NATIONAL WILD HORSE AND BURRO PREPARATION AND
ADOPTION CENTER AT PALOMINO VALLEY, NEVADA
The National Wild Horse and Burro Center at Palomino Valley (PVC) is about 20 miles north of Sparks, Nevada, off Pyramid Highway, State Road 445. It is the Bureau of Land Management (BLM’s) largest wild horse and burro adoption and preparation center, with a capacity to hold about 2,000 wild horses and burros. The number of animals at the facility is the greatest during the Nevada gather season which begins about July each year and ends by February the following year. Gathers are only conducted during the summer, fall and winter months to avoid the spring foaling season of wild horses on the public rangelands.
The BLM purchased the 160 acre property when it was a small feedlot operation in what was then a rural area. The facility began operation in June 1977. The original feedlot corrals are now the core for sorting, veterinarian care and small pen areas. Small pens are especially useful for separating animals from different herds in various stages of veterinary care. The large outside corrals were added in the early 1990s and primarily hold the bulk of animals that are ready to be offered for adoption.
Interpretive panels outside the main entry gates are available for viewing 24 hours a day. These panels provide the history of wild horses in the West and details on how to adopt a wild horse or burro. Visitors may also drive around the perimeter of the facility on a dirt road to view the animals currently at the facility.
To schedule an appointment to adopt an animal at PVC, please call (775) 475-2222 or e-mail Tim Green at Timothy_Green@blm.gov. Facility hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon.
Directions: PVC is located approximately 20 miles north of Reno/Sparks, Nevada. From Interstate 80, take Exit 18, Pyramid Way, State Road 445, north about 20 miles to Ironwood Road. Turn east on Ironwood to reach the facility.
Looking for a Trained Wild Horse
The Northern Nevada Correctional Center Saddle Horse Training Program is a cooperative partnership between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC), and the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDOA). The program gentles and trains wild horses for adoption. Adoptions are held at the Correctional Center in October, February, late May or early June. An adoption is also generally held in conjunction with the Western States Wild Horse and Burro Expo at the Reno Livestock Events Center each August. For more information, please visit http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/prog/wh_b.1.html or call Susie Stokke at 775-861-6469.
NATIONAL WILD HORSE AND BURRO HOLDING AND ADOPTION FACILITY AT ELM CREEK, NEBRASKA
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he National Wild Horse and Burro Center at Elm Creek, Nebraska is a leased facility operated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in central
Nebraska 6 miles north of Interstate 80 on Nebraska State Highway 183. It is a 36-acre facility housing an assortment of up to 500 head of wild horses and burros with a range of ages and sexes.
The primary role of the Elm Creek Center is to provide wild horses and burros a resting location on their way to adoption homes in the Midwest to the East Coast. The Elm Creek Center supports the National, Eastern States and Nebraska regions by providing healthy wild horses and burros for their adoptions.
The Elm Creek Center is also open to the public for observing and adopting wild horses and burros from the facility Monday-Friday, 8 am- 4 pm year-round except for federal holidays. The BLM requests that potential adopters call or e-mail to make an appointment first. The Center’s phone number is 308-856-4498 or e-mail Pam_Irvine@blm.gov.
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