Fire summit aims to teach, raise awareness and prevent losses

Posted by on Oct 5, 2009 in Conservation, Forestry, News | Comments Off Fire is a natural force, one that in recent decades has become increasingly more devastating. The Nevada Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Summit, being held today and tomorrow at the University of Nevada, is a meeting for multiple government agencies and non-governmental organizations to examine in detail the realities of fire on urban areas. Besides costly fire suppression expenses, fire impacts...
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State Forester issues fire threat warning for Fourth of July weekend

Posted by on Jun 29, 2009 in Featured article, Forestry | Comments Off CARSON CITY – The Fourth of July weekend is near and the holiday provides an excellent opportunity for friends and families to get together throughout Nevada to enjoy its mountains, rivers and many recreational opportunities. Nevada’s State Forester/Firewarden, Pete Anderson, issued this statement today regarding statewide fire danger this coming weekend: “After several years...
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Wildfire Awareness Week event Friday May 1

Posted by on Apr 26, 2009 in Conservation, Featured article, Forestry, News | Comments Off “Ember Awareness” event to feature a live fire “hazard house” and combustible housing materials demonstrations, exhibits, firefighting equipment, helicopters and Smokey Bear. CARSON CITY, Nev. – It’s often not the active fire fronts in a wildfire that burn homes. Instead, it is the embers blown by wind that enter homes through vents and chimneys and...
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Carson City’s Firefighting Sheep (video)

Posted by on Apr 23, 2008 in Conservation, News | Comments Off The sheep are back grazing cheatgrass in the hills of Carson City, Nevada. Ann Bollinger from Carson City Parks and Open Space discusses the grazing project and how targeted grazing can be used to help manage invasive weeds and protect homes from...
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Crews work to restore Waterfall fire area

Posted by on Apr 4, 2008 in Conservation, Forestry, News | Comments Off With the choke of a drill’s carburetor and a whiff of gas, the workers on a south facing slope in Ash Canyon went to work–digging, boring holes and planting. “Yeah, you know it’s a nice day when you do this for a living and there’s no place you’d rather be,” said Nevada Department of Forestry Fire Captain Joe Fording, who this week and next will help...
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