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Nevada

From the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the outskirts of Las Vegas, the lands and waters of Nevada support vital habitat for wildlife and provide a playground for outdoor enthusiasts. To date The Conservation Fund has protected more than 1.2 million acres here.

Clark County Grazing Allotments, NV

Since 1996, the Fund has worked in cooperation with local ranchers, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Clark County, to purchase grazing rights on some 730,000 acres of fragile desert lands.  Read more>

Clark County Wetlands Park, NV

In 2002 the Fund and the Bureau of Land Management helped Clark County purchase 80 acres of environmentally sensitive lands to expand the park, which offers hiking trails, flowing streams and quiet ponds.   Read more>

Washoe Valley, NV

With support from the Bureau of Land Management, Falcon Capital, the USDA Forest Service and Washoe County, to date the Fund has conserved more than 2,000 acres of open space and 3,200 acre-feet of surface and ground water within Washoe Valley at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  Read more>
Regional Scorecard - West
Acres Protected: 1,597,853
Fair Market Value: $351,196,240
Acquisition Cost: $257,005,879
Spotlight - Garcia River Forest

Garcia River ForestThe Garcia River Forest, a Fund-owned forest on California’s North Coast, is one of the first forests – and the largest – recognized by the California Climate Action Registry as a certified source of carbon credits. Read more »

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