The Reno Fish and Wildlife Office works with our partners to protect and conserve endangered fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats in Nevada's Great Basin, the Eastern Sierra, and the Tahoe Basin for the continuing benefit of the American people.

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Habitat Restoration
NV Native Seed Partnership awarded $3.74 million for habitat restoration in the Great Basin
The Nevada Native Seed Partnership announced in May 2024 that it was awarded $3.74 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)/Burned Area Rehabilitation (BAR) funding to increase native seed collection, production and use in restoration across the Great Basin.
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Our Partners
Bishop Paiute Tribe, USFWS and partners celebrate establishment of Owens pupfish sanctuary
On April 21, the Bishop Paiute Tribal Council along with Tribal staff, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power came together to release endangered Owens pupfish into the newly established Owens Pupfish Refuge...
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Endangered Species Act
El Servicio para Peces y Vida Silvestre de los Estados Unidos reabre el periodo de comentarios públicos sobre la propuesta para incluir las dos especies de tortugas de poza en la lista de especies amenazadas y en peligro de extinción
El Servicio para Peces y Vida Silvestre de los Estados Unidos ha reabierto el periodo de comentarios públicos para solicitar sugerencias sobre la propuesta de incluir en la lista de especies amenazadas y en peligro de extinción (la Lista) a la tortuga de poza del noroeste (Actinemys marmorata),...
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Endangered Species Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period on Proposal to list both Species of Western Pond Turtle under the Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period seeking input on a proposal to list the northwestern pond turtle, which occurs in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and northern and central California, and southwestern pond turtle, which occurs from Monterey County south to Los...
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Endangered Species Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completes initial review of ESA petition for Kings River springsnail
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed the initial 90-day finding on a petition to list the Kings River pyrg, a small springsnail found in northern Nevada, under the Endangered Species Act. The Service’s review found the petition presented credible information indicating an in-depth...
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Endangered Species Act
10 Species Get Initial Reviews on Endangered Species Act Petitions
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed its 90-day findings on petitions to list 10 species under the Endangered Species Act. Based on the Service’s review, the petitions to list the betta hendra, betta rutilans, Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander, pygmy rabbit,...
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About Us

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Our office

We work with partners including federal, state, private landowners, tribes and non-governmental organizations to implement conservation actions and promote healthy habitat to support and recover at-risk species and species listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Across our office area, our work with private landowners helps conserve or recover listed species, and other wildlife species, through habitat restoration projects and technical and financial assistance on private land.

What We Do

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The Reno Fish and Wildlife Officeis responsible for supporting the recovery of 25 endangered and threatened species found in northern Nevada, near Lake Tahoe and in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. Our goal is to help federally threatened and endangered plants and wildlife recover to healthy population levels and to prevent new species from needing the protections of the the Endangered Species Act through proactive conservation. Working with our partners, we focus much of our work in  sagebrush sagebrush
The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species.

Learn more about sagebrush country including Nevada's precious  riparian riparian
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Learn more about riparian and spring systems, where the majority of sensitive wildlife and plant species are found. 

For a deeper dive into the Reno office's work and accomplishments, check out our 2022 Year in Review.

Our Organization

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The Migratory Bird Program works with partners to protect, restore and conserve bird populations and their habitats for the benefit of future generations by: ensuring long-term ecological sustainability of all migratory bird populations, increasing socioeconomic benefits derived from birds,...
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Washington,DC
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The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
Program
Baileys Crossroads,VA

Our Species

The Reno Fish and Wildlife Office works toward the recovery and conservation of more than 20 federally protected species in northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierra. Through our partnerships with Tribes, federal and state agencies, and NGOs we enact conservation efforts and gather important information about each of these species to best inform management actions.

Our office takes the lead on these efforts within the Service for the following species:

Our Library

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Dixie Valley Toad
A collection of files related to Dixie Valley toad.
Library Collection
7 Items
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Tiehm's Buckwheat
A collection of documents related to Tiehm's buckwheat.
Library Collection
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