Open Spaces, Special Places
Clouds over Washoe Valley.
If the view over a pristine ridgeline is important to you, or if you value Nevada's rivers and the streams that feed them…
If you want to see wildlife habitats preserved, or be able to hike to the top of a favorite mountain…
If you see open space as critical to your quality of life…
You are not alone.
The Nevada Land Conservancy is Nevada's “homegrown” non-profit land trust working with landowners and communities to protect and preserve open space for an enhanced quality of life. We invite you to learn more about our mission, the special places we protect, and how to get involved.
12th Annual Silver Peak "Brews with a View" Hike Planned
Spooner-Marlette Hike on September 24, 2011 to benefit NVLC
Thirsty conservationists are invited to join Silver Peak Restaurant & Brewery's 12th Annual Beer Hike on behalf of Nevada Land Conservancy, Saturday, September 24th. The event will enjoy its second year using the Nevada State Park Spooner-Marlette Lake trail. Participants can enjoy a cold, award-winning Silver Peak beer at Marlette Lake for a suggested donation of $5. The hike begins at 8:30 a.m. from the Spooner Lake parking facilities at the intersection of State Route 28 and U.S. Highway 50.
The hike from Spooner to Marlette Lake is roughly 9.5 miles round trip with a 1,200 foot elevation gain and no more than 5% grade, so participants are encouraged to drink lots of water when hiking (restrooms are available at Marlette Lake!). Participants can hike, bike or ride horses up the trail, and hike-in camping is available near the lake. Bikes are available for rent at Spooner Lake --775-749-5349 and www.flumetrail.com. The trailhead marker to Marlette Lake is located at the eastern most end of the Spooner parking lot past the toilets. Remember, our state parks need help too -- parking is $12 per vehicle with a $2 discount for Nevada residents (please consider carpooling). Silver Peak Restaurant and Brewery is located at 124 Wonder Street and can be reached at 775-324-1864.
Swan Lake Open House and Restoration Event -- October 1, 2011
More than one hundred and fifty species of birds can't be wrong; Swan Lake Nature Study Area is a very special place! Come check it out for yourself Saturday October 1st between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. during the first ever Swan Lake Community Open House & Restoration Event. The day will include planting projects to protect the vulnerable riparian area, birding hikes, and an opportunity to review and discuss our master plan, which was recently updated to enhance protection and preservation of wildlife, natural resources, and the recreation opportunities available at Swan Lake Nature Study Area.
Robin Wilson, Nevada Director of Bird Conservation for the Audubon Society – Important Bird Area Program, will purchase almost 300 riparian plants to transplant with volunteer help, thanks to funding from U.S. Fish and Wildlife. The restoration work will stabilize a section of the creek flowing into Swan Lake prone to flood blow-outs. These transplants will also provide important riparian habitat for roughly one hundred neo-tropical bird species that depend on Swan Lake every year for breeding and nesting habitat.
The Swan Lake Advisory Board believes a hands-on outreach approach is the best way to share the beauty of Swan Lake with the community, and we look forward to listening to visitors and providing information about the history of Swan Lake and our goals and objectives. In addition, we hope the open house will generate volunteers for long-term monitoring, noxious weed removal, and habitat restoration projects.
We hope you'll make time this fall to participate in the first Swan Lake Nature Study Area Community Open House & Restoration Event October 1, 2011. Enjoy the beauty of the Great Basin and its wetlands and sagebrush steppe habitat with your friends and family, and learn more about what Swan Lake has to offer… and in turn, what you can do to help Swan Lake. Details: Becky Stock at Nevada Land Conservancy, (775) 851-5180, or becky at nvlc.org.
Nevada Land Conservancy helps BLM acquire almost 1,300 acres in Black Rock Desert NCA -- High Rock Canyon / Poodle Mountain
April 23, 2010
Nearly 1,300 acres of prime wildlife habitat have been protected by the Nevada Land Conservancy and the Bureau of Land Management in the Little High Rock Canyon, Poodle Mountain and Hardin City areas, within and nearby the Black Rock Desert National Conservation Area. This resource-rich area is another important acquisition made under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) program. Nevada Land Conservancy has been responsible for the purchase of more than 34,000 acres of land through the SNPLMA program since 2002.
The Nevada Land Conservancy nominated this 1,282-acre project in 2007, during Round 8 of SNPLMA, and assisted BLM from the beginning to successfully complete the acquisition.
"The public benefits include protection of significant historic and archaeological sites near Hardin City," said Craig Schriber, Board Chair of Nevada Land Conservancy, "and protection of access to Double Hot Springs and the wet meadows surrounding Hardin City Hot Springs." Nevada Land Conservancy, an independent nonprofit land trust organization, was founded in 1998 to protect critical open space, wildlife habitat, water resources, working landscapes, and recreational access for the public. (more)
Photo credit: Becky Stock, Nevada Land Conservancy
BLM and Nevada Land Conservancy Announce Home Camp Ranch Acquisition
Second-largest Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act acquisition conserves valuable wildlife habitat in northern Washoe County
December 31, 2009
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has completed the purchase of the Home Camp ranch located in northern Washoe County in the vicinity of the Wall Canyon Wilderness Study Area (WSA). The Nevada Land Conservancy nominated Home Camp in Round 7 of SNPLMA, and assisted BLM from the beginning to successfully complete the acquisition.
At 14,824 acres, this wildlife-rich area is the second largest land acquisition made under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) program. The largest acquisition was 17,173 acres in and around the Granite Range and Wall Canyon north of Gerlach, completed in August 2008 and also nominated by Nevada Land Conservancy. (more)
Photo credit: Mark Vollmer