Natural Resource Management

Regulations for Forest Practices, Timber Lands, Trees & Flora

The Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) are the current codified laws of the State of Nevada. The Statutes of Nevada are a compilation of all legislation passed by the Nevada Legislature during a particular Legislative Session. Please review information on NRS 527 – Protection and Preservation of Timbered Lands, Trees, and Flora, and NRS 528 - Forest Practices and Reforestation.

NRS 527 allows the State Forester to oversee the following:

  • Protection of Timbered Lands
  • Protection of Trees and Flora
  • Protection of Christmas Trees, Cacti and Yucca
  • Controlled Fires
  • Control of Forest Insects and Diseases
  • Use of Mechanical Devises for Harvesting Pine Nuts or Cones from Pinon Trees
  • Protection and Propagation of Selected Species of Native Flora
  • Forest and Range Renewable Natural Resources
  • Chapter 527 - Protection & Preservation of Timbered Lands, Trees & Flora

NRS 528 allows the State Forester to oversee the following:

Forest Practices includes:

  •  Logging permits
  •  Variance for logging with tractor on certain slopes
  • Cutting practices
  • Activities near bodies of water
  • Control of erosion
  • Seeding of trails
  • Practices to prevent and suppress fire and practices during fire seasom
  • Timberland Conversion

Reforestation includes:

Services

  • The Division of Forestry provides natural resource and wildland fire management services to Nevada citizens and visitors to enhance, conserve and protect forest, rangeland and watershed values, endangered plants and other native flora.

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Highlighted Projects

Western Region
Galena Creek Regional park
The Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) is teaming up with Washoe County Parks and Open Space, the USDA Forest Service, and the Nevada Department of Transportation on a new project at Galena Creek Regional Park. With funding from the USDA Forest Service's Wildfire Crisis Strategy, this effort focuses on reducing wildfire risks, improving forest health, and restoring the park's natural ecosystem.
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Western Region
Spooner Landscape Resilience Project
The Spooner Landscape Resilience Project is a 300-acre environmental improvement initiative, spearheaded by the Nevada Tahoe Resource Team and the Nevada Division of Forestry.
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Western Region
Lot X Fuels Reduction and Forest Restoration Project
The Lot X Fuels Reduction and Forest Reforestation Project was funded through a US Forest Service Hazardous Fuels Grant, to improve forest and riparian health in Lot X...
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