Humboldt-Toiyabe National forest

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U.S. Forest Service funds projects to battle invasive species in Mountain West

Kaleb Roedel

The U.S. Forest Service is spending nearly $19 million to fight invasive species threatening the nation’s forests, including several in the Mountain West.

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Energy and Environment

#PoevilleFire: Grappling With Evacuations During A Pandemic

Bree Zender

KUNR is providing updates on the Poeville Fire. Click here for more information. For the most current information about the Poeville Fire, visit @TMPFD…

Energy and Environment

Prescribed Burns Take A Lot Longer Than You'd Think

Bree Zender

With this past winter storm, prescribed burn season is ramping up in Northern Nevada and throughout the Sierra. With the rise of catastrophic wildfire…

Energy and Environment

Sierra Wildfire Prep Stunted By Federal Shutdown, Heavy Snow

Bree Zender

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently declared a state of emergency and called on the National Guard to speed up forest management ahead of the…

A view of the mountains near an asphalt road. The landscape next to the road has been severely burned.

Local Stories

Assessing Wildfire Damage To Beloved Lamoille Canyon

Danna O’Connor

Over the weekend, more than 3,200 Nevadans got their first look at the damage caused by a wildfire that blackened one of Nevada's most popular recreation…

Crime

Thief Pleads Guilty To Stealing Artifacts From Nevada's Public Lands

A Mammoth Lakes man has entered a guilty plea for excavating and removing pre-historic relics from a Native American burial site in the Humboldt-Toiyabe…