The Nature Conservancy conducts its first prescribed burn in Nevada. During a week in January, fire crews from the Conservancy and Nevada Division of Forestry oversaw multiple burns on TNC's Torranch Ranch property, located in the Oasis Valley north of Las Vegas. TNC scientists had determined that burning excess vegetation was the most effective way of clearing Mojave Desert wetland and pond habitat that had become choked with reeds and cattails. Full story

Places We Protect

From Red Rock Canyon to Pyramid Lake, TNC and its partners have been protecting Nevada's Last Great Places since 1967. Still among The Conservancy’s smallest chapters, Nevada was its first to safeguard one million acres.  

Partnering in Protection
On June 21, 2007 The Nature Conservancy's Nevada and California Chapters announced they had completed a major land acquisition in the Truckee watershed, including seven riverfront miles and 3,200 acres of forestlands. 

Turning the Truckee

TNC and its partners have long been working to turn the tide back in the Truckee River's favor.Last fall, after more than a decade of quiet and steady progress, we literally turned the Truckee, when the river's flow was redirected into a new channel at TNC's McCarran Ranch.

Strategic Planning

TNC scientists and trustees recently updated the Nevada Chapter's strategic plan, identifying Nevada's 21 highest priority landscapes and committing TNC resources to protecting 12 of those by 2015.