About Us

The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources conserves, protects, manages, and enhances the state's natural resources in order to provide the highest quality of life for Nevada's citizens and visitors.

The Department includes eight divisions:

• Environmental Protection
• Forestry
• State Parks
• State Lands
• Water Resources
• Conservation Districts
• Nevada Natural Heritage Program
• Wild Horse Program

The Department also provides staff support to the Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and has responsibility for numerous boards and commissions:

• Advisory Board on Natural Resources
• State Environmental Commission
• State Conservation Commission
• Board for Financing Water Projects
• Well Driller’s Advisory Board
• Board to Review Petroleum Claims
• State Land Use Planning Advisory Council
• Commission for the Preservation of Wild Horses
• Board of Review (State Lands)
• California-Nevada Interstate Compact
• Columbia Basin Interstate Compact
• Water Resources Planning and Development Advisory Board