Public comment date scheduled for Southern Nevada Water Authority water-right hearing

Posted by on Sep 20, 2011 in News, Water | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada State Engineer, Jason King, announced today additional locations for public comment during the upcoming Southern Nevada Water Authority water-right hearing. The hearing is scheduled for multiple weeks beginning September 26, 2011. Public comment is scheduled for October 7, 2011 at 8 a.m. and will be video cast from several locations. The locations for public...
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Facts and Clarifications: Las Vegas Green Industry Stimulus Fund Projects

Posted by on Aug 24, 2011 in Conservation, Forestry, News | Comments Off The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources clarified today recent reporting on stimulus fund projects in the Las Vegas area. News reports have cited low job creation and costs associated with the Clark County Urban Forestry Revitalization project. This program, carried out by the Nevada Division of Forestry, was one of a number of projects solicited by the federal government...
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NDEP issues statement about safe drinking water in Nevada

Posted by on Dec 15, 2009 in Env. Protection, News, Water | Comments Off UPDATED December 17, 2009 CARSON CITY, Nev. — State officials said today that information sent recently to national news media by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is inaccurate, misleading and does not tell the true story of drinking water quality in Nevada. “The fact is that Reno and Las Vegas drinking water meets and is significantly better than federal Environmental Protection...
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Conservation plants for sale at state nursery

Posted by on Oct 14, 2009 in Conservation, Forestry | Comments Off LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Division of Forestry State Tree Nursery in Las Vegas is open to the public year-round and has extended its fall hours to include selected Saturdays in October and November. The nursery has more than 45 species of locally grown native and adapted trees, shrubs and forbs for land owners in Southern Nevada. Most species are available in 1-gallon containers for $3.00,...
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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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