Saving the Great Basin through collaboration
By
John Trent,
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Nevada research is at the forefront of this week's Great Basin conference Read more...
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Associate Professor Peter Weisberg helps renowned artists explore effects of climate change on Sierra
By
Mike Wolterbeek,
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Ecologist Peter Weisberg and biogeographers Thomas Albright helped identify plausible climate and vegetation changes along with fire scenarios for the Sierra Nevada region. Read more...
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Researchers find that wet meadows provide valuable information
By
Deanna Hearn,
Monday, October 17, 2011
After more than 15 years working as a team researching upland areas, three environmental scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno have expanded their focus in recent years to study wet meadows near the Tahoe Basin in the Sierra Nevada. Wally Miller’s expertise is in water quality and soil physics, Dale Johnson researches soil nutrients and nutrient cycling, and Roger Walker studies forest health and ecology. Read more...
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CABNR Fall 2011 Newsletter is now available
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CABNR,
Monday, October 10, 2011
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EPA Offers 40 Fellowships for Undergraduates in Environmental Study
By
Georgette Boddie,
Thursday, September 22, 2011
EPA Fellwoship program in environmental fields of study provides $19,700 per year to 40 students. Read more...
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Wildfires and forest health: Fuel management is key to forest health
By
Deanna Hearn,
Monday, September 19, 2011
Historically, forests in the Lake Tahoe Basin were healthier—more open with less undergrowth, more diverse with larger trees—and nutrient loading to the lake was very low. Prior to the 20th century, wildfire was a natural part of Sierra Nevada ecosystems. Read more...
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CABNR senators catch up for new year
By
Hannah McMahon,
Monday, August 29, 2011
Despite missing the initial senate training session, both CABNR senators, Haviva Kobany and Drew Sheehy were appointed relatively early in the summer session allowing them time to be selected to a number of senate committees. Read more...
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Aggressive, non-native smallmouth bass just discovered in Tahoe
By
Mike Wolterbeek,
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
A new invasive species has been identified at Lake Tahoe, and it’s likely to be the most aggressive fish to ply the waters of the mile-high lake. Scientists are especially concerned about this fish because it uses much more habitat than other warm-water fish. It can survive colder waters than other warm-water species and it uses rocky outcroppings, in abundance at Tahoe, for spawning. Read more...
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UNR's Valley Road Field Lab Public Field Day
By
Mike Wolterbeek,
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
On Saturday, Sept. 10, the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources at the University of Nevada, Reno will be hosting the Agricultural Experiment Station Valley Road Field Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read more...
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Wildfires, fuel management and forest health
By
Deanna Hearn,
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
According to Roger Walker, PhD, University of Nevada, Reno, the Tahoe forest is unhealthy with thick undergrowth, heavy litter, nutrient-rich runoff, and clear-cut logging of the Comstock Era have all contributed to a loss of primary forest and the gradual shift away from pine to a fir-dominated forest. Read more...
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University collaborates with ranchers to steward land and livestock
By
Jim Sloan,
Monday, June 06, 2011
Collaborative Resource Stewardship project is an attempt for ranchers, private citizens, community leaders and land managers to work together and make decisions based on ecological, social and financial considerations. Read more...
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UNR's Chandra battles alien species at Lake Tahoe
By
Jeff Delong,
Monday, May 09, 2011
Along with colleagues at University of Nevada, Reno, University of California, Davis and a host of government agencies, Sudeep Chandra is working to gauge threats posed by species already invading the lake and to prevent establishment of others that could arrive any day. Read more...
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Cast and Blast Outdoors Club raise money and dedicate volunteer
By
Chris Murry,
Monday, April 25, 2011
The University of Nevada's Cast & Blast Club is a fishing and hunting club. Hence the “cast” and “blast.” Their goal is to raise money and dedicate volunteer hours for local wildlife conservation and habitat rehabilitation. Read more...
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Are Nevada's bighorns prepared for the future?
