The Reno Fish and Wildlife Office protects and conserves endangered fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats in Nevada's Great Basin, the Eastern Sierra Nevadas, and the Tahoe Basin for the continuing benefit of the American people.

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Habitat Restoration
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Fund Sagebrush Projects in the West
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Biden-Harris administration will invest more than $9 million in fiscal year 2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to support projects to restore and conserve strategic areas within the