Welcome
to the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition,
where commitment, imagination and
implementation have resulted in a community
based partnership to maintain and restore
healthy ecosystems for present and future
generations.
We have been
in business for
over seven
years.
We have
initiated
restoration on
over 4,600
acres and
collected
monitoring
and baseline
data on over
4.3 million
acres within
the Great
Basin.
Our Mission
The mission of the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition is to
restore the dynamic and diverse landscapes of the Great Basin for
present and future generations through collaborative efforts.
Our Vision
for the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition
We envision a future where communities of plants and animals thrive in their Great Basin
environment.  These healed, diverse landscapes will be a result of restoration achieved and
maintained with naturally occurring disturbances such as fire, in combination with other
management prescriptions, including traditional uses.  The Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition
will be a recognized contributor and leader in this effort for future generations of Americans,
both local and national.

Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition is a 501C non profit organization.
Science Committee

    To help facilitate the use of the best available science for ENLC's restoration efforts, ENLC established a science committee.

    The science committee is made up of a diverse group of scientists and individuals with a strong interest in science.  This group
    includes individuals from public land management agencies, University of Nevada Reno, Utah State University, other non profits
    affiliated with the Coalition including The Nature Conservancy and Coalition Board members who have a strong interest in
    research.  The science committee outlines baseline data requirements, is in the process of identifying what data has already been
    collected, and in what areas additional data should be collected to properly monitor projects affiliated with Coalition's mission.

    There are consequences of doing nothing in natural resource management.  What are they?  



    Previous projects involving the Science Committee.

    Reviewed the Ely BLM's draft EIS and Resource Management Plan
    Reviewed and approved vegetation cover data collection methods used by ENLC staff ecologists and The Nature Conservancy
    ecologist working in the area.
    The Efroymson Conference - This report was provided to the BLM by the Coalition's partner, The Nature Conservancy of Nevada, to
    highlight management needs for the Bureau of Land Management Ely District.
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    Some may have appreciation for what the wide open spaces of Eastern Nevada provide while others simply enjoy
    the beauty of the landscape.  Maybe you share these reasons or have entirely different ones to explain why you
    care.  
    For whatever reason there is no doubt that we are all concerned about the landscapes condition and many of us
    would like to do something to help. The Eastern Nevada Landscape is here to do just that by bringing concerned
    individuals together to work on rehabilitating and preserving Nevada's Great Basin.

    So "Why Now?"  
    The reason is simple and complex at the same time.  If you look at it simply, then you must realize that the
    landscapes of yesterday are not the landscapes of today.  In Eastern Nevada many native plant species are
    literally losing ground, while non-native plants and invasive plants are gaining ground.  When something as simple
    as plant life changes it affects every living specie.  Many Nevada landscapes are at a critical juncture.  We cannot
    continue as we did in the past, nor can we simply section these areas off and hope they reestablish.  

    The above answers seem simple, but we all know it is also complex. Dr. Barry L. Perryman, Dr. William I. Morrill,
    and Robert Wilson, in concurrence with the University of Nevada Reno, studied the problem and collaborated to
    write a white paper titled, "The Consequences of Doing Nothing".  This white paper provides answers to the
    question "WHY NOW?" in detail.  This paper explains how we came to this critical moment, and what must be done
    to resolve the situation.  
    If we do not act now, the landscapes we remember fondly may not be available for future

    So now that we have answered "WHY NOW?", we need to next ask, "WHAT CAN I DO?"  For this answer, join the
    Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition and do all you can!
We are
dedicated to
restoring the
landscape health
of the Great
Basin.
Photo Credit: Jani Ahlvers
Photo Credit: Jani Ahlvers
Photo Credit: Jani Ahlvers
April
8,2009
Updates:
Accomplishments
-2008

About Us (Calendar)

Annual Reports

Annual Meeting
Sponsors

2009 Annual Meeting & Field Tour




Click Link Above for Meeting Information and Printable Registration Documents
List of Sponsors as of 5-8-09
Ciscar Rentals
Wilbur Ellis
First National Bank of Ely
Louise Herndon
The Nature Conservancy
Hotel Nevada
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Bureau of Land Management
Bill & Holly Wilson

The Jailhouse
"Fire Rehab in the 21st
Century: The Southern
Nevada Complex, Anomaly or
the New Status Quo?”