Thank you @repdinatitus for leading the Public Lands Day Resolution asking Congress to recognize #NationalPublicLandsDay on 9/27/25. Now, more than ever, it’s important to celebrate public lands & raise awareness their vital role in our communities & economy.
📸: Frank Kovalchek
📢 Celene Hawkins, @nature_org's new Colorado River Program Director, brings extensive knowledge of the Colorado River Basin & over 15 years of working in water law as well as with Tribal Nations throughout the Basin. 💧
Learn more: https://t.co/T8Z0AFxnyh 📰
National Forests and other U.S. public lands are essential for our health, outdoor recreation and way of life. But right now, they’re under threat.
Join us and tell your elected leaders in Congress to keep public lands in public hands: https://t.co/kfXik5FAIO
In Nevada, the nation’s driest state, transitioning previously irrigated land to solar energy production with agriculture (agrivoltaics) can help reduce water use, diversify incomes for communities, and avoid new land disturbance from renewable energy.
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With the limited water resources in Nevada, wise water management is critical to ensure livelihoods for people and nature into the future.
Two bills in the Nevada legislature can help accomplish that by creating a program for retiring groundwater rights.
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In Nevada’s 2025 legislative session, we are supporting bills that would create a voluntary groundwater rights retirement program, which can help resolve the overuse of groundwater that affects people, plants and wildlife.
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We believe it's possible for the energy transition to occur rapidly and preserve biodiversity. With smart from the start planning, we can accelerate the transition to renewables and electric vehicles while maximizing conservation and community values.
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Nature has a unique ability to bring people together. TNC has decades of experience working with leaders at all levels of government, so we stand ready to work with the Trump administration on creating policies to ensure a cleaner, healthier future. https://t.co/1azPzXOPMn
Speak up for oceans. Speak up for lands. Speak up for freshwater. Speak up for communities. Speak up for climate. Speak up for conservation. Speak up for nature.
🔗 Help decide our future this November (and beyond): https://t.co/Q481xv5bwI
During the tour, they saw firsthand how funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law/Burned Area Rehabilitation program is helping to increase the supply of locally adapted native seed for restoration across the Great Basin. 🌱
Last week, members of the #NevadaNativeSeedPartnership and the Department of Interior's Burned Area Emergency Response program toured Walker Basin Conservancy and the University of Nevada, Reno's Native Seed Processing and Storage Center.
Tune into a new episode of Mountain & Prairie podcast with our state director, Mauricia Baca, to discover how we're addressing unique conservation challenges in Nevada.
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📸 Bridget Bennett, Mountain & Prairie
This morning, I stopped by the Nature Conservancy at McCarran Ranch on the Truckee River. As chair of the Nevada Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation, I recommend visiting this beautiful area just east of Sparks for a nature walk. Great seeing Sparks Councilman Paul Anderson.
We’re hiring! The NV Climate and Energy Strategy Director will help accelerate conservation-aligned renewable energy deployment to meet TNC’s dual goals for greenhouse gas mitigation and biodiversity conservation. Learn more and apply at https://t.co/jzu1eyQ4Ps. Job ID #54825
Happy #GivingTuesday! Lend a hand, share a smile, or donate. Every act of kindness matters.
Be part of the solution for a brighter future. 💛 https://t.co/bY3zgbOPw4
📢 We're hiring in Las Vegas!
The Nevada Community Outreach Specialist will help develop and support our volunteer programs and activities and will manage our social media channels.
To learn more and apply, please visit https://t.co/jzu1eyPwZU and search for Job ID 54275.
Indigenous knowledge systems instill a worldview of respect, reciprocity & integration with the natural world. If we stop talking and listen deeply, we will hear what Indigenous communities can teach us. A message for #IndigenousPeoplesDay and every day. https://t.co/V5oONEImmz