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Growing and Obtaining Native Seed
With the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires, demand for native seed for use in restoration projects has increased. The current supply is not enough to fulfill all needs, thus creating opportunities for new producers and collectors. Buying & Obtaining Seed Click here for a guide on buying native seed in Nevada to understand the…
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Nevada Native Seed Partnership
The Nevada Native Seed Partnership (NNSP) is a coalition of agencies and organizations in Nevada that work together with the vision of keeping Nevada lands diverse and functioning by using the right seed in the right place at the right time. By implementing the Nevada Seed Strategy, the NNSP’s mission is to increase the availability…
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Community Partnerships in Action: The Bi-State, California/Nevada
Collaboration in Sagebrush Country This story is brought to you by the partnership between the Intermountain West Joint Venture and the Bureau of Land Management as part of a series highlighting local success stories and what made them possible. The Place Along the central California-Nevada border a biologically distinct population of Greater Sage-grouse roams through this…
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Community Partnerships in Action: Warner and Vya Regions, CA/NV/OR Borders
Collaboration in Sagebrush Country This story is brought to you by the partnership between the Intermountain West Joint Venture and the Bureau of Land Management as part of a series highlighting local success stories and what made them possible. The Place In the northern Great Basin, low sagebrush and mountain big sagebrush roll across the arid landscape,…
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Nevada Native Seed Partnership Stories
Stories The Nation’s Native Seed Shortage Is a Big Roadblock to Ecological Restoration | Audubon – Audubon, March 6, 2023 The Window for Saving the Sagebrush Ecosystem is Rapidly Closing | Audubon – Audubon, Spring 2023 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released “An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and the Capacity for Their…
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Jon Griggs Takes the Lead on Local Conservation
Jon Griggs is more than just the manager of Nevada’s Maggie Creek Ranch. He is a community leader who is actively involved in a number of collaborative efforts in Nevada, including ROGER (Results Oriented Grazing for Ecological Resilience), the Nevada Collaborative Conservation Network, and the Northeastern Nevada Stewardship Group. Many local partners seek Jon out…
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A Brief History of Three Nevada Conservation Collaboratives
The following is a guest article written by Robin Boies, a rancher and member of multiple collaborative conservation groups in Nevada. Hardline stances and high profile public land issues in the West often capture national and regional media attention. In contrast, or perhaps in answer to the divisiveness and controversy over the shared use of…
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Reporting on Fire & Invasives in Sagebrush Country
For those of us working and living in sagebrush country, the beauty of this place, its fragility, and its value might not seem like a hard or insignificant story to tell. Unfortunately, there are millions of people who don’t value this ecosystem as we do or even know about its existence. But sagebrush once covered…
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Intermountain Insights: A Case Study of the Bi-State
On the California-Nevada border there is a genetically unique population of Greater Sage-grouse that lives in the far southwestern limit of the species’ range. Since 2002, Bi-State sage grouse, as they are informally known, have been petitioned for Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing several times. Although concerned for the species, many in the region feared the…
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School Teaches Stockmanship with a Light Touch
By Hannah Nikonow, Intermountain West Joint Venture We don’t always give cattle the credit they deserve. They are quite trainable animals and there’s a school where people can learn how to implement practices that take advantage of the predictable behavior of cattle. The Nevada Stockmanship School is an annual event that teaches livestock and rangeland…
