By Gail Durham, Nevada Division of Forestry The Nevada Division of Forestry, Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, will be using federal grant funds to aerially reseed next month approximately 1,020 acres of private land that burned in the Ray May and Holbrook fires in southern Douglas County. The aerial seeding is planned for January [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Nevada Division of Forestry, Division of State Lands and Division of State Parks resumed prescribed burns in the Tunnel Creek area of the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. These images of NDF personnel and inmate crews show them conducting the burn last week.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District Office, and the Nevada Division of Forestry’s Sierra Forest Fire Protection District announce the lifting of fire restrictions that have been in place since July 23, 2011. Restrictions will expire at 12:01 a.m., Saturday morning, October 8, 2001. “Decreasing daily sunlight, increasing fuel moisture levels, and [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Division of Forestry will be conducting prescribed burns at Tunnel Creek in the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park backcountry during October and November 2011, weather permitting. The Tunnel Creek road, from State Route 28 to Tunnel Creek Station may be closed in order to conduct the burns. Signs will [...]

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. It will be offering a fall plant sale on October 15, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Master Gardeners, horticulturists and arborists will be on [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Division of Forestry State Tree Nursery in Washoe Valley is holding a 25-percent off sale of low-cost, conservation plants. The nursery is selling its remaining stock at the discounted price October 14 and 15, 2011. The nursery is closing for the season October 15 and will re-open May 10, [...]

ELKO, Nev. — The Nevada Division of Forestry, Spring Creek High School and the Silver Sage FFA Chapter are once again teaming up to bring northeastern Nevadans a wide selection of conservation trees and shrubs at reasonable costs. The tree and shrub seedlings range in price from $3.25 to $9.25 each, depending on the size [...]

  CARSON CITY, Nev. — State, federal, local and volunteer firefighting resources have responded to numerous lightning- and human-caused wildfires across Nevada so far this year. The state has lost about 94,000 acres to wildfire this summer, which is significantly less than the five-year average of 428,084 acres a year. State Forester and Firewarden Pete [...]