Nevada

In the Old West, the cattlemen fought the sheep herders.

In the New Old West, it's the off-road drivers railing against the folks who moved to rural Nevada to enjoy scenic mountain views from the peace and quiet of their own front porches.

For years there's been trouble brewing in them thar hills around Pahrump and no one knows that better than Louis DeCanio and his peace-loving wife, who live almost side-by-side with ATV enthusiasts.

The Bureau of Land Management is asking the public’s help in identifying who tore up the land and broke through a fence at the Silver Saddle Ranch off River Road over the weekend.

Evidence at the scene indicates that on Saturday night, a four-wheel drive vehicle drove down into the Silver Saddle Ranch from an area closed to off-road vehicles on Prison Hill, according to a BLM news release.

When the driver reached the ranch, the road was closed off by a gate, so the driver drove his vehicle through the boundary fence adjacent to the main visitor gate.

Nearly all of the 18 candidates who participated in the Candidates Environmental Forum last week say they’re against rampant sprawl, in favor of clean water, green jobs and clean energy and believe global warming is real. Their differences, at least as presented to this crowd of environmentally-concerned citizens, were in their nuances of approach, priorities and background.

Jeff DeLong

An environmental study of a proposed travel management plan for Tahoe National Forest is available for public review, U.S. Forest Service officials said Friday.
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The release of the draft environmental impact report represents an important milestone in regulating motorized travel in the forest, which straddles the crest of the Sierra northwest of Lake Tahoe. The area is heavily used by residents of the Reno area.

The plan's goal is to protect a fragile landscape while at the same time providing a "challenging and diverse" road and trail system for off-highway users, Forest Supervisor Tom Quinn said.