OVERTON, Nev. – Nevada State Parks is hosting a Leave No Trace trainers’ course September 24 and 25 at Valley of Fire State Park. This course promotes skills and ethics to support the sustainable use of wild lands and natural areas. The two-day course, including one night of camping, will certify participants as trainers in [...]
The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources clarified today recent reporting on stimulus fund projects in the Las Vegas area. News reports have cited low job creation and costs associated with the Clark County Urban Forestry Revitalization project. This program, carried out by the Nevada Division of Forestry, was one of a number of [...]
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 [...]
CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Forestry State Tree Nursery in Washoe Valley is opening for the season May 12, 2011. The nursery is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 3 pm Thursday through Saturday until October 15, 2011. The nursery is designed to assist landowners by providing plant material suitable for [...]
LAS VEGAS – The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has been named a Tree Campus USA community by The Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to community forestry. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by The Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service. [...]
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Fallon Naval Air Station has been named a Tree City USA community by The Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to community forestry. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by The Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service. [...]
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The 2011 summer boating season starts May 1, 2011, and Tahoe boat inspection procedures are changing. The following changes are taking place: All inspections will take place at roadside inspection stations. Blue Tahoe inspection seals from 2010 must be kept on boats. Plan ahead to ensure awareness of new requirements, inspection [...]
LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Division of Forestry State Tree Nursery in Las Vegas is open to the public year-round, Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be offering an Arbor Day plant sale and education day April 30, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Master gardeners will be on [...]
ELKO, Nev. — Spring Creek High School and the Silver Sage FFA Chapter are once again holding their annual tree sale fundraiser to bring northeastern Nevadans a wide selection of conservation plant material at reasonable costs. The tree and shrub seedlings range in price from $3.25 to $4.50 each, depending on the size of the [...]
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Division of Forestry will be conducting prescribed burns at Tunnel Creek in the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park backcountry throughout late April and into May. The Tunnel Creek road, from State Route 28 to Tunnel Creek Station, may be closed in order to conduct the burns. Signs will be [...]
