Helping Your Range, Forest and Watershed

The mission of the Nevada Division of Forestry is to protect and enhance Nevada’s ecosystems and communities through natural resource stewardship and wildfire management.

Our Impact

2023 Plant Materials
Provided 9,084 lbs. of Seed
Produced 37,201 Plants
2023 Wildfires
Responded to 29 Fires
Over 1,305 Acres Burned
2023 Conservation Planning
102 Conservation Plans
on 10,178 Acres
2023 Acres Treated
5,304 Acres Treated
6 Mill. Insect & Disease Acres Surveyed
2023 Active Firewise® Sites
52 Active Firewise® USA Sites
181 Community Risk Assessments Completed
2023 Permits & Tags
15 Permits &
7,750 Tags Issued
Statewide

2020 Forest, Range & Watershed Action Plan

The 2020 Forest, Range & Watershed Action Plan is intended to provide a shared vision for natural resource management and conservation in Nevada. The plan incorporates the existing “All Hands – All Lands” approach together with the recent Shared Stewardship Agreement...

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Statewide

Fire Restrictions & Incidents

The Nevada Division of Forestry enacts fire restrictions on state lands, which includes the types of fire-related activities that are permitted given current conditions, as well as restriction exemptions and penalties for disobeying posted restrictions...

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Language Access Plan

Nevada’s Senate Bill 318 (SB318) and the federal guidance on Title VI both agree that language should not be a barrier to accessing governmental programs and services. As SB318 states, “Persons with limited English proficiency require and deserve meaningful, timely access to government services in their preferred language.

News, Events and Meetings

Date
November 22 2024

Fire Restrictions Lifted for Nevada State Parks and Recreation Areas, Effective November 25th, 2024

Effective November 25th, the Nevada Division of Forestry will lift fire restrictions at all state parks and recreation areas. Year-round campfire restrictions will remain in effect for the four state parks in the Tahoe Basin, Spooner Lake and Backcountry, Van Sickle, Sand Harbor, and Cave Rock.

Date
November 19 2024

Governor Lombardo renews Nevada’s commitment to shared stewardship with a five-year extension of the multi-agency agreement

Date
October 03 2024

NEVADA STATE ARCHIVES EXHIBIT SHOWCASES NEVADA DIVISION OF FORESTRY’S WORK ON WILDFIRE AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

To kick off American Archives Month, the Nevada State Archives unveiled an exhibit highlighting the Nevada Division of Forestry’s (NDF) essential role in protecting and managing Nevada’s lands. The exhibit will be open to the public from October 1 to December 31 at the Nevada State Archives in Carson City.