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Recreational trails grant funds available
CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Federal Highway Administration grant program administered by Nevada Division of State Parks is accepting pre-applications for the 2010 round of recreation trails projects until March 31, 2010.
The amount of funding for recreational trail construction and improvements is expected to be about $1.3 million. Federal, state, city and county governments, special [...]
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State Parks
Recreational trails grant funds availableCARSON CITY, Nev. — The Federal Highway Administration grant program administered by Nevada Division of State Parks is accepting pre-applications for the 2010 round of recreation trails projects until March 31, 2010.
The amount of funding for recreational trail construction and improvements is expected to be about $1.3 million. Federal, state, city and county governments, special [...]
Forestry
Stimulus funding available for providers of Spanish-language tree-care training classes in Washoe County
CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Division of Forestry is requesting proposals for 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding to provide Spanish-language landscape management classes for the green industry workforce in the Reno, Sparks area.
There is $15,000 available for projects.
The purpose of the funding is to improve the awareness, management and care of [...]
Natural heritage
New tool developed to assess vulnerability of species to climate change
Using NatureServe Index, Scientists Can Prioritize Which Species are at Greatest Risk
“We plan to use the Vulnerability Index to eventually assess all the species in the state, including the common ones, some of which could actually be the most susceptible to climate change,†Jennifer Newmark, administrator of the Nevada Natural Heritage Program
ARLINGTON, Va.― From declines [...]
