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Information, programs and training to help ranchers, agencies and other stakeholders with the complex issues facing Nevada's rangelands.

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Collaborative Resource Stewardship Program

Nevada Youth Range Camp Program

Cattlemen's Update

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How do I get water rights for my farm in Nevada?

Buying land in Nevada to farm? That’s just the first step—legal water access is critical. Learn how to verify, transfer, or acquire water rights, and why working with experts is key to staying compliant and avoiding costly penalties or shutdowns.

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Cattlemen's Update

Cattlemen’s Update is Extension’s annual educational program offered for beef cattle producers to learn about issues affecting profitability and product quality in the Great Basin region.

Collaborative Resource Stewardship Program

Extension has helped lead Collaborative Resource Stewardship efforts in northeastern Nevada over the past seven years, resulting in a model for other states and areas.

Conservation & Sustainability

Extension offices provide support and research for many conservation initiatives throughout the state of Nevada. In addition, a partnership with Nevada's Conservation Districts has been formed which assists both organizations with the overall vision of Conservation for the state of Nevada while providing additional education and resources to help conserve Nevada's natural resources.

Living With Fire

Helping Nevadans and visitors prepare for wildfire

Nevada Creeks & Communities

An interagency and interdisciplinary program designed to meet Nevada's need for riparian management education. The program team teaches workshops and submits proposals; writes articles and publications; and works with landowners, land users, and interest groups and agencies.

Nevada Naturalist

This program educates adult volunteers who educate others and engage in environmental projects in southern Nevada.

Nevada Youth Range Camp Program

Most of Nevada’s youth live in large urban environments, with little exposure to rangelands, forests or agricultural environments, and the products and services rangelands provide. This program teaches students ages 14-18 how to read maps; identify and the importance of rangeland plants; evaluate sagebrush, woodland and stream ecosystems; wildlife habitat; and many other topics related to rangelands.

Rangeland related Books, Articles, Fact Sheets, Reports, Videos...


A Homeowner's Guide to Planting Crested Wheatgrass The following description for planting crested wheatgrass applies to homeowners seeding relatively small areas (less than two acres) and who do not have access to specialized rangeland seeding equipment. For larger planting efforts, contact your local University of Nevada Cooperative Extension office for suggestions. Smith, E., Davison, J., Carlos, B. 1999, Extension \| University of Nevada, Reno, FS-99-96
A Homeowner’s Guide to Cheatgrass Cheatgrass, also known as downy brome and bronco grass, is an annual plant native to Europe and Asia. Cheatgrass has a serious environmental impact on Nevada. It dries out very quickly, becoming extremely flammable. This increases the occurrence and intensity of fires in sagebrush areas. Davison, J. and Smith, E. 2006, Extension \| University of Nevada, Reno, FS-05-29
Be Careful! Cheatgrass is extremely flammable! Dry cheatgrass is one of the most easily ignitable substances on Nevada's rangelands. It is the kindling that fuels many of our wildfires. Once ignited, cheatgrass fires can travel very fast. Be careful! Be prepared! Smith, Ed, Davison, Jay 2008, Extension \| University of Nevada, Reno SP-05-08
Bridging the Gap between Rangeland Management and Rangeland Research: The Need for Regular Inclusion of Synthetic Review Articles in the Journal of Range Management. Schultz, B.W., and Zamudio, D. 1998, Rangelands. 20(5):30-35.
Buying Seed: Understanding Analysis, Certification and Treatment Tags Understanding the components of seed labels and certification tags is important when purchasing seed for wildland restoration projects. Learn the common components of a seed label and the different seed certification tags issued by official seed-certifying agencies. Taylor, M. and Wilhelm, R. 2019, Extension \| University of Nevada, Reno
Climate Change Impacts in Nevada Summarized in this fact sheet are specific details about how climate change has already and will continue to impact the state of Nevada and strategies that can be used to prepare for these changes. McAfee, S., Restaino, C., Ormerod, K., Dettinger, M., McEvoy, D., Kalansky, J., Cayan, D., Lachniet, M., Moser, S., VanderMolen, K., Wall, T. 2021, Extension \| University of Nevada, Reno FS-21-06
Combine Defensible Space and Best Management Practices (BMP's) Homeowners at Lake Tahoe need to protect their homes from wildfire. At the same time, they are required to protect Lake Tahoe’s famed water clarity from sediment caused by soil erosion. These goals can be accomplished most efficiently if owners plan their defensible space and their best management practices together. Cobourn, John 2008, Extension \| University of Nevada, Reno, FS-08-26
Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany. Schultz, B.W. 2009, Cox, M., et al. Habitat Guidelines for Mule Deer: Intermountain West Region. Mule Deer Working Group. Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Pages 26-27.
Developing a Drought Management Plan Foster, S.S. 2016, Cattle Producer’s Handbook, Drought and Other Natural Disasters Section
Differential Herbicide Effectiveness on Adjacent Populations of Young (Seedling) and Mature Perennial Pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium). Schultz, B.W. 2011, Journal of NACAA. 4:2.
Drought and Fire in Nevada: Is fire risk higher during drought? This short factsheet describes the relationship between fire and drought in Nevada. It contradicts the common misperception that drought always leads to more fire and provides detailed information about how drought relates to fire in different kinds of ecosystems. Davis, A., McAfee, S., Restaino, C., Ormerod, K.J. 2022, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno Factsheet
Ecology of Curlleaf Mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) in Western and Central Nevada: Community and Population Structure. Schultz, B.W., Tueller, P.T., and Tausch, R.J. 1990, Journal of Range Management. 43:13-20.

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