April Director’s Report

Posted by on Apr 7, 2009 in Conservation, Featured article, News | Comments Off Good morning to everyone in DCNR. The Nevada Legislature is now at the halfway point (assuming no special sessions). I thought you would appreciate a quick update on the first 60 days. Budgets As previously reported, budget hearings began in January, even before the official start of the session. Since that first high-level overview hearing, we have had a number of more detailed hearings before...
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Critical Nevada conservation projects receive stimulus package funds

Posted by on Mar 13, 2009 in Conservation, News | 1 comment SPARKS, Nev. – U.S. Forest Service Chief Abigail Kimbell announced today that as part of the agency’s participation in the nation’s economic recovery program, the Nevada Division of Forestry will receive more than $1.3 million to fund Lincoln County conservation projects. These Nevada projects are part of the initial 10 percent selected for the first round of Forest Service...
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Conservation plants for sale at state nursery

Posted by on Feb 5, 2009 in Conservation, Featured article, Forestry, News | Comments Off LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Division of Forestry State Tree Nursery in Las Vegas is open to the public year-round and is offering many adapted species for land owners in the Las Vegas area. The nursery is designed to assist landowners by providing plant material suitable for conservation uses such as, but not limited to, windbreaks, soil erosion control, water conservation and wildlife...
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Director's Report: February 2009

Posted by on Feb 4, 2009 in Conservation, News | Comments Off [NOTE: This was sent to DCNR employees yesterday afternoon.] Good afternoon to everyone in DCNR. The legislature has begun! For many of us the next four months will be a busy time. It is also the time of year my wife complains because she has to help me iron my dress shirts! This promises to be the most interesting session in recent memory. There are a lot of issues on the table from agency...
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Cooperating across state lines to protect Tahoe

Posted by on Dec 15, 2008 in Conservation | Comments Off Backyard conservation can have far-reaching effects, as homeowners in two states of the Lake Tahoe Basin learn from cooperating conservation districts (Article courtesy of the National Association of Conservation Districts’ report, Our Land, Our Water.) Cooperation across state lines between two conservation districts is helping residents in the Lake Tahoe basin protect one...
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