"Congressman Amodei has betrayed all Nevadans"
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 with
a broad range of Nevadans trying to solve public land issues for both conservation and
development.
Washoe County Commission Proclaims International Dark Sky Week!
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.
Special Reno Phil event to feature Friends
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.
NV Senators write letter regarding public lands employee firings
February 18, 2025 – Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) sent two letters to the Trump administration regarding his recent decision to terminate several thousand employees at the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Department of the Interior (DOI). The senators expressed deep concerns about the risks that these mass firings could have on the millions of acres of public lands in Nevada and demanded transparency about the projects the terminated employees had been responsible for.
Senator Rosen reintroduces Truckee Meadows lands bill!
February 6, 2025 - We are very grateful to Senator Jacky Rosen for reintroducing the Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act today. While the bill was voted out of a key Senate Committee in the last Congress, it failed to get final approval. We truly appreciate Senator Rosen's tenacity and commitment to this legislation. Read Senator Rosen's announcement here.
Friends honors amazing people who do amazing things
December 16, 2024 – Volunteers like Kevin Williams make it a little easier to convince others to travel miles out to the wilderness to donate their time cleaning campsites, fixing fence and performing other hard, hands-on tasks. That’s because he guarantees that everyone will be rewarded at the end of the day with some of the best campfire food that can be cooked up.
Washoe County lands bill advances out of Committee
November 19, 2024 – Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to advance Senator Jacky Rosen’s (D-NV) Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act out of committee. The bill, commonly referred to as the Washoe County Lands Bill, will expand local economic and housing development opportunities, support Tribal communities, and protect public lands and outdoor recreation.
Friends Celebrates Hispanic/Latino Heritage
September 19, 2024 - Friends of Nevada Wilderness is inviting Latino families and outdoor enthusiasts to three bilingual events in Northern and Southern Nevada to celebrate Latino Conservation Week and Hispanic Heritage Month.
America’s Wilderness Act turns 60!
September 2, 2023 – Friends of Nevada Wilderness will observe the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Wilderness Act on Tuesday by buckling down after the Labor Day weekend to focus on saving even more wilderness-quality public land that is under immediate threat.
Clock ticking on Pershing County Lands bill
August 23, 2024 - Friends continues to closely monitor progress of an important piece of legislation, the Pershing County public lands bill, now on a bi-partisan track through Congress.
A priority for both Congressman Mark Amodei and Senator Jacky Rosen, the bill would create seven new Wilderness Areas in Pershing County and help resolve the more than century-old checkerboard pattern of land ownership that inhibits use of the land for both conservation and economic development purposes.
