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 [...]

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 [...]

The Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) has received a number of inquiries about the Governor’s recommended budget proposal that will transfer responsibility to three counties for “all-risk” emergency services as provided by NRS Chapter 473 Fire Districts. NDF provides varying levels of “all-risk” emergency services in partnership with Eureka County, Elko County, and Clark County [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Division of Water Resources will be measuring water levels in wells during the weeks of March 7 and March 14, 2011. Division personnel will be taking measurements in irrigation and stock wells in the areas of Lovelock, Washoe County, Battle Mountain, Elko and Winnemucca. Well measurements are occurring as [...]

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 [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Every day is wildfire season in Nevada and the thought on the minds of many homeowners is, “Would my home survive?” The Nevada Division of Forestry is seeking applications for the 2011 State Fire Assistance grant program. There is about $500,000 available for projects statewide. The purpose of this funding is [...]

RENO, Nev.  – The Nevada Division of Water Resources is holding a public hearing November 30, 2010, on a proposed ground-water basin order within the Truckee Canyon Segment Hydrographic Basin. The purpose of the order is to restrict new appropriations of groundwater. New applications to appropriate groundwater will be denied, except for certain excepted applications. [...]

On Nevada Day this year the Nevada Division of State Parks participated in Elko and Carson City with floats in Nevada Day parades. The division celebrated with its annual float in the Carson City parade, this year themed as “100 Years of Aviation History in Nevada.” The float was design by Washoe Lake State Park [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The 59 members of the National Association of State Foresters have completed the first-ever comprehensive suite of Statewide Forest Resource Assessments and Strategies as part of a national effort toward protecting and sustaining healthy forests. The assessments provide an analysis of forest conditions and trends in the state and identify priority [...]

The Nevada Division of Forestry’s helicopter crew went on a mission for Nevada Day on Saturday, October 30, 2010. To the delight of thousands in Carson City, the NDF helicopters conducted a fly over during the parade. These images show the crew in formation before the event. The images are courtesy of Tom Knight, NDF’s [...]