Washoe Lake State Park WASHOE VALLEY, Nev.–Take a leisurely walk with Nevada State Parks rangers to view this year’s spring wildflowers, which may include the wild rose, wild onion, Indian paintbrush, larkspur and others.         The walk is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, [...]
CARSON CITY, Nev.—The Nevada Division of State Parks is holding a free Tread Lightly trainer course May 19 and 20, from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. The training will be located at the Richard H. Bryan Building at 901 S. Stewart Street, in the fourth floor Great Basin conference room. Normal registration fees are being [...]
“Ember Awareness†event to feature a live fire “hazard house†and combustible housing materials demonstrations, exhibits, firefighting equipment, helicopters and Smokey Bear. CARSON CITY, Nev. – It’s often not the active fire fronts in a wildfire that burn homes. Instead, it is the embers blown by wind that enter homes through vents and chimneys and [...]
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — New operating hours have been established for all boat launch facilities at Lake Tahoe due to the new Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Lake Tahoe Boat Inspection Program. Boat launch facilities at Sand Harbor and Cave Rock will have new summer hours beginning May 1. Sand Harbor’s boat launch hours will be [...]
 CARSON CITY, Nev. – – As part of the “Get Outdoors in Nevada†campaign, Nevada Division of State Parks will be holding two family camping programs this summer. One will be held at Washoe Lake State Park June 27 and 28 and the second will be held at Fort Churchill State Historic Park July [...]
Submitted News Release Urban Village Monday Night Music Series, July 13 – Aug. 17 INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival completes its summer score with the premiere of the Urban Village Monday Night Music Series, July 13 through Aug. 17. The diverse line-up of musical performances, found typically in larger metropolitan locations [...]
CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection joins the nation in celebrating Earth Day April 22, 2009, by encouraging residents to visit NevadaRecycles.gov. The Web site offers a free, downloadable professional teaching curriculum, recycling locations by county, recycling guides, grant programs and the latest state recycling statistics. Earth Day is marked each year [...]
CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection applauds a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw a “Permit Fee Incentive Rule†for Clean Water Act Section 106 grants. The rule would have essentially dictated to Nevada, and all states, how much to charge water dischargers for Clean Water permits in order [...]
MINDEN, Nev. — When a skier went missing from Heavenly Ski Resort on March 3, an air-based search was determined to be the best way to look for the individual in the mountainous terrain. Â Â Â Â Nevada Division of Forestry Pilot Nick Lopes (left) and Helicopter Manager Lee Stewart (right) receive letters of appreciation from Commander [...]
PIOCHE, Nev. — There is $50,000 swimming in either Echo Canyon State Park or Spring Valley State Park. The catch is that the cash must be caught. Several tagged fish in each reservoir are cash prize winners, but only one is worth $50,000. To have a shot at catching one of these valuable fish, a [...]
