Friends of Nevada Wilderness is dedicated to preserving all qualified Nevada public lands as wilderness, protecting all present and potential wilderness from ongoing threats, informing the public about the values of and need for wilderness, and restoring and improving the management of wild lands.

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Friends of Nevada Wilderness is a 501c3 nonprofit. Our Federal Tax ID is 88-0211763.

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05/13/2025
May 8, 2025 - Executive Director Shaaron Netherton issued this statement following Congressman Mark Amodei's move to sell off public lands: "Friends of Nevada Wilderness has spent the past 25 years working across the state in good faith witha broad range of Nevadans trying to solve public land issues for both conservation and development....Read more »
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04/22/2025
April 22, 2025 - Thank you to the Washoe County Commission for its unanimous vote to proclaim April 21 – 28 International Dark Sky Week in Washoe County, home of some of the darkest skies in the country, including the Massacre Rim International Dark Sky Sanctuary....Read more »
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03/19/2025
March 19, 2025 - Join Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the Reno Phil March March 22 & 23 to enjoy the world premiere performance of The Sacrifice of Prometheus by composer Marko Bajzer, Great Basin National Park's Artist-in-Residence, who used electrodes to monitor the park's bristlecones and convert their conductivity into his music. Audiences will also be treated to Beethoven's Emperor Concerto and Respighi's Pines of Rome. ...Read more »
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