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[RGJ] Rancher, advocates want horse sactuary in northern Washoe County
http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201005301932/NEWS/100530017
A Nevada rancher and a wild horse advocacy group have proposed creating a mustang sanctuary in the desert hills 160 miles north of Reno and have asked the Bureau of Land Management to release 1,700 captive horses into the sanctuarys care.
[RGJ] BLM acquires land in Black Rock Desert area
http://www.rgj.com/article/20100424/NEWS/100424025
AP April 24, 2010
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has acquired nearly 1,300 acres
of land around the Black Rock Desert National Conservation Area
north of Reno.
The agency purchased the property from private land owners for an
undisclosed sum, using money from public land sales in southern
Nevada.
The purchase covers land in the Little High Rock Canyon, Poodle
Mountain and Hardin City areas.
BLM officials said the acquisition would help protect landscapes
[RGJ] 14,800 acres of range goes public
The Home Camp Ranch, in the far northwest corner of Washoe County about 170 miles north of Reno, was sold by the Jaksick family to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in a $5.8 million transaction funded by the sale of federal land near Las Vegas.
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www.rgj.com/article/20100225/NEWS/2250354/0/NEWS01/14-800-acres-of-range-goes-public
[LVSun] Politicians join in opposition of Northern Nevada landfill
"Harry Reid and Dean Rhoads might not agree on much, but they don’t want more of California’s trash ..."
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/22/politicians-join-opposition-...
Meteor shower visible in Reno area into weekend
> Meteor shower visible in Reno area into weekend
> Reno Gazette-Journal - Reno,NV,USA
> Astronomy experts say the showers will remain visible away from city lights through Thursday and into this weekend in the Black Rock Desert. ...
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Recent Posts
- Craig Downer -- Wild Horses are part of the landscape
- 2 Lost Dogs approx 43 miles north of Gerlach
- Winning Friends.......?
- Leave No Trace? The problem of sand dunes on the Black Rock Desert
- Kilgore Trout Would be Proud of the Humboldt County Commissioners Today re Jungo Rd Landfill
- Our Lady of Perpetual Astonishment and the Jungo Road Landfill
- Ironic Antipathy: The Relationship Between Gerlach Locals and the BLM
- Recology's Vice President and Manager Joe Matz Declares Landfills Will Lose Significance
- Wanted: Sage Grouse
- Hart Diary, Gerlach, NV c. 1930s
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