Summer of free events and activities at Mormon Station State Historic Park

Posted by on May 25, 2011 in News, State Parks | Comments Off Park also open Memorial Day GENOA, Nev. – The park and log cabin museum are open at Mormon Station State Historic Park. Plan a day to visit the park this summer and enjoy the many free events and activities. While at the park, visit the log cabin museum and see the 1862 Light Cavalry saber belonging to John Reese, founder of Mormon Station. The sword is on display at Mormon Station for the...
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Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park tours extended through June 30

Posted by on May 25, 2011 in News, State Parks | Comments Off MINDEN, Nev. – Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park is extending its tour schedule through June 30. After that date, Nevada State Parks will discontinue its operation of the park. Park tours include a presentation on Dangberg family history and the family’s role in the development of Carson Valley. Displays of historic objects include furniture, clothing, books, dishes, artwork, photographs,...
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SLIDE SHOW: Tunnel Creek prescribed burn

Posted by on May 18, 2011 in Conservation, Forestry, News | Comments Off LAKE TAHOE, Nev.  – A prescribed burn was performed  May 12, 2011 in the Tunnel Creek area of Lake Tahoe, Nevada.   The objectives include the re-introduction of fire to create an effective fuel break between Incline Village and Nevada State Park lands, and to create a mineral seed bed for various trees in the Tahoe Basin. This set shows Nevada Division of Forestry crews conducting the...
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Free bike into Nevada State Parks weekend May 21 and 22

Posted by on May 17, 2011 in News, State Parks | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Division of State Parks is waiving entrance fees for bicyclists coming into any Nevada State Park the weekend of May 21 and 22, 2011, in celebration of National Bike Month. Touring cyclists may also benefit from a new State Parks policy that helps bicycle riders find camping spaces in the park, even if State Parks’ campgrounds are full. “These bicyclists...
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Test shows quagga mussels in Lahontan, Rye Patch

Posted by on May 12, 2011 in News, State Parks | Comments Off NDOW NEWS RELEASE Follow up tests needed to ensure against false positives There has been a preliminary discovery of quagga mussels, a damaging invasive species, in Lahontan and Rye Patch Reservoirs in Northern Nevada found during routine quagga mussel sampling; however, follow up tests are needed to validate the results. Quagga mussels are an invasive mollusk that destroys native plants and...
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