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
Produced 37,471 Plants
Approximately 370,370 Acres Burned
on 11,596 Acres
4.2 Mill. Insect & Disease Acres Surveyed
113Community Risk Assessments Completed
990Tags Issued
Language Access Plan
Language accessibility
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
Eagle Copters and Nevada Division of Forestry Showcase Bell 212S Eagle Single at VERTICON 2026
Ryan S. Shane Appointed to Lead the Nevada Division of Forestry
James Settelmeyer, Director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), announced the appointment of Ryan S. Shane as Nevada’s State Forester Firewarden and Administrator of the Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF). Shane will be the ninth person to lead the agency since its inception in 1957.
Division of Forestry Awards Highest Accolade to Kacey KC, Recognizing Exemplary Service.
On Friday, February 20, the Nevada Division of Forestry awarded its highest recognition – The Stewardship Excellence Award -- to State Forester Firewarden Kacey KC, in acknowledgement of her exemplary service and profound achievements that revolutionized and enhanced the agency’s operational scale and efficiency. This was also the final day of her 23-year career with the agency. KC leaves NDF to become the new Oregon State Forester and Director of the Oregon Department of Forestry