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Nevada and Eastern California
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Reno, NV 89507
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| BLM |
Bureau of Land
Management: Manages the majority of public lands in the
west. The agency is in the Department of the Interior
(DOI). |
| USFS |
United States Forest
Service: Manages all National Forest (NF) lands in the United
States and its possessions. The agency is in the Department of
Agriculture (DOA). National Forests in Nevada are nearly all
managed by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and a small part
managed by the Inyo NF. |
| USFWS |
United States Fish and
Wildlife Service: Manages all National Wildlife Refuges
(NWR). Refuges in Nevada include the Desert NWR, Sheldon NWR,
Ruby Lake NWR, Pahranagat NWR, Ash Meadows NWR, Moapa NWR, and
Stillwater NWR. |
| DOE |
Department of Energy:
Manages large tracts of lands in Nevada withdrawn for Nuclear
Testing. The Nevada Test Site north of Las Vegas is managed by
the DOE and is closed to all public access. |
| DOD |
Department of
Defense: Manages large military reservations in the United
States. In Nevada the DOD manages the Nellis Bombing and Gunnery
Range north of Las Vegas and other large areas around Fallon. DOD
also controls air space and restricts private and commercial
aircraft. Nellis is an US Air Force reservation and Fallon is a
US Navy reservation. |
| EIS |
Environmental Impact
Statement: A requirement whenever the federal government must
approve a major federal action usually related to development on public
lands or NF lands or NWR lands. The need for an EIS is spelled
out in the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA. EIS's and
EA's provide a valuable opportunity for citizens to comment on proposed
government actions. |
| EA |
Environmental
Assessment: Like an EIS but with a lower level of study.
EA's are used when the goverment determines that an action is not
significant enough to warrant an EIS. For example, locating
a single facility on a small area of public land would be studied in an
EA. |
| Scoping |
Scoping requires public
comment to determine which issues are necessary to be included in an
EIS or EA. |
Read about Eastern Nevada on our Water Page
"There's a remoteness to the spread of land across eastern Nevada that seems to be an indulgence, a fast-receding luxury in this day of easy access. The mountains and valleys here, the hills and trees, the old buildings, life itself, take on a precious timelessness that can only be enjoyed far from the concrete activities of modern-day man. It is heartening to discover places that have been overlooked or that have not completely yielded to that omnivorous conceit called progress. An early November morning found me wandering through endless stands of juniper above Clover Valley, listening to a lyrical silence and delighting in the knowledge that the jet planes speeding across the sky high overhead could never land nearby.
Such
remoteness can certainly mean isolation and loneliness, but it can
also foster a pleasant sense of seclusion and intimacy. Many of the
little valleys first settled by the Mormons over 100 years ago still
offer refuge from the overpowering vastness that characterizes this
countryside."
NEVADA: Land of Discovery by David and Robert O. Beatty, published by the First National bank of Nevada, 1976, p. 61