LAS VEGAS — Wildland fire officials will lift fire restrictions on public lands in Southern Nevada managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, Nevada Division of Forestry, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service on Thursday, October 1, 2009. Due to recent changes in the weather, fire [...]
Good afternoon to everyone in DCNR. This Director’s report is a couple of days early this month due to some important news concerning the upcoming flu season. Please read the information below carefully and stay healthy as we enter the fall and winter (and flu) seasons. A look at the flu season: prevention and recovery [...]
CARSON CITY — 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 announced last week the lifting of fire restrictions that have been in place since July 24, 2009. Restrictions expired September [...]
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Â The Nevada National Guard used a helicopter training exercise Friday to airlift rusty junk cars from the Carson River that have lurked for years below the water surface, threatening the safety of whitewater rafters, kayakers and marring the river’s natural beauty. A CH-47 Chinook helicopter flew over several miles of the [...]
MINDEN, Nev. — Nevada State Parks invites the public to hear C. Stephen Achard Jr. and Conrad Buedel present “Researching the True Story about the Dangberg Family” at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 26. The two authors, whose book on the Dangberg family is nearing publication, will talk [...]
Recent news coverage has focused on the proposed Jungo landfill site outside of Winnemucca. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection is responsible for issuance of the environmental permits for the site; specifically permits for air pollution control and solid waste. Per federal and state law, if the company proposing the site, Recology, meets state and [...]
The Great Reno Balloon Race runs September 11 through the 13th at Reno’s Rancho San Rafael park. Here are some images from the media event this morning. Saturday and Sunday’s dawn patrol begins early and parking will be a chore. You can park at the University and walk up if necessary. Visit the Balloon Race [...]
Good afternoon. Following is the Director’s update for September. I hope everyone is looking forward to the Labor Day weekend. The budget situation Despite what seems to be a bottoming out of the recession in some parts of the U.S., the Nevada economy still appears to be in the doldrums. Gaming and sales taxes, and [...]
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) has more than $1 million in federal funding available to provide grant assistance for projects that prevent or control nonpoint source water pollution, the leading cause of water quality impairment in Nevada. Nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution occurs when rain, snowmelt and irrigation water flows [...]
