[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is reprinted from the University of Nevada's Great Basin Wildfire publication edited by Dr. Elwood Miller, Dr. Rang Narayanan and Bob Conrad.] The Great Basin is a high elevation, arid to semi-arid region with annual precipitation ranging from five inches in the most arid, lower-elevation locations to 30 inches in the [...]
“Ember Awareness†event to feature a live fire “hazard house†and combustible housing materials demonstrations, exhibits, firefighting equipment, helicopters and Smokey Bear. CARSON CITY, Nev. – It’s often not the active fire fronts in a wildfire that burn homes. Instead, it is the embers blown by wind that enter homes through vents and chimneys and [...]
CARSON CITY, Nev.–Governor Jim Gibbons today helped kick off Nevada Wildland Fire Awareness Week with festivities at Washoe Lake State Park. Wildland Fire Awareness Week runs May 17 – May 24 and was created by proclamation of the Governor to raise awareness about individual responsibilities for preventing wildland fires and protecting life and property. “It’s [...]
The sheep are back grazing cheatgrass in the hills of Carson City, Nevada. Ann Bollinger from Carson City Parks and Open Space discusses the grazing project and how targeted grazing can be used to help manage invasive weeds and protect homes from wildfires.
The Nevada Division of Forestry and Storey County Fire Department held a controlled burn yesterday in Storey County’s community of Lockwood. Click the image to view the slideshow. Â
CARSON CITY, Nev.—Governor Jim Gibbons will meet tomorrow with U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to discuss the federal government’s role in assisting Nevada with post-fire land rehabilitation efforts and the U.S. District Court’s recent decision to reverse a 2004 decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to not list the Sage Grouse [...]
CARSON CITY, Nev.–Governor Jim Gibbons signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the governors of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming to outline and formulate a cooperative plan to ensure the continued coordinated support efforts for wildland fire fuels management and rehabilitation efforts between all four states. “Due to exceptionally dry conditions and a lack of available [...]
