Nev.–A fish in eastern Nevada is worth $50,000 to the person lucky enough to catch it. Registration for the Tagged Fishing Event has begun, and it is not too late to register. The event will be on April 28, from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., and April 29, from 7 a.m. – noon, at both Echo...
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Mercury fugitive emissions contract awarded to University of Nevada

Posted by on Apr 12, 2007 in News | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev.–A University of Nevada researcher has been awarded a $250,000 contract to conduct a two-year research project to characterize mercury emissions to the atmosphere from areas of mining waste, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) announced today. “Mercury emissions from mine waste rock, heap leach and tailings areas have been the subject of much...
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