BLM NEWS RELEASE BATTLE MOUNTAIN – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office will begin the removal of approximately 182 excess wild horses and burros from in and around the Montezuma Peak and Paymaster Herd Management Areas (HMAs) beginning on or about September 13. The gather is estimated to...
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USFS NEWS RELEASE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is urging the public to use caution within the Angora Fire area and avoid areas with large concentrations of dead standing trees. Forest Service staff working in the area report that trees are falling on a regular...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE SPARKS — The State of Nevada, Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease Laboratory has tested a total of 2,609 mosquito pools to date. Mosquito surveillance (conducted by county vector control agencies and the State Entomologist) started on March 17th in Clark County. 2010 surveillance coverage is again state wide. The 1st WNV...
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BLM NEWS RELEASE BATTLE MOUNTAIN – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office will begin the removal of approximately 198 wild horses from in and around the Reveille Herd Management Area (HMA) on September 7, with the gather lasting about four days. The gather is needed to achieve the...
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BLM NEWS RELEASE The BLM has asked the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council (NAS/NRC) to make an independent technical review of the Wild Horse & Burro (WH&B) Program to ensure that the BLM is using the best science available in managing wild horses and burros on Western rangelands. The NAS/NRC has previously reviewed...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Sen. Harry Reid today delivered the commencement address at the Sierra Nevada Job Corps graduation ceremony in Reno. Job Corps is a training program that helps young people between the ages of 16 and 24 get the technical and academic training they need to prepare for their careers. In his speech,...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Sen. Harry Reid today welcomed Gradient Resources to its new headquarters in Reno. The geothermal power company, formerly known as Vulcan Power, recently moved here from Bend, Ore. The company has projects planned in Northern Nevada that will generate nearly 1,000 construction jobs and 80 permanent jobs. Their developments will result...
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By Nevada Policy Research Institute LAS VEGAS—A fiscal policy analyst with the Nevada Policy Research Institute today reacted to the release of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rory Reid’s budget plan, saying that while Reid is right that Nevada’s budget needs fundamental reform and can be balanced without raising taxes, his plan is short on details...
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BLM NEWS RELEASE WINNEMUCCA — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District Office will enforce a temporary closure and the prohibition of certain activities on public lands immediately surrounding the site of the 2010 Burning Man event through Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. The closures and prohibitions are necessary to provide for public safety...
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BLM NEWS RELEASE Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced an interim strategy to help the agency respond to the anticipated occurrence of white-nose syndrome (WNS) on BLM-administered lands nationwide. It is anticipated this strategy will be in place until more detailed guidance is developed, including applicable components of the Interagency National Response...
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