Bird Watching in Northern Nevada
Pinyon pine and juniper trees were recently removed from the Overland Pass Habitat Improvement Project area on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest's Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District. This initiative is in line with the USDA Forest Service's National Wildland Crisis Strategy, which aims to minimize the risk of hazardous fuels. As part of this effort, the public is permitted to gather dead and downed wood in the Big Wash-West area south of Cherry Spring Canyon and the Overland Pass area, all located in the southern portion of the Ruby Mountains.
RENO – In July, the Nevada State Climate Office based in the Department of Geography at the University of Nevada, Reno hired a new state climatologist, Baker Perry. Perry came to the University from Appalachian State University where he worked for over a decade. Perry’s background is in climatology, and he is also a National Geographic Explorer. The former interim state climatologist, Tom Albright, is now the deputy state climatologist for the office.
Federal funding generated from the sale of public land in Nevada will be used to finance 36 projects aimed at enhancing recreation and restoration projects across Nevada and the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Nevadans have voted to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s Constitution, where they would be harder to undo, as they seek to further shore up access to abortion since the decision was returned back to the states with the overturning of Roe v. Wade two years ago. The approval of Question 6, which asked voters whether the Nevada Constitution should include a fundamental right to abortion, means that the Constitution will be amended if a majority of voters also approve it in 2026.
The federal government is now facing a lawsuit challenging its approval of the first domestic lithium project authorized under the Biden Administration, which opponents say would threaten the survival of an endangered wildflower endemic to Nevada. In October, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management issued the final approval for Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron mine in Esmeralda County after a four-year federal permitting and environmental review process.
Going into Election Day, Republicans had cast 42,238 more votes than Democrats in Nevada. Cumulative totals released by the Nevada Secretary of State’s office showed that of 1,089,092 votes, 37.7% of them had been cast by Republicans, 33.8% by Democrats, and 28.6% by nonpartisan and third party voters.
Former President Donald Trump has won Nevada’s six electoral votes, becoming the first Republican to win the state in two decades and riding a wave of discontent over the economy and an embrace of voting methods that Nevada Republicans have previously eschewed. Nevada, with its six electoral votes, proved not to be a decider — Trump appears to have swept the seven swing states, with races called for him in all but Michigan and Arizona, where he currently leads.
Nevada voters have rejected the most significant proposed change to the state’s election system since mail-in ballots were implemented in 2020. Question 3, which proposed to implement open primaries and ranked-choice voting, was behind by a substantial margin after the release of results from early voting and mail ballots received before Election Day. It’s a blow for proponents who had looked to the concept as a way to bolster centrism in politics and give a voice to a growing number of nonpartisans who can’t vote in marquee primary contests. It likely would have led to the state being a single-party state. Alaska, where a similar measure passed several years ago, is working to repeal it.
Question 7, which would require Nevadans to present photo identification before voting in person saw a decisive victory. The proposal would also require voters list additional personal information on their mail ballots. Nevada voters will need to approve Question 7 again in the 2026 General Election before the photo ID requirement goes into effect.
The Elko County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution supporting Utah in its quest to acquire more than 18 million acres of federally held public land. In a federal lawsuit filed in August by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Attorney General Sean Reyes, Utah asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the federal government can indefinitely hold unappropriated lands — land that is not managed as a national park, forest, conservation area or otherwise protected — within states, an issue that spans multiple Western states.
Christmas tree permits for National Forest System lands on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Austin-Tonopah, Ely, and Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge RanChristmas tree permits for National Forest System lands on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Austin-Tonopah, Ely, and Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger Districts are available for purchase in person or by phone . For permit details, maps, current vendor list, safety tips, and types of trees that may be cut, visit: http://bit.ly/HTNFChristmasTreePermit. The U.S. Forest Service Christmas Tree Program is designed for families, businesses, and institutions wishing to cut their own trees for decorating. Christmas tree permits are issued on a first-come, first- serve basis for $5 each, with a limit of five trees per household. Permits are nonrefundable and nontransferable and only valid through Dec. 25, 2024.ger Districts are available for purchase in person or by phone .
The Department of the Interior announced it will commit over $375 million to fund 36 projects aimed at enhancing recreational opportunities, conserving wildlife habitat, reducing hazardous fuels, and preventing wildfires across Nevada and the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The funding, sourced from land sales under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA), marks a continued investment in sustainable community infrastructure and environmental preservation.
The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District released for a 30-day public comment period the East Humboldt and Ruby Mountains Fuels Reduction and Landscape Resilience Project’s Notice of Proposed Action to prepare an environmental assessment.
CARSON CITY — Today, the Nevada Commission on Mentoring (NCOM) announced it is accepting applications for FY2025 micro-grants. Micro-grants are available to nonprofit organizations or programs in the state of Nevada that provide mentorship to youth 3 to 24 years old.