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 [...]

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 [...]

LAS VEGAS — Wildland fire officials will lift fire restrictions on public lands in Southern Nevada managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, Nevada Division of Forestry, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service on Thursday, October 1, 2009. Due to recent changes in the weather, fire [...]

CARSON CITY — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District Office, the Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, and the Nevada Division of Forestry’s Sierra Forest Fire Protection District announced last week the lifting of fire restrictions that have been in place since July 24, 2009. Restrictions expired September [...]

ELKO — The Nevada Division of Forestry, Spring Creek High School, and the Silver Sage FFA Chapter are once again teaming up to bring northeastern Nevadans a wide selection of conservation trees and shrubs at reasonable costs. There are 21 different species of shrubs, deciduous trees and evergreen trees available. Tree and shrub seedlings range [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Permits go on sale September 12, 2009 for the Nevada Division of State Parks’ annual wood sale. The sale starts at 8 a.m. at the State Library and Archives building located at 100 N. Stewart Street. Permits are $50 (cash or check only) per cord and are limited to two cords [...]

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Forestry State Tree Nursery in Washoe Valley has a great selection of low cost, conservation plants available for fall planting. Fall is a great time for planting as warm soils encourage root growth before the ground freezes. Fall plantings with an already established root system will be more [...]

The Reno Gazette-Journal story “Prison camp walk away in Carson City may be headed to Reno area,” published August 5, 2009 contained an error about an inmate that walked away from a work site. It said that the inmate was “assigned to a Nevada Division of Forestry crew.” This is incorrect. The inmate was a [...]

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 [...]

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Forestry’s State Nursery in Washoe Valley will be opening May 14, 2009. The nursery will be open to the public from 8:30 am to 3 pm Thursday through Saturday until mid-October. The nursery is designed to assist landowners by providing plant material suitable for conservation uses such as [...]