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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Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program now Open

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Approximately $250 million in federal funding from the U.S. Forest Service is available through the 2023 Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG).

News, Events and Meetings

Date
April 19 2023

Nevada Division of Forestry to provide over $300,000 in grants to volunteer/rural fire departments for critical equipment and training

Approximately $330,000 in federal funding is now available for rural/volunteer fire departments serving small communities.

Date
January 20 2023

Nevada receives historic $57 million in federal funding to reduce wildfire risks, restore wildlands in Elko County and across the Sierra Front

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced a $57.3 million investment in wildfire mitigation in Elko County and the Sierra Front.

Date
December 30 2022

Grant Pre-proposal period now open

The Nevada Division of Forestry is now accepting preliminary proposals for the following competitive grants addressing wildfire prevention and mitigation, as well as habitat restoration in Nevada: