Posts Tagged ‘ nature ’

Elko honored as a Tree City USA community

May 28th, 2008 | By | Category: Conservation, Forestry, News

ELKO, Nev.–Elko was recently named a Tree City USA community by The National Arbor Day Foundation to honor the city’s commitment to community forestry. Eight other Nevada communities re-certified their “Tree City USA” designation for their activities in 2007. The “Tree City USA” award recognizes communities that effectively manage public tree resources. More than 3200 [...]

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Getting children involved with nature

Oct 24th, 2007 | By | Category: State Parks
Lahontan State Recreation Area in Nevada.

By David Morrow Administrator, Nevada State Parks CARSON CITY, Nev.–As park and recreational professionals, we should be concerned about a growing trend in America, increased screen time spent on computers, cell phones, video games and television. The latest Parks & Recreation magazine had an article entitled “Returning to Nature.” It asked its members and other [...]

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