Archive for January 2007

Water Quality Award Presented to Tahoe Group

Jan 23rd, 2007 | By Bob Conrad | Category: News
NDEP Logo

LAKE TAHOE — The Tahoe Water Suppliers Association (TWSA), has been recognized by the State of Nevada for its protection of the water quality of Lake Tahoe, a primary source of drinking water for the region. 



Wal-Mart awards grants to State Parks

Jan 18th, 2007 | By Bob Conrad | Category: State Parks
State Parks Administrator Dave Morrow, Wal-Mart

(State Parks) CARSON CITY, Nev.–The Wal-Marts in Fallon and Carson Valley announced yesterday two cash grants awarded to the Nevada Division of State Parks. 



Fire, Ice and a Historic Nevada Cannon Outdoor snow sculpting competition comes to Ely

Jan 3rd, 2007 | By Bob Conrad | Category: State Parks
White Pine Fire and Ice Show Sculpture

(State Parks) ELY, Nev.—The wonders of winter are coming to Ely, Nevada. What has quickly become a national event, the White Pine Fire and Ice Show, now in its third year, is a highly visual, two-day snow- and ice-sculpture competition followed by a fireworks display over a frozen, high-desert lake.



Nevada’s Bats

Jan 2nd, 2007 | By Bob Conrad | Category: Conservation
Nevada Bat Photo by Jennifer Newmark

Aerial mammals are perched on the state’s conservation radar
By Bob Conrad
This article originally appeared in RLIFE Magazine, November 2006.
It’s furry, hungry and the victim of stereotypes. The Brazilian free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis, is one of Nevada’s 23 bat species and has a part-time home in the Truckee Meadows. The small, flying mammal plays an [...]



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