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On January 12th 1999 the
Honorary Consular Corps of Nevada was formed. The founding members
also are the Board of Directors of the Corps which is a non profit
organization working for the mutual benefit of the members
representing their countries and
the State of Nevada.
Decision Donation - A
school program that gives the Gift of Lifewas created in response to U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G.
Thompson's vision of a model instructional package for high
schools that will educate the nation's youth about the importance
of organ and tissue donation and the need to make an informed
decision about whether to be a donor and share their donation
wishes with their families.
This web site
was built especially for the citizens or visitors to
Nevada. It is to inform and help you answer most of your homeland
security questions
Did you know?
Many organic agricultural products such as salad greens,
artichokes and other vegetables, herbs, chili�s, and root crops
are grown in Nevada for local chefs and for farmers' markets.
Many types of apples such as Gala, Cameo, Braeburn, Golden
Delicious, Red Delicious, Jonathan and Winesap apples as well as
Pistachios are grown in Nevada. For more information on our organic
agricultural products, please visit the Nevada Department of Agriculture.
Nevada does not have a single agricultural product (like Idaho potatoes)
that it is known for and exports to other states.
Made in
Nevada:
The Made in Nevada program is designed to build demand for Nevada products and industries, while creating a strong network of businesses
and support services throughout the state.
An official act of the
legislature is required to
designate official features and
emblems of the state. The first
legislative act of this type was
the designation in 1953 of the
single-leaf Pinion pine as
Nevada's official state tree.
Did you know?
The State of Nevada does not
recognize a state insect.
Did you know? Nevada
does not have an Official State Food, however, Lahontan
Cutthroat
Trout are our State Fish and are native to the area
and were eaten by Native Americans and
settlers.
Did you know?Nevada
has three nicknames: Battle Born
-
because Nevada joined the union
during the civil war; Sagebrush State -
because
it is our state flower and symbolizes the great basin region of
central Nevada; Silver State -
because
silver is one of our state colors, and it is the state mineral,
symbolizing the granite composition of the Sierra Nevada
mountain range and the silver country of northern Nevada.
In 2002, 7.7 million ounces of gold and 13.6 million ounces of
silver were mined in Nevada.
The Tule Duck is Nevada's
State
Artifact and was
created by early Nevadans almost
2,000 years ago. Discovered by
archeologists in 1924 during an
excavation at Lovelock Cave, the
11 decoys are each formed of a
bundle of bullrush (tule) stems,
bound together and shaped to
resemble a canvasback duck.
The Desert Bighorn Sheep
is Nevada's state animal. It is
a beautiful animal and
well-suited for Nevada's
mountainous desert country
because it can survive for long
periods without water. It is
smaller than its Rocky Mountain
cousin but has a wider spread of
horns. The large rams stand
about 4 1/2 feet tall and can
weigh as much as 175 pounds.
The
Mountain Blue Bird is
Nevada state bird. It lives in
the Nevada high country and
destroys many harmful insects.
It is a member of the thrush
family and its song is a clear,
short warble like the caroling
of a robin. The male is azure
blue with a white belly, while
the female is brown with a
bluish rump, tail, and wings.
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Note:
This photo is not representative
of a
normal sized specimen
The
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout is Nevada's state fish. A native trout found
in 14 of the state's 17 counties, is adapted to habitats
ranging from high mountain creeks and alpine lakes
to warm, intermittent lowland streams and alkaline lakes were
no other trout can live. The biggest
cutthroat ever caught in Nevada's
Pyramid Lake was 3 feet long and weighed
41 pounds.
Nevada's state flag has changed 3 times.
The official flag of the State of
Nevada is hereby created. The body
of the flag must be of solid cobalt
blue. On the field in the upper left
quarter thereof must be two sprays of
sagebrush with the stems crossed at the
bottom to form a half wreath. Within the
sprays must be a five-pointed silver
star with one point up. The word
�Nevada� must also be inscribed below
the star and above the sprays, in a
semicircular pattern with the letters
spaced apart in equal increments, in the
same style of letters as the words
�Battle Born". Above the wreath, and
touching the tips thereof, must be a
scroll bearing the words �Battle Born.�
The scroll and the word �Nevada� must be
golden-yellow. The lettering on the
scroll must be black-colored sans serif
gothic capital letters.
