Monthly Archives: June, 2014
USDA to hold first-ever LGBT Interagency Pride Celebration June 10-11
The public is invited to join the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, Rural Development, Forest Service and...
Graduate students win at Tri-State Governor’s Cup
Dragonfly Energy, a graduate entrepreneurship team from the University of Nevada, Reno, won first place and $30,000 in the graduate-level competition of the annual...
‘Discover Your Future’ at the University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is offering teens the opportunity to stay on the University of Nevada, Reno campus June 22 – 25, where...
Fallon’s Hometown Hero event promotes healthy living, celebrates Nevada’s sesquicentennial
Inaugural Hometown Hero Fun Run & Walk June 21FALLON, Nev. (June 5, 2014) – Some of the country’s top athletes, all hailing from Fallon, Nev.,...
BLM urges prevention of Human Caused fires
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District would like to remind the community to be aware of the increased chance of wildfire...
A Pack First: Nevada to face SEC team in 2015
RENO, Nev. – For the first time in its history, the Nevada football team will play against a school from the Southeastern Conference as...
Nell J. Redfield Foundation pledges $2 million to Pennington Student Achievement Center
The Nell J. Redfield Foundation has pledged $2 million in support of the William N. Pennington Student Achievement Center at the University of Nevada,...
Restoration work begins in area affected by Hunter Falls Fire
Friends of Nevada Wilderness, the only statewide environmental organization dedicated to Nevada’s wild lands, has begun a series of restoration work in the Hunter...
BLM to Hold Public Hearing on use of Motorized Vehicles for Management of Wild Horses and Burros
Winnemucca, Nev.—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct a public hearing on the use of motorized vehicles including aircraft in the monitoring and...
Nevada Department of Agriculture offering free pesticide container disposal
SPARKS – The Nevada Department of Agriculture, Interstate Ag Plastics and pesticide users are offering a free opportunity to properly discard unwanted pesticide containers.Nursery operators,...
