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

2024 Plant Materials
Provided 16,721 lbs. of Seed
Produced 61,280 Plants
2024 Wildfires
Responded to 108 Fires
Over 69,258 Acres Burned
2024 Conservation Planning
250 Conservation Plans
on 10,390 Acres
2024 Acres Treated
3,513 Acres Treated
5 Mill. Insect & Disease Acres Surveyed
2024 Active Firewise® Sites
52 Active Firewise® USA Sites
35 Community Risk Assessments Completed
2024 Permits & Tags
11 Permits &
2,050 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
June 30 2022

Fire Restrictions Enacted for Western Region State Parks in Nevada

Nevada Division of Forestry's State Forester/Firewarden will impose the following fire restrictions for all State Lands, Nevada State Park and Recreation Areas listed herein -- Spooner Lake and Backcountry, Sand Harbor, Van Sickle, Cave Rock, Washoe Lake, Mormon Station, Lahontan Lake, Buckland Station, Walker River, Dayton, Fort Churchill, and Rye Patch State Parks -- pursuant to NRS 472.040, 472.510, 472.520 and 407.0475. Fire restrictions will be effective at 12:01 a.m., July 1, 2022 and will remain in effect until rescinded.

Date
June 29 2022

Fire Restrictions Enacted for South Fork, Wildhorse, Cave Lake and Ward Charcoal Ovens State Parks and Recreation Areas

Nevada Division of Forestry's State Forester/Firewarden will impose the following fire restrictions for all State Lands, Nevada State Park and Recreation Areas listed herein -- South Fork, Wildhorse, Cave lake and Ward Charcoal Ovens State Parks, pursuant to NRS 472.040, 472.510, 472.520 and 407.0475. Fire restrictions will be effective at 12:01 a.m., June 29, 2022 and will remain in effect until rescinded.

Date
June 20 2022

Sustainable Wildfire Prevention Technique Deployed in Reno

The Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) has partnered with the Reno Fire Department and NV Energy to reduce the risk of wildfire in the lower Rosewood Canyon of Reno through targeted goat grazing.