South Fork’s southwest shore jet-ski beach area closed for construction

Posted by on Oct 26, 2010 in News, State Parks | Comments Off SPRING CREEK, Nev. — A majority of the South Fork State Recreation Area’s southwest shore (Jet-Ski Beach) area will be closed starting October 25 until further notice. The closure is for completion of a large scale renovation project. This project will include the installation of 20 shade ramadas, which will include windscreens, four American Disabilities Act accessible picnic sites, upright...
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Historic clothing exhibit at Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on October 29-31 and November 6-7

Posted by on Oct 25, 2010 in News, State Parks | Comments Off MINDEN, Nev. – Nevada State Parks invites the public to attend an exhibit of historic clothing from the Dangberg Home Ranch’s extensive collection. The exhibit will be held over Nevada Day weekend and the first weekend in November. The exhibit will feature clothing worn by three generations of the Dangberg family. Included are the 1898 wedding gown worn by Gertrude Dangberg, casual and...
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Top USDA official applauds partnership effort to manage woodlands and protect private landowners from wildfire

Posted by on Oct 25, 2010 in Forestry, News | Comments Off CARSON CITY, NV, Oct. 22 — United States Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Harris Sherman toured pinyon-juniper affected areas in the Virginia City Highlands near Reno, NV Thursday, and met with members of the Nevada Pinyon-Juniper Partnership, a coalition of state, federal, private and nongovernmental organizations formed to develop an integrated approach to pinyon juniper...
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Heated competition at this year’s Cathedral Gorge Dutch oven cook-off

Posted by on Oct 21, 2010 in News, State Parks | Comments Off PANACA, Nev. — Cooks, taste-testers, judges and happy-campers converged on Cathedral Gorge State Park for the Annual Dutch Oven Cook-off. This year’s event was a celebration of Cathedral’s, and Nevada State Parks’, 75th anniversary. The gastronomic exhibition was enjoyed by more than 200 competitors and taste-testers. With more than 25 dish entries, competition was fierce, a true...
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Wild Horse State Recreation Area closed for road construction on October 26, 2010

Posted by on Oct 21, 2010 in News, State Parks | Comments Off ELKO, Nev. – Wild Horse State Recreation Area will be closed for road construction repairs on October 26, 2010. Access to all park facilities will be unavailable during this day of construction.  Access is anticipated to resume on Wednesday, October 27, 2010. Wild Horse State Recreation Area is located on the northeast shore of Wild Horse Reservoir, 67 miles north of Elko on State Route...
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