State foresters promote community wildfire protection plans to reduce risks

Posted by on Aug 13, 2007 in Forestry, News | Comments Off Residents encouraged to develop preventative steps to protect communities WASHINGTON, D.C.–America’s wildfire environment has changed. Recent trends in climate, fuels, and demographics are contributing to the increased frequency of large and costly fires. To exacerbate this issue, more and more people are living in fire-prone areas. A 2005 federal study found that in the 1990s, 8.4...
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Stargazing Aug. 18 at Home Ranch Historic Park

Posted by on Aug 13, 2007 in News, State Parks | Comments Off The Astronomical Society of Nevada to present about starry skies at the original Dangberg Ranch MINDEN, Nev.—Nevada State Parks is inviting the public to view the evening sky through telescopes at the Home Ranch Historic Park in Minden. On Saturday, August 18, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., park rangers and the Astronomical Society of Nevada will be on site to help people learn more about...
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Nevada Division of Forestry begins rehab after fires (Video, KENV-TV)

Posted by on Aug 9, 2007 in Forestry, News | Comments Off [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/WhUtC4VbFOU] ELKO, Nev.–Reseeding the fire-ripped range begins. Stabilizing the black includes waging war on invasive species. Tom Turk, with the Nevada Division of Forestry, discusses land rehabilitation efforts already beginning in Elko County. Newscast from KENV, Elko. Used with...
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Lake Lahontan still busy despite falling water levels (The Leader-Courier)

Posted by on Aug 9, 2007 in News, State Parks | Comments Off SILVER SPRINGS, Nev.–Visitation to Lake Lahontan has increased as the venue offers excellent camping locations and good water quality reported Nevada State Park Ranger Supervisor Rob Holley. He said, “Visitation figures from May-June is up 4%,” and he anticipated the July visitation figures will be higher because the July 4 celebration fell on a Wednesday, which resulted in a...
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Fuels for Schools and Beyond (Biomass Magazine)

Posted by on Aug 9, 2007 in Forestry, News | Comments Off One of the most recent Fuels for Schools projects, and also the largest, is not in a school. Nevada has few schools that are close to sufficient biomass resources and also have a large enough population to justify the capital costs, according to Jason Perock, state coordinator of the Nevada Fuels for Schools. Read the complete story in Biomass...
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