Nevada State Parks’ wood sale permits available September 12

Posted by on Aug 27, 2009 in Conservation, Featured article, Forestry, State Parks | Comments Off 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 per address/family. Approximately 230 permits are available on a first-come, first-served...
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State nursery has plants available for fall planting

Posted by on Aug 13, 2009 in Conservation, Featured article, Forestry | Comments Off 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 tolerant of the summer heat. Take advantage of this time by...
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Inmate walk away not a Conservation Camp crew member

Posted by on Aug 6, 2009 in News | Comments Off 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 trustee and was not assigned to an NDF work crew. We have made...
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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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State nursery opening Thursday for conservation plant sales and workshops

Posted by on May 11, 2009 in Conservation, Featured article, Forestry | Comments Off 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 windbreaks, soil erosion control, water conservation and...
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