Nevada's state flower is
sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata). It has small yellow and white flowers
in the spring grow abundantly in the deserts of the
Western United States. A member of the wormwood family,
sagebrush is a branching bush (1 to 12 feet high) and grows
in regions where other kinds of vegetation cannot
subsist. Known for its pleasant aroma, its
gray-green twigs, and pale yellow flowers, sagebrush is
an important winter food for sheep and cattle
Native Americans used sagebrush leaves as medicine and
sagebrush bark for weaving mats. Adopted March 20,
1917.
Ichthyosaur became a state symbol in
1977 as the state fossil. It
was found in Berlin, east of Gabbs. Nevada is the only
state to possess a complete skeleton (approximately 55
feet long) of this extinct
marine reptile.
Nevada's state precious
gemstone is the black fire opal.
Considered one of the most beautiful of
Nevada�s gemstones, Virgin Valley black fire opal was
designated the precious gemstone. Northern Nevada�s
Virgin Valley is the only place in North America where
black fire opal is found in any significant
quantity. Nevada adopted an official precious and
semi-precious gemstone on May 27, 1987.
Our state grass,
Indian Rice
Grass, was once a source of
food for Native Nevada Indians. Indian
Rice Grass
now provides valuable feed
for wildlife and range livestock. This
tough native grass, which is found
throughout the state, is known for its
ability to reseed and establish itself
on sites damaged by fire or over
grazing.
The desert tortoise, our state
reptile, is the largest reptile in
the southwestern United States. The
largest reptile in the Southwestern
United States lives in the extreme
southern parts of Nevada. Its hard,
dome-shaped shell ranges from tan to
black in color. This reptile spends much
of its life in underground burrows to
escape the harsh summer heat and winter
cold. The desert tortoise can live to be
more than 70 years old.
Desert Tortoise
Council A
Brief History of the
Desert Tortoise
CARE OF
DESERT
TORTOISES Desert Tortoise
Diet Sheet The
Guide 2007 - 2008
(pdf) see page 30
1989 Gopherus agassizii NRS
235.065
The state rock is
sandstone.
Sandstone, in its more traditionally
recognized form or as quartzite, is
found throughout the state. In areas
such as the
Valley of Fire State Park
and
Red Rock Canyon Recreational Lands,
both near Las Vegas, it provides some of
Nevada's most spectacular scenery. The
State Capitol, and the
former United
States Mint, are built of sandstone.
Students at Gene Ward Elementary School
in Las Vegas came up with the idea of
making sandstone our state rock.
Turquoise is our state's
semi-precious gemstone. Sometimes
called the �jewel of the desert,� Nevada
turquoise is found in many parts of the
state. Long popular as jewelry among
Native Americans, turquoise is also a
state symbol of Arizona and New Mexico.
Nevada�s designation was made on May 27,
1987.
"Battle
Born", our state slogan, was adopted on
March 26, 1937. It means Nevada became a state during the Civil
War. The Battle
Born slogan is printed on our state flag.
The slogan is located above the wreath, and
touching the tips of the spray, must be a scroll
bearing the words �Battle Born.�
The
pinion pine was the first tree adopted as our state tree. The
Single-Leaf Pinion (Pinus monophylla) is an aromatic pine
tree with short, stiff needles and gnarled branches. The
tree grows in coarse, rocky soils and rock
crevices. Though its normal height is about 15 feet, the
single-leaf pinion can grow as high as 50 feet under
ideal conditions. It is one of the most common trees
found in Nevada and can grow in the dry, rocky ground of
our desert.
Students from Ely, Nevada had the
bristlecone pine adopted as a symbol
for our state. The bristlecone pine is the oldest living
thing on Earth, with some specimens in Nevada more than
4,000 years of age. The tree can be found at
high elevations. Normal height for older trees is about
15 to 30 feet, although some have attained a height of
60 feet. Diameter growth continues throughout the long
life of the tree, resulting in massive trunks with a few
contorted limbs.
The Ancient
Bristlecone Pine
The
Nevada State Tartan was designed by Richard
Zygmunt Pawlowski. The colors and design of the
tartan represent the following features that make Nevada
a unique and bountiful state:
NRS 235.130
Blue - represents one of the
state colors of Nevada, the
pristine waters of Lake Tahoe
and the mountain bluebird, the
official state bird.
