MINDEN, Nev. — Nevada State Parks invites the public to attend a free Chautauqua presentation by Michael Fischer at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, May 30. Fischer will portray the ranch’s founder; Heinrich F. Dangberg Sr. The outdoor program begins at 11 a.m. and is the first in a series of monthly [...]
The Nevada Nursery Program was first established in 1957 to provide technical assistance and conservation plant materials — tree seedlings, shrubs, forbs and seed — to meet the conservation needs of Nevadas private landowners and public land management agencies. The nurseries also offer custom growing services for conservation plants native to or adapted to the [...]
CARSON CITY – Fifteen Nevada public school districts will get new, environmentally friendly buses as part of the state’s School Bus Replacement Program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection received $1,730,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s State Clean Diesel Grant Program to fund the bus replacements. [...]
SILVER SPRINGS, Nev.—Join Fort Churchill rangers and astronomers, Jay Lawson and Adam Kremers, for an evening of star gazing on May 23, 2009. The evening event will begin shortly after sunset in the parking lot just west of the Buckland Cemetery. Lawson, an amateur astronomer, will bring his 24-inch reflector tracking scope and Kremers, formerly [...]
 ELKO, Nev. — The Nevada Shade Tree Council and the Nevada Division of Forestry are sponsoring an arborist training series to improve tree care skills and prepare those interested in taking the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist Examination. The series is in three 8-hour sessions, May 19-21, 2009, and will be held at [...]
CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Forestry’s State Nursery in Washoe Valley will be opening May 14, 2009. The nursery will be open to the public from 8:30 am to 3 pm Thursday through Saturday until mid-October. The nursery is designed to assist landowners by providing plant material suitable for conservation uses such as [...]
LAS VEGAS – In celebration of National Bike Month, Nevada Division of State Parks is waiving entrance fees on May 16-17, 2009 for anyone who rides or brings their bike to one Nevada’s 24 state parks. This weekend in State Parks is being held in conjunction with Nevada Bike to Work Day on Friday, May [...]
[This was sent to DCNR employees today.] Good afternoon to everyone in DCNR. I hope you are having a great spring. Here is the Director’s update for May. Let me begin by noting that May is the time for employee appreciation. Once again, thanks to everyone in DCNR for your dedication, professionalism and hard work [...]
Report says negative impacts to the environment, tourism, agriculture and wildlife habitat occur long after major fires Nevada State Forester calls for increased investment into pre-suppression efforts CARSON CITY, Nev. — A new report by the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition shows that the true costs from large wildland fires are much greater than the costs [...]
LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Division of State Parks is holding public workshops on the development of a general management plan for Valley of Fire State Park. This effort involves an expanded update of the park’s 1990 master plan to include resource management and park operations. The first meeting will be on May 6, 2009 [...]
