Programs: In addition to work in eastern nevada, nlt continues in 2016 to prioritize key habitat acquisitions for wildlife in and along the sierra front and the lake tahoe basin in washoe, carson, and douglas counties. Nlt acquires conservation easements that keep lands in private ownership or facilitates the purchase or donation of lands with public agency partners depending on project and landowner goals. Nlt completed the transfer of our 45-acre ash canyon acquisition above carson city to protect increasingly rare sierra meadow habitat for wildlife as well as an important public access corridor to lake tahoe state park. Nlt protected an important part of nevada's history by overseeing relocation of a section of the incline flume trail away from the fragile bull wheel structures in the tahoe basin and created a more family-friendly hiking and biking experience in the process - in preparation for transferring the 18-acres to the public via the usfs. Nlt continued work with ranching families to develop conservation easements for sage grouse protection and partnered to protect important habitat for pronghorn and other species within the hart sheldon wildlife refuge complex.
one truckee river (otr) is a community-based initiative jointly led by nlt and ktmb to increase collaboration, communication, and coordination between truckee river stakeholders from the state line to pyramid lake. After forming a core planning team comprised of experts in everything from social services and public health to education, arts, wildlife, and fishing, nine key issues emerged: water quality, social issues, stewardship, ecosystem, quality of life, public safety, funding, recreation, and education. The resulting otr management plan for phase i, that recognizes the interconnection between the river system, multiple jurisdictions, and each other, was unanimously adopted by the cities of reno and sparks and by washoe county in september 2016 and implementation is underway. The truckee river provides 85% of drinking water to area residents and otr's primary goal is to create a cleaner, more beautiful river that is safe, accessible, and well cared for.
nlt engages in education and outreach to expand awareness of natural resource and conservation issues and opportunities across nevada through presentations to and conversations with local organizations such as home owners' associations, horseback riders, mountain bikers, sportsman's groups, and service clubs, as well as through outreach to community leaders, agency representatives, and elected officials. Nlt serves as a respected resource on topics ranging from conservation methods and best practices to post-fire restoration and land use. Nlt helped washoe county with emergency stream corridor restoration, mapping, and critical landowner outreach following the devastating little valley fire in october 2016.
other conservation and restoration projects.
