State Lands

Free ski passes for purchasing a Tahoe license plate

Dec 8th, 2011 | By | Category: News, State Lands
What the Nevada Lake Tahoe plate looks like.

CARSON CITY – The Tahoe Fund announced today two free Alpine or Nordic tickets to the resort of your choice will be given to those who purchase a Lake Tahoe license plate in California or Nevada. Tickets are valid for the 2011/2012 season while supplies last and have limited black-out dates. The “Plate for Powder” [...]



SLIDE SHOW: Tunnel Creek prescribed burn

Oct 25th, 2011 | By | Category: Forestry, News, State Lands, State Parks

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.



Governor takes tour of Lake Tahoe

Jun 27th, 2011 | By | Category: Env. Protection, Forestry, News, State Lands
Lake Tahoe EIP program staff and Governor Brian Sandoval

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 [...]



Prescribed burns at Tunnel Creek rescheduled

May 4th, 2011 | By | Category: Forestry, News, State Lands, State Parks

NOTE: Due to wind conditions, this burn is being rescheduled. CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Division of Forestry will be conducting prescribed burns at Tunnel Creek in the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park backcountry beginning May 5, 2011. The Tunnel Creek road, from State Route 28 to Tunnel Creek Station, may be closed in [...]



Nevada Division of State Lands is accepting grant applications to support the Mt. Charleston area

Dec 14th, 2010 | By | Category: Conservation, News, State Lands
Mount Charleston in Southern Nevada. Image courtesy of the Nevada Commission on Tourism.

Funds generated from Mt. Charleston license plate sales LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Division of State Lands announced today the third round of grants from the Mt. Charleston License Plate Program. Approximately $150,000 are available. Applications for suitable projects are being accepted through March 4, 2011. Application information can be obtained by going to the [...]



New round of funding available for Nevada Lake Tahoe water quality and erosion control grants

Sep 1st, 2010 | By | Category: News, State Lands

LAKE TAHOE,  Nevada – August 30, 2010 – The Nevada Tahoe Conservation District, on behalf of the Nevada Division of State Lands, announces the opening of the fifteenth round of grants for projects to be funded through the Lake Tahoe Water Quality and Erosion Control Grants Program. The fifteenth round will make funding available to [...]



Nevada Tahoe Resource Team details progress at Tahoe Forum

Aug 18th, 2010 | By | Category: Conservation, Env. Protection, Featured article, State Lands

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 [...]



Officials to cut ribbon on first-ever Carson River Aquatic Trail whitewater rafting, kayaking facilities

Apr 21st, 2010 | By | Category: Conservation, News, State Lands, State Parks

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Carson City and Lyon County officials will cut the ribbon May 22 to ceremonially present new boating facilities for whitewater rafting and kayaking that have opened on the Carson River Aquatic Trail between Carson City and Dayton. For the first time, boaters have a developed area to put into the river [...]



State Lands seeking consultant to develop land-use study for National Guard Floyd Edsall Training Center

Mar 30th, 2010 | By | Category: Conservation, News, State Lands

Request for proposals has been advertised LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Division of State Lands has advertised a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a qualified consultant to develop a land-use study for the National Guard Floyd Edsall Training Center and the area around the center in North Las Vegas. The Floyd Edsall Training Center is [...]



Nevada Division of State Lands to burn fuel piles as part of ongoing forest health efforts

Nov 9th, 2009 | By | Category: Conservation, Featured article, Forestry, State Lands
Fuels reduction efforts in the Tahoe area

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Division of State Lands will be burning slash piles created by hazardous fuels reduction operations at Lake Tahoe from Crystal Bay to Kingsbury Grade. The burn season will begin the week of November 9 and continue through spring 2010. Burn days and locations will be determined by weather and [...]