You may have seen a Nevada Division of Forestry helicopter in the skies around Washoe Valley this week.
This helicopter has been helping to re-seed the burn scar left by last year's Davis Fire.
The re-seeding project brings together the Nevada Division of Forestry, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, the U.S. Forest Service - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the Nevada Bureau of Land Management.
The project is funded by Nevada's Shared Stewardship Agreement, which is a state-federal partnership that helps improve landscape resilience in vulnerable areas of the state.
The Davis Fire burned nearly 6,000 acres last September - officials say aerial seeding is an effective way to cover wide areas with native seed, which helps the landscape recover.
For more information about the Shared Stewardship Agreement, check out the Nevada Division of Forestry's website.
