The winning entry in the annual art contest was selected by a panel of seven judges including two wildlife commissioners. Klinefelter’s painting of two northern shovelers near a patch of reeds will now grace Nevada’s 2010-2011 State Duck Stamp.
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As part of Jarbidge Bat Blitz, an interagency group of wildlife biologists from the Nevada Bat Working Group, other resource specialists, and volunteers conducted bat surveys and provided logistical support to a mine closure team to build four bat-friendly gated closures on the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in July. The...
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The Carson Ranger District on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will hold a public open house meeting on September 8, 2009, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the Washoe County Public Library South Valleys Branch, at 15650A Wedge Parkway in Reno, Nevada, to present and discuss the Arrowhawk Fuels Reduction and Ecosystem Enhancement Project.
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Mike Henderson has a nice video of Galena Creek at dusk. Here’s the information from Youtube: “Evening @ Galena Creek in the Mt. Rose Wilderness. Starring Barrett Donovan and Juni.
“Music from Ali Farka Toure, Radio Mali, 1996.”
Enjoy.
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We just confirmed that the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority is behind the new Twitter and Facebook accounts that are petitioning to bring "Reno-911" back to Comedy Central. It was reported last week that Comedy Central was canceling the show, and we interviewed Lt. Dangle who apologized to the Reno Police Department and Washoe...
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From the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s blog:
Every year, many people contemplate pulling up stakes and moving to the Silver State. While many factors come into consideration, including schools, parks and proximity to vital services, more and more folks want to know whether the air their breathe and the water quality will live up...
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Here are the top and bottom five stories from This Is Reno based on visitor trends. We built the site on Saturday, started posting Sunday but stats didn’t kick in until Monday, so there’s a bias against stories posted on Sunday. We’re averaging about 100 pageviews each day.
Thanks to all for a great first...
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News release from the Governor’s Office:
Governor Jim Gibbons today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Nevada a $438,573 grant. The grant comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Package). The Governor’s Energy Advisor, Dr. Hatice Gecol, applied for the grant.
The money will be used to hire or retrain...
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News release submitted on behalf of NNDA:
CARSON CITY — Northern Nevada Development Authority (NNDA) announces the State of the Economy business resource reception to be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Carson Nugget, 507 North Carson Street, Carson City.
This is a rare opportunity to find out where the...
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