Exploration and Early Settlement in Nevada Historic Context
A white paper describing 1800’s historical European settlement.
The Late Quaternary Biographic Histories of Some Great Basin Mammals
The Great Basin of arid western North America provides one of the most detailed late Pleistocene and Holocene mammal records available for any part of the world, though the record […]
Title 36, Part 800: Protection of Historic Properties
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires Federal agencies to take into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties and afford the Council a reasonable opportunity […]
Sustainability Action Across Nevada
A list of state-led plans and initiatives, sustainability plans, climate plans, and other sustainability initiatives that have been developed and initiated across Nevada.
Earth Day: Fastest-Warming Cities and Record Clean Investment
A report from Climate Central which has analyzed average annual temperature trends in 241 U.S. cities, 49 states (see Methodology), and the entire nation since 1970.
City of Reno Sustainability and Climate Action Plan
The City of Reno’s Sustainability & Climate Action Plan provides a clear roadmap for the actions we will take to make real progress. The plan builds on the 2017 Sustainability Report. The […]
Washoe County Climate Action Plan
The Washoe County Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a strategic document that outlines a collection of measures and policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and actively address climate challenges. […]
Native Uses of Native Plants
Native Uses of Native Plants is published by the Natural Resources Conservation Service in California and Nevada with information from the National Plant Data Center and the PLANTS database. The […]
Relationship Between Specific Conductance and Total Dissolved Solids
This white paper discusses the Truckee River and total dissolved solids (TDS), which consists of non-particulate material in water such as ions, salts, organics, nutrients, and metals.
Natural Resources Case Studies and Best Practices Memorandum
The purpose of this memorandum (memo) is to help inform the selection of conservation goals and policies for inclusion in the Natural Resources Plan, which will be part of the […]