Director’s update: October 2009

Posted by on Sep 30, 2009 in Conservation, Featured article, News, State Lands | Comments Off Good afternoon to everyone in DCNR. This Director’s report is a couple of days early this month due to some important news concerning the upcoming flu season. Please read the information below carefully and stay healthy as we enter the fall and winter (and flu) seasons. A look at the flu season: prevention and recovery As the typical fall through winter flu season gets underway, there...
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September 2009 Director's Report

Posted by on Sep 4, 2009 in Conservation, News | Comments Off Good afternoon.  Following is the Director’s update for September.  I hope everyone is looking forward to the Labor Day weekend. The budget situation Despite what seems to be a bottoming out of the recession in some parts of the U.S., the Nevada economy still appears to be in the doldrums.  Gaming and sales taxes, and other revenue sources, are still just at or below...
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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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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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Director's Report, March 2009

Posted by on Mar 9, 2009 in Conservation, News | Comments Off [NOTE: This was sent to DCNR employees last week.] Good afternoon to everyone in DCNR. I hope you are having a great late winter. Budget Update We have now gone through three sets of hearings where we presented our division budgets in detail and fielded a number of questions. One outcome of those hearings has been considerable news coverage in the print and broadcast media. One bright spot has...
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