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Beyond the Sun Official Site: Walker Lake "Lakefront land sale," screamed the advertisement, "one weekend only." The pitch promised migrating loons and renowned Lahontan cutthroat trout fishing on Walker Lake, ...

Okay folks, there are still plenty of us out here who continue to believe the real objective of the Walker River Basin Project is to ultimately provide additional water to Clark County and Las Vegas.

State, federal and city offices will be closed Friday for Independence Day. Jump Around Carson will not be operating.

I left off two weeks ago at the Sweetwater Summit. I had driven out of Smith Valley, past the old Mather Place, past Sulpher, Wylie Meadows, the back door entrance to Desert Creek and I was just ascending the ...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled three public information meetings to share alternatives developed for the Environmental Impact Statement for the Walker River Basin Acquisition Program.

Gateway Gold Corp. is pleased to report that a reverse circulation drilling program has commenced on the Santa Fe gold property located near Hawthorne, Nevada.

The next Walker River Basin Stakeholders meeting will be held in approximately a month.

An audience of about 60-75 people at a Mineral County Commissioner meeting in Hawthorne on May 21 reaffirmed their opposition to wilderness designations, listened intently to a presentation of "pluses" involved ...

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake shook Mineral County, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.

Almost 10,000 acre feet of water was sitting in Weber Reservoir on the Walker River Paiute Reservation on May 21 waiting for the green light from a federal court to release it as part of the tribe's ...

The Hawthorne Bluegrass Festival scheduled June 7 and 8 at Lions Park in Hawthorne features two full days of bluegrass music, food and fun -- and it's affordable for families.

Insect pests and plant diseases can wipe out entire plant populations in a very short time if they go undetected and unaddressed.

John Lear sent us some material that he may reference in his first hour appearance tonight: 1) A photo of the moon where I think cities are located. via Coast to Coast AM

“We should not allow special interest groups to come in and change our lands bills and turn them into what they would like to see.”

Environmentalists and proponents of wilderness would have us believe that little ole Lyon and Mineral Counties are the only areas in the entire U.S. that have turned thumbs down to wilderness designations. via Reno Gazette-Journal

“We are meeting with appropriate Cooperating Agencies to get details in their area of special expertise for the alternative development (e.g. we are meeting with WRID on Leasing/Banking Alternative”

The Bureau of Reclamation's Environmental Impact Statement -- with an expected draft completed by the end of 2008 and a final in the fall of 2009 -- plays no role in proposed legislation, copies of the Scoping ... via Reno Gazette-Journal

“DOE intends that these trains will exclusively transport HLW (high level waste) and SNF (spent nuclear fuel) casks accompanied by safety and security equipment and personnel.”

Nye County agrees with the U.S. Department of Energy's application for a rail route to Yucca Mountain as the safest way to transport nuclear waste but the county told department it should be a through route ... via Pahrump Valley Times

“This federally funded project involves collaborative environmental and economic research conducted by researchers with”

The next Walker Basin Project stakeholders group meeting has been scheduled for Monday, July 14, in Yerington. via Reno Gazette-Journal

The National Weather Service has scheduled training sessions for new weather spotters at Lake Tahoe and in Hawthorne. via Reno Gazette-Journal

“As for every holiday, there's part of the population that loves it and part that is not too enthused”

Earth Day is nearly 40 years old, but its relevance has never waned, say Northern Nevada Earth Day event organizers. via RGJ.com

Just back from a week sojourn in Ohio on a teacher/faculty recruiting trip, Carson City School District Human Resources Director Richard Stokes took a few minutes with the Appeal to talk about his new position ... via Nevada Appeal