Flying over the Pine Grove Hills

Nevada has most of its land in the public domain. In fact, more than 85% of the state is under federal ownership. This places a large burden on federal agencies to serve as good stewards of Nevada’s landscapes. Agencies are obligated to sensibly manage the activities that occur on the landscape, including the public’s use [...]

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Newsletter—Schnoozletter?

A new publication arrived at the Nevada Wilderness Project’s Reno office the other day. It’s called The Leopold Outlook, a redesigned “newsletter” published by the Aldo Leopold Foundation, which is based in Wisconsin — Leopold’s home and inspiration for his most notable book, A Sand County Almanac.
Their new publication looks like a magazine. It contains [...]

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Wilderness is for everyone! (even people who hate wilderness)

John Wallin responds to Sue Silver’s letter about proposed wilderness in Mineral County. Read his response here at Las Vegas CityLife

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Mineral County resident rejects proposed wilderness

Sue Silver, Mineral County Liaison for the Coalition for Public Access, responded to Andrew Kiraly’s recent article on Wilderness efforts in Nevada:
The Nevada Wilderness Project overplayed its hand and underestimated the will of the ordinary Nevadan. They offer us NOTHING and want only to TAKE. If they thought we’d lie down and let them hike [...]

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Gold Butte In The News

Apr. 28, 2008
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
COMMON GROUND
Gold Butte lures off-roaders, historians, conservationists
STORY BY KEITH ROGERS * PHOTOS BY GARY THOMPSON * REVIEW-JOURNAL
Roy and Betsy Miller cringed at the sight of fresh vehicle ruts that left a zig-zag scar on what had been a picturesque Mojave Desert hill off a dirt road that [...]

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Nevada Day Celebration in Washington, DC

In honor of Nevada Day, the Nevada Wilderness Project hosted a fundraising celebration at the Stewart Mott house in Washington, DC on October 30th.
The evening celebrated the success we have had in the past eight years since our founding in 1999. We also shared the opportunities there are for future wilderness protection around the state [...]

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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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Welcome

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Welcome to Weethump!
Look through this window into the wild lands. Past, present and future. Do you like what you see?
Stay tuned, we’ll show you more…
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