Silver -
represents the other state
color, the official state
mineral, the granite composition
of the Sierra Nevada mountain
range and the silver country of
northern Nevada;
Red -
represents the Virgin Valley
black fire opal, the official
state precious gemstone, and the
red rock formations of southern
Nevada;
Yellow
- represents sagebrush, the
official state flower, and
symbolizes the great basin
region of central Nevada;
White -
represents the name of this
state meaning snow-covered,
which is the translation of the
Spanish word "Nevada",
The
crossing of the yellow and red
stripes represents the different
colors of Nevada sandstone, the
official state rock;
The
white intersection on the silver
field stands for the snow-capped
peaks of granite mountains,
which make up the Sierra Nevada
mountain range;
The
four blue lines represent the
four main rivers of Nevada which
are the Colorado Ricer, Truckee
River, Humboldt River and Walker
River;
The
intersecting blue lines in the
silver field represent the
Colorado River as it meets
Hoover Dam and creates Lake
Mead;
The
small solid 'boxes' of silver
and blue number 8 by 8, or 64,
to signify the year (1864) that
Nevada was admitted into
statehood;
The 13
solid-colored intersections of
the small stripes represent
Boundary Peak, the highest point
in Nevada, which stands at an
elevation of 13, 143 feet; and
The 16
solid silver intersections and
the solid white intersection in
the center of the tartan
represent the 16 counties and
the one consolidated city-county
government of Nevada. song
Our
state song, was written by an immigrant,
Mrs. Berta
Raffetto. While living in Reno, Mrs. Raffetto
was asked to write and sing a
song about Nevada for a picnic.
It was adopted later as our
state song.
NRS
235.030
In mid-1864, Nevada's
Constitutional Convention
adopted a description of the
features to be placed on
Nevada's Great Seal. The
Territorial Legislature had
approved the description of the
seal for the Territory of Nevada
on November 29, 2861. The
Territorial
Seal included the motto "Volens
et Potens", which means "Willing
and Able", expressing the ideas
of loyalty to the Union and the
mineral wealth to sustain it.
On
February 24, 1866, the
Legislature changed the motto on
the seal to �All For Our
Country.� In 1969, this measure
was amended to make the legal
description conform to the
actual features of the seal.
This provision is now found in
NRS
235.010.
The Historic Marker Program was initiated by
the Nevada State Legislature in 1967 to bring the State's heritage to the public's
attention with on-site markers.
Nevada Partners in Flight (PIF), a group of conservation groups, state
and federal agencies, and research institutions, have identified bird
species in Nevada that are declining.
Nevada Rider:
Motorcycle Safety Program
(Office of Traffic Safety)
NDOW offers Wildlife Education and Aquatic Education field trips
at a variety of Wildlife Education Sites in Western Nevada, that include
diverse areas such as desert, sagebrush steppe, river, riparian,
wetlands and mountain habitats. (Dept. of
Wildlife)
An online world atlas packed with
geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information. In addition, GeographyIQ
brings together a number of other resources including maps, flags, currency conversion as
well as climate and time zone information.
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
for Kids is brought to the World
Wide Web as a service of the
Superintendent of Documents,
U.S. Government Printing Office
(GPO). Ben's Guide serves as the
educational component of GPO
Access, GPO's service to provide
the official online version of
legislative and regulatory
information.
This site
provides learning tools for K-12
students, parents, and teachers.
These resources will teach how
our government works, the use of
the primary source materials of
GPO Access, and how one can use
GPO Access to carry out their
civic responsibilities. And,
just as GPO Access provides
locator services to U.S.
Government sites, Ben's Guide
provides a similar service to
U.S. Government Web sites
developed for kids.
Congress for Kids gives you
access to interactive,
fun-filled experiences designed
to help you learn about the
foundation of our federal
government and how its actions
affect you. Although designed
for students in grades fourth
through high school, other
students, teachers, parents, and
interested citizens will find
helpful, engaging activities,
too.
The data presented here describe the
population and economy of U.S. states and counties from 1790 to 1960. The
original source of the each decade's data is the decennial census conducted by the U.S. Census
Bureau.