In March 2007, the Bureau of Land Management gathered wild burros at Lake Mead in Southern Nevada. Nevada's Wild Horse Program administrator came along to discuss the gather process as the burros were transported by boat across the lake.
An inside view of the Nevada Division of Forestry's initial attack response team based in Minden, Nevada. Meet the Air Operations personnel and see how the division provides support fighting wildland fires in Nevada and California. By July 31, 2007, the team conducted initial attack operations on 30 fires for a total of 93 hours of flying time. The peak of the 2007 fire season had not yet begun.
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.
More than 1,400 acres at the Carson River Ranches, Nevada state park have been treated for weeds using goats for prescribed grazing. Park regional manager Eric Johnson explains the project and the benefit to the state.
U.S. Senator Harry Reid, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Chair Mervin Wright gather for the signing of the Truckee River Operating Agreement. Also features a welcome from Reno Mayor Bob Cashell.
The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection with the U.S. EPA and the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony have collaborated to clean up contaminated land in Reno, Nevada. This video shares the success of the environmental Brownfields program, which loans money to restore land to productive use.
Reseeding the fire-ripped range begins. Stabilizing the black includes waging war on invasive species. Tom Turk, with the Nevada Division of Forestry, discusses land rehabilitation efforts already beginning in Elko County. Newscast from KENV, Elko (www.kenvtv.com). Used with permission.
Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons was briefed by wildfire managers from the Nevada Division of Forestry, U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management about projections for the 2007 wildfire season.
BP donates a Solar Utility Vehicle to Spring Mountain Ranch outside of Las Vegas, which is part of Nevada's state park system. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons is on hand to receive the vehicle and take it for a test drive.
Governor Jim Gibbons proclaims May 19-25, 2007 as Nevada's Wildland Fire Awareness Week. Multiple state, local and federal agencies participated in the kick-off event at Nevada's State Capital in Carson City.