Sand Harbor to close boat ramp August 5, 2009

Posted by on Jul 30, 2009 in Featured article, State Parks | Comments Off INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Sand Harbor’s boat ramp will be closed August 5, 2009 due to low water conditions. The parking lot will remain open for carry-in boat access only. Boat inspectors will continue to be present and inspections are free for non-motorized watercraft. All other boaters should use the Cave Rock boat ramp facility, which remains open. This closure will prevent...
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Stargazing and astronomy at Washoe Lake State Park August 15

Posted by on Jul 30, 2009 in Featured article, State Parks | Comments Off WASHOE VALLEY, Nev. — Join Nevada State Parks rangers and local astronomy experts, Jay Lawson and Adam Kremers, for an evening of star and planet gazing. These experts will have high-powered telescopes available to view the moons of Jupiter and many other fascinating objects in the Milky Way galaxy. Participants should bring jackets, as evenings can be cool this time of year. The event is...
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Cathedral Gorge State Park, June 2009

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Fire Restrictions in Western Nevada Start July 24

Posted by on Jul 21, 2009 in Featured article, State Parks | Comments Off Drought conditions, increasing daytime temperatures and several large human-caused fires have prompted the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District Office, the Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, and the Nevada Division of Forestry’s Sierra Forest Fire Protection District to announce the implementation of fire restrictions on...
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Putting Nevada Wildfires in Context

Posted by on Jul 17, 2009 in Conservation, Forestry, News | Comments Off [EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is reprinted from the University of Nevada's Great Basin Wildfire publication edited by Dr. Elwood Miller, Dr. Rang Narayanan and Bob Conrad.] The Great Basin is a high elevation, arid to semi-arid region with annual precipitation ranging from five inches in the most arid, lower-elevation locations to 30 inches in the upper elevations of mountain ranges. This region...
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