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, [...]

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 [...]

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 Friday, July 24, 2009, [...]

[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 [...]

WASHOE VALLEY, Nev. — Take a guided walk with a park ranger through Washoe’s wetlands to view birds, identify plants and learn which animals live in wetlands. Staff will have birding books on hand to use for this approximately two hour long program. Bring binoculars to view birds and wildlife. This program is free and [...]

[NOTE: This was sent to DCNR employees on July 10 and is being reposted because of a database error.] Good afternoon to everyone in DCNR.  Sorry for the delay in the July Director’s Report.  For the last couple of weeks I have been on the road throughout Nevada looking at natural resource issues.  I spent [...]

MINDEN, Nev. – Guy Rocha, former Nevada State Archivist and noted historian, will present “Carson Valley Myth-Busting” at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, July 18. The public is invited to attend this free outdoor program, which begins at 11 a.m. Rocha will set the record straight about 19th and 20th century Carson [...]