Funds generated from Mt. Charleston license plate sales CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Division of State Lands has announced the second round of grants from the Mt. Charleston License Plate Program with $125,000 in funds available. Applications for suitable projects are being accepted now through January 29, 2010. Application information can be obtained by [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev. —  The Nevada National Guard used a helicopter training exercise Friday to airlift rusty junk cars from the Carson River that have lurked for years below the water surface, threatening the safety of whitewater rafters, kayakers and marring the river’s natural beauty. A CH-47 Chinook helicopter flew over several miles of the [...]

The avid hiking and cycling population in Incline Village, Crystal Bay and the entire Northern Nevada community has for years wondered if a Reno to Tahoe hiking trail was feasible. Around this time next year, those citizens may get a positive answer. A tentative date is set for mid-summer 2009 to begin work on a [...]

In a step to prevent further development in the Carson River floodplain in Dayton, the Lyon County Board of Commissioners March 20 approved moving forward on seeking a grant to buy land along the Carson River. Commissioner Bob Milz explained the county would apply for Question 1 grant funding from the state (program authorize by [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev.—The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has identified new administrators for the department’s Division of State Lands and Natural Heritage Program upon the upcoming retirement of two long-time administrators. “The Department is fortunate to have such outstanding talent within its ranks that I am able to name the eventual replacements for [...]