NDF firefighters collect food and money for Carson City charity

Posted by Bob Conrad on Nov 23, 2011 in Forestry, News | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Division of Forestry’s seasonal firefighters held a food drive Monday at the north Carson City Wal-Mart. Customers donated 150 lbs. of food and $350 at the store’s entrance. The food and money are being donated to F.I.S.H. in Carson. F.I.S.H. serves the needs of the homeless and hungry. Seasonal firefighters also cut about 10 Christmas trees at a...
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Open burning ban lifted in Elko and Eureka counties

Posted by Bob Conrad on Nov 10, 2011 in Forestry, News | Comments Off ELKO, Nev. – The Nevada Division of Forestry and the counties of Elko and Eureka have lifted the open burning ban effective Friday, November 11, 2011 at 6 a.m. Burn hours are from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.  All burning must be completed by the ending time. Please contact the Elko Interagency Dispatch Center at 775-748-4000 or 1-800-258-9478 to obtain a burn permit or schedule a site visit prior to...
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McKeen Motor Car nominated for National Historic Landmark status

Posted by Bob Conrad on Nov 10, 2011 in Historic Preservation | Comments Off Nation’s first piece of railroad equipment to have individual Landmark listing CARSON CITY, Nev. – Ron James, chairman of the National Historic Landmarks Committee, announced today that the McKeen Motor Car at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City has been recommended for listing by his committee. “If the nomination clears the remaining hurdles, this will be the first piece of...
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Springs conservation plan published after three years of research

Posted by Bob Conrad on Nov 7, 2011 in Natural heritage, News | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Natural Heritage Program (NNHP), Desert Research Institute and the Nature Conservancy announced today the publication of the Nevada Springs Conservation Plan. The plan is the culmination of a partnership among the three entities and more than three years of field work, data analysis and conservation planning. “Springs are important to Nevada citizens and to...
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