August Director’s Update

Posted by on Aug 5, 2009 in Conservation, News | Comments Off Good morning to everyone in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. I hope you have been enjoying the summer. It certainly seems to go quickly. Before we know it school will be starting and the leaves will be turning. To begin, on the financial front, state revenues are still not meeting expectations. We are all waiting with high anticipation to see what this means to program...
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State Engineer’s office updates fees from 2009 legislative session

Posted by on Jun 23, 2009 in Featured article, Water | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Division of Water Resources has posted new fees that become effective July 1, 2009. Many of the existing fees and a few new fees collected by the division are being increased. These increases are a result of the passage of Assembly Bill 480 during the 2009 legislative session. The last time there was a comprehensive fee increase for the division was in...
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June 2009 Director's Report

Posted by on Jun 3, 2009 in Conservation, Featured article | Comments Off NOTE: This was sent to DCNR employees today. Good afternoon to everyone in DCNR. Here in Carson City the weather is mild, the birds are singing and, best of all, the legislature has adjourned for another 18 months! As we begin to decompress and return to normal operations, this Director’s report will focus heavily on the outcome of the session. Legislative update All and all, DCNR fared...
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Nevada's State Conservation Nurseries (video)

Posted by on May 20, 2009 in Conservation, Featured article, Forestry | Comments Off The Nevada Nursery Program was first established in 1957 to provide technical assistance and conservation plant materials — tree seedlings, shrubs, forbs and seed — to meet the conservation needs of Nevadas private landowners and public land management agencies. The nurseries also offer custom growing services for conservation plants native to or adapted to the Mojave Desert, Great...
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State nursery opening Thursday for conservation plant sales and workshops

Posted by on May 11, 2009 in Conservation, Featured article, Forestry | Comments Off CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Forestry’s State Nursery in Washoe Valley will be opening May 14, 2009. The nursery will be open to the public from 8:30 am to 3 pm Thursday through Saturday until mid-October. The nursery is designed to assist landowners by providing plant material suitable for conservation uses such as windbreaks, soil erosion control, water conservation and...
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