The areas were being used as a laydown area for geotechnical drilling operations associated with collection of subsurface data.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Carson City District, along with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) say fire restrictions are being lifted on Wednesday.
Fire restrictions start this Saturday in western Nevada, and will last until further notice.
Fire restrictions across portions of Nevada will be lifted later this week.
Fire restrictions start Thursday in western Nevada, and will last until further notice.
Nevada Department of Wildlife officers along with the Elko City Police Department, Elko County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have arrested an Arizona man for six counts of unlawful possession of raptor and raptor parts and one count of unlawful kill of an eagle.
Tinder-dry vegetation, exceptional drought conditions, increasing daytime temperatures, and several human-caused fires have prompted the BLM, Forest Service and other agencies to implement fire restrictions within western Nevada starting this Friday.
The Bureau of Land Management Reports that several governmental agencies in the area will begin lifting fire restrictions starting on Tuesday, September 2nd.
Tinder-dry vegetation, exceptional drought conditions, increasing daytime temperatures and several human-caused fires have prompted several agencies including the BLM to implement fire restrictions in western Nevada starting this Monday.