Continuing his pattern of briefings on issues of importance to the state, Governor Brian Sandoval today embarked on an investigative tour of Lake Tahoe.  Joined by Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Leo Drozdoff and TRPA representative Steve Robinson, Sandoval visited the Boulder Bay project and toured the Aquatic Invasive Species Inspection Station. “Today’s [...]

UNCE NEWS RELEASE Film festival to feature 4 projects from Carson watershed students Winners of the Carson River Coalition Education Working Group’s “Keep Streamsides Greener, Keep Water Cleaner” contest will be announced at the Carson River Film Festival 6:30-8:00 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Carson City Sheriff’s Building at 911 E. Musser St. The student [...]

CARSON CITY – Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Director Leo Drozdoff today announced the appointment of Dr. Colleen Cripps to lead the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). Dr. Cripps has been with NDEP for 21 years. Currently serving as the Acting Administrator, she previously served as the Deputy Administrator responsible for the [...]

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Looking for something exciting and different for your kids during the holiday break?  Do your kids like science and hands-on activities?  Then come celebrate winter with us. On December 29, 2010 from 2-5 p.m., the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) will host a winter-themed Family Science Day.  Families are [...]

Governor-elect Brian Sandoval announced today that he plans to appoint Stacey Crowley as the Director of the Nevada State Office of Energy in Sandoval’s administration. Accredited in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Crowley is a graduate of the University of Michigan. In 2006, Crowley was a presenter and panel member on the [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Lew Dodgion has been recognized by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) for his outstanding commitment to water quality. Today, in a ceremony at the Richard Bryan building in Carson City, Dodgion was awarded the Wendell McCurry 2010 Excellence in Water Quality Award.  The award recognizes Dodgion’s commitment to water [...]

CARSON CITY – Saturday, October 16, 2010, is the fifth annual Carson River water quality Snapshot Day sponsored by the Carson Water Subconservancy District and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. The purpose of this event is to provide a hands-on community based approach to learning about the Carson River watershed. Under the guidance of [...]

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) has more than $1 million dollars 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 [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Tahoe Resource Team was on hand yesterday to update participants of the annual Tahoe Forum on environmental improvements in the Tahoe Basin. In 1999, the NTRT was established as an inter-agency team to coordinate and implement an initial $82 million in Environmental Improvement Program (EIP) projects. During the 2009 [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Lingering drought conditions, increasing daytime temperatures and several human-caused fires have prompted 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 to announce the implementation of fire restrictions [...]