Las Vegas student wins Arbor Day poster contest

Posted by on Apr 29, 2008 in Forestry, News | Comments Off NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.–Aria Rose Claspill, a fifth-grade homeschooled student from Las Vegas, is the Nevada state winner in the 2008 Arbor Day National Poster Contest. The Arbor Day National Poster Contest is open to all fifth-grade students in states with a designated coordinator. It has been held since 1992 to help promote the importance of Arbor Day and tree planting, as well as to educate...
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Carson City’s Firefighting Sheep (video)

Posted by on Apr 23, 2008 in Conservation, News | Comments Off The sheep are back grazing cheatgrass in the hills of Carson City, Nevada. Ann Bollinger from Carson City Parks and Open Space discusses the grazing project and how targeted grazing can be used to help manage invasive weeds and protect homes from...
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Volunteers needed for 8th annual water quality snapshot day

Posted by on Apr 14, 2008 in News | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev.–The 8th annual Water Quality Snapshot Day will be held Saturday, May 10, 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. Water quality...
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Big Bend State Recreation Area opens new campground

Posted by on Apr 10, 2008 in News | 1 comment (Mohave Daily News, JIM MANIACI) LAUGHLIN, Nev.–Just in time for two of Laughlin’s biggest tourist-attracting events, Nevada’s Big Bend State Recreation Area has opened its multi-million dollar recreational vehicle campground. And park supervisor Alan Conklin is especially proud that Big Bend is the only Nevada State Parks Department RV campground with all of its spaces...
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Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park spring 2008 update

Posted by on Apr 10, 2008 in News | Comments Off GABBS, Nev.–The heavier than normal snow accumulation has melted, allowing Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park to re-open the park’s main attractions. The park’s Fossil House is now open for scheduled tours on Saturdays and Sundays between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. The campground is also open and normal park fees will be charged. The Diana Mine tours are still suspended until further...
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