Washoe County Open Space

Good morning everyone,
Our apologies for the late posting of this meeting, but if you have time this evening it is very important. Washoe County has been reviewing their open space plan for a number of months now and will unveil their preliminary proposal tonight at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno. NWP had [...]

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Team Viva las Wilderness in Southern Nevada

It was quite an honor and a privilege to take part in NWP’s annual fundraiser at the Pumpkinman Triathlon in Southern Nevada. I missed the boat last year having just moved to the area. So, I pledged to do my part this year, especially since I’ve explored some of Nevada’s unique landscapes. I never realized [...]

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Wilderness Rendezvous

On the weekend of October 5-8, 20 folks gathered in Esmeralda County, NV at the Crossing for Nevada’s first Wilderness Rendezvous. The idea for the event came from our belief that great people like meeting great people especially in pretty places. If the wilderness movement is going to remain successful in Nevada for [...]

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Bad Investments

From an article by Carl Pope on Huffington Post. Standard and Poors warns that Coal-fired power plants may be considered bad investments due to the future regulatory liability of dirty power.
We recognize that coal-fired assets meet the pressing need for economical baseload capacity, particularly after the long hiatus since utilities last added large quantities of [...]

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Skip’s inventory trip to Esmeralda County

This past week Skip, Nick and Cynthia headed out to Lone Mountain in Esmeralda County for a few days of inventory work. Skip was very excited about the trip; he knows that capturing on the ground information is what the Project’s work is all about. He became highly proficient at [...]

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2008 Wild Men of Wild Nevada Calendar Party in Vegas

Friday, October 12th, 9:00 – 11:00p.m.
Come dance and shake your money maker for Nevada’s wild places! That’s right, the Wild Men of Wild Nevada calendars are back and are in COLOR! Join other dedicated wilderness advocates at the Rain nightclub in the Palms Casino/Resort in Las Vegas to celebrate the beauty of our state.

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Cool Biz

We can’t spend every minute in the wilderness. Or rather, we can, but choose not to. But given that we all have to arms and two legs, (assumption) we have limitations. One of those limitations, by varying degrees, is the social network we live in.

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Renewable energy can work for Nevada

Or at least that’s what people are saying out one side of their mouths while blowing smoke out the other. Sure we need distributed energy for the 45 minutes a year when the sun down, wind isn’t blowing and there’s always a chance the core of the Earth might cool down too. But for the [...]

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