By
Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Science,
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
University of Nevada, Reno's associate professor Marjorie Matocq is using genetic data to assess the health of Nevada's bighorn sheep. Read more...
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What role do elk play in our ecosystem?
By
Kelley Stewart,
Monday, April 11, 2011
On the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range in northeastern Oregon, University of Nevada, Reno scientist Kelley Stewart and her team studied the effects of different sizes of elk populations on their habitats and foods available. They also examined the corresponding changes in body condition and pregnancy rates of those elk. Read more...
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CABNR graduate travels to mongolia to restore wild Przewalksi horse populations
By
Geoff McFarland,
Monday, April 04, 2011
Tiana Pirtle, CABNR’s 2010 recipient of the University’s Senior Scholar Award travels to Mongolia to save wild horses. Read more...
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University of Nevada, Reno researcher gets opportunities abroad following award.
By
Submitted News Release,
Monday, March 28, 2011
University of Nevada, Reno researcher Mark Walker recently returned from Samoa, where he spent 10 days conducting research on the parasite leptospira and leading a workshop on preventing waste contamination of water supplies. Walker’s work strives to protect public health from potential toxins. Read more...
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Nevada Youth Range Camp accepting applications
By
Jim Gatzke,
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Applications are being accepted until May 2 from high school students for the 51st Nevada Youth Range Camp. Range Camp will be held June 19-25 at the U.S. Forest Service’s Big Creek Campground in central Nevada. Read more...
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Native Plants fight back against cheatgrass invasion.
By
Dept of Natural Resouces & Environmental Science,
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Native grass species may be fighting back against cheatgrass—the invasive weed that has become the bane of the Western landscape. Read more...
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Lake Tahoe's native minnow count declines
By
Jeff Delong,
Monday, March 14, 2011
Densities of minnows surveyed at 26 sites around the lake declined by 58 percent between 1988 and 2009. Read more...
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Unregulated water sources on the Navajo Nation
By
Mark Walker,
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Over the past three years, teams of students from Diné College, (Shiprock, NM, Tsaile, AZ campuses) and the University of Nevada, sampled unregulated wells in the northern agencies of the Navajo Nation, with a focus on sources used for drinking water supply. Read more...
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Research shows disappearance of native bugs in Tahoe
By
Mike Wolterbeek,
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
For the past three years, Annie Caires, of the University’s Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Department, and a team of researchers have been studying insects collected from the bottom of the Lake Tahoe. Read more...
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Outreach Internship with SRM, Summer 2011
By
Aleta Rudeen,
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The Society for Range Management (SRM) is currently accepting applications for the summer 2011 Outreach Internship position. Students are encouraged to apply for this exciting opportunity by April 15, 2011. The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience with outreach activities including networking, public speaking, communications, and field experience in Colorado’s rangelands. Read more...
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Sage-grouse in the new American West
By
Dept of Natural Resouces & Environmental Science,
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Sedinger is the principal investigator of a ten-year study near Eureka, NV investigating the impact that transmission power lines have on Greater Sage-grouse. Read more...
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Native plants evolve to fight off invading species
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Mary Beth Griggs,
Friday, February 11, 2011
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Challenges facing rangeland management
By
Cindy Snyder,
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Barry Perryman, range professor at the University of Nevada Reno discussed challenges facing rangleand livestock producers during the Intermountain Rangeland Symposium Read more...
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Woodland expansion changes Great Basin landscape
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Dept of Natural Resouces & Environmental Science,
Monday, February 07, 2011
Peter Weisberg’s research should provide guidance to land managers about where and what kinds of active management of pinyon-juniper woodland are most appropriate. Read more...
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Researchers seek help with tracking banded goldfinch
By
Chris Moran,
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Chris Briggs a graduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno, started the Reno Goldfinch Project in the winter of 2009. Read more...
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Monster Fish Marathon features Reno resident Zeb Hogan on Nat Geo Channel
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ThisIsReno.com,
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
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