The Department’s Top Five Most Read Stories in 2008

Posted by on Dec 31, 2008 in Conservation, News | Comments Off As we look forward to 2009, we thought it would be nice to look back at our top five stories of 2008. Here they are, ranked in order of most visited, starting with number 1. Nevada’s State Engineer releases water right ruling on Cave, Dry Lake and Delamar Valleys Big Bend State Recreation Area opens new campground (Mohave Valley News) Nevada Division of Forestry first responders personally...
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Christmas at the Dangberg Historic Home Ranch

Posted by on Dec 24, 2008 in News, State Parks | Comments Off [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ThCznZzg4&hl=en&fs=1] The Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park is one of Carson Valley’s first and largest ranches. The ranch was home to German immigrant Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg who founded the site in 1857. Christmas at the Dangberg Home Ranch has been reconstructed with historic artifacts, toys and decorations. Park Interpreter Mark...
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Carson City Fuels Projects, 2003-2008

Posted by on Dec 18, 2008 in News | Comments Off
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Cooperating across state lines to protect Tahoe

Posted by on Dec 15, 2008 in Conservation | Comments Off Backyard conservation can have far-reaching effects, as homeowners in two states of the Lake Tahoe Basin learn from cooperating conservation districts (Article courtesy of the National Association of Conservation Districts’ report, Our Land, Our Water.) Cooperation across state lines between two conservation districts is helping residents in the Lake Tahoe basin protect one...
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Tackling Noxious Weeds a Watershed at a Time

Posted by on Dec 4, 2008 in Conservation, Featured article, News | Comments Off Controlling noxious weeds requires watershed approaches and strong partnerships. Two conservation districts have joined forces with local, state and federal partners to get the work done. (Images and article courtesy of the National Association of Conservation Districts’ report, Our Land, Our Water.) Gaining a foothold in efforts to eradicate noxious weeds is like herding cats....
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