Shorezone decisions will wait until 2006
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North Lake Tahoe Bonanza,
Sunday, December 04, 2005
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State, mining industry agree on plan to cut mercury
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Reno Gazette-Journal,
Friday, November 18, 2005
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Student World Water Forum Nov. 17-18
By
Bob Conrad,
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
University students present the Second Annual Student World Water Forum November 17-18, 2005 in the Jot Travis Student Union Alumni Room. The forum will focus on "perspectives on water issues worldwide" and features University students giving presentions about water issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
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Introducing the beetles
By
Jason Ching,
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
North of Hawthorne runs a river of life. The Walker River feeds Walker Lake, a popular fishing destination, and serves the irrigation needs of hundreds of farmers along its course.
But between over-appropriation of water rights, drought and an invasion of foreign trees, water is growing scarce – and everything involved is drying up as a result. That’s why researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno are thrilled with the early successes of a recent biological control program aimed at saving the vanishing waters. Read more...
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Board to discuss shorezone plan
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Tahoe Bonanza (registration requireed),
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
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Emerald Bay pollution study inconclusive, says its researcher
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Tahoe Daily Tribune,
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
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Gondola fire provides clues to researchers: Scientists find prescribed burns best to decrease nutrient flow into Lake Tahoe
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Tahoe Daily Tribune,
Thursday, August 18, 2005
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Nevada Grows: A dinner of all Nevada food, Sept. 23
By
Bob Conrad,
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
RENO, Nev.--For the second time in Northern Nevada, the award-winning Nevada Grows dinner will celebrate Nevada agriculture by holding a fund-raising dinner of Nevada-grown food. Promising the finest in Nevada-grown products, Nevada Grows will feature a signature dinner created from the tireless efforts of more than a dozen of Nevada's agricultural producers. Read more...
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Researching Wildfire’s Effect on Lake Tahoe Water Quality
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Nevada News,
Friday, August 05, 2005
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Wild Horse Birth Control?
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KOLOTV.com,
Thursday, July 21, 2005
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Nevada's Wild Horses: Is Contraception the Answer?
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Yubanet.com,
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
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Nevada’s Wild Horses: Is Contraception the Answer?
By
Bob Conrad,
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Nevada’s wild horses. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, one fact about the Great Basin’s feral animals is indisputable—the free-roaming animals are challenge to manage.
“Wild horses are a management problem in the sense that they can overpopulate an area fairly rapidly,” according to Meeghan Gray, a doctoral student of ecology, evolution and conservation biology. “They represent a unique problem because they reproduce so well even under really poor conditions and can cause extensive damage to a rangeland.”
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Impossible to pinpoint mercury source, experts say
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Reno Gazette-Journal,
Monday, July 11, 2005
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Tainted Carson River won’t be cleaned up soon
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Reno Gazette-Journal,
Monday, July 11, 2005
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Impossible to pinpoint mercury source, experts say
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Reno Gazette-Journal,
Monday, July 11, 2005
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Is Nevada a toxic neighbor?
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Reno Gazette-Journal,
Monday, July 11, 2005
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Recovery of cutthroat trout focus of Truckee River study
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Reno Gazette-Journal,
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
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Reintroduction of Lahontan cutthroat trout progresses
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Tahoe Bonanza (free login required),
Friday, June 24, 2005
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Alumnus appointed by Pres. Bush to Homeland Security post
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Information Week,
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
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Students drill for clean water in East African village
By
Bob Conrad,
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Ron Petersen went to the remote village of Rabondo, Kenya in the summer of 2002 and heard a dire message:
“We know our water is poison,” Rabondo’s villagers told him. “We know that it is killing our children, but we don’t know what to do about it.”
A largely subsistence farming community, the livelihood of Rabondo’s more than 5,500 inhabitants depends heavily on water. Read more...
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Friends and Alumni hold barbecue at Main Station
By
Bob Conrad,
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
The Friends and Alumni of the College are holding a barbecue July 13 at the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station Main Station Farm.
The event will feature a tour of the farm as well as a meal catered by Wolf Pack meats. Tickets are $5 and include a drink and meal. Read more...
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Mercury rising
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Nevada News,
Thursday, June 02, 2005
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Student named employee of the year
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Nevada News,
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Jennifer Reisig, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, is being recognized for her outstanding quality of work, initiative, adaptability and ability to work independently.
When she was hired as a freshmen, Reisig had few graphic design and writing skills. In less than two years, she is creating video/DVD movies, PowerPoint presentations, a Web-CT course, distance educations presentations and organizing classroom workbooks. Read more...
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Mercury-Laden Clouds Threaten Utah
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ABC News,
Sunday, May 01, 2005
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Dean recognized with unprecedented award
By
Jason Ching,
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
A tumultuous year is no reason to question good leadership, and in fact, it actually affirms it.
Dr. David Thawley, dean of the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources (CABNR), was awarded with a plaque commemorating his “outstanding efforts” in rebuilding the college and his “statewide leadership.” Read more...
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Alumni organization gives awards of achievement
By
Bob Conrad,
Friday, April 22, 2005
RENO, Nev.—Nevada agriculture would be different today without the contribution of two individuals honored last night by the Friends and Alumni of the University of Nevada’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources.
This was the view expressed by those who nominated John McLain of Carson City’s Resource Concepts, Inc. for the title of Nevada’s “Outstanding Agriculturalist.” Likewise, former dean of the College, Dale Bohmont, was honored for his long-term commitment to Nevada agriculture. He received the “Lifetime Achievement” award. Read more...
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Shoreline erosion has been a concern for decades
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North Lake Tahoe Bonanzo (subscription required),
Friday, February 25, 2005
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Critics question credibility of probe of slide at Nev. mine
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KRNV,
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
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Range management students go national
By
Bob Conrad,
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
College of Agriculture students from the student chapter of the Nevada Society for Range Management are going to Ft. Worth, Texas this week.
While there, they will compete against more than 20 other universities over who knows the most about range plants. The competition: to identify more than 100 plants out of 200 species. Read more...
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UNR launches environment academy
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Tahoe Bonanza (registration required),
Friday, January 28, 2005
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Alum joins TRPA board
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Tahoe Daily Tribune,
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
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Friends & Alumni pre-game social
By
Jason Geddes,
Friday, January 14, 2005
The Friends and Alumni of the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources invite you to a pre-game party and social.
Come and socialize with the college’s friends and alumni as they get pumped up to watch the Wolf Pack basketball team beat Boise State. Read more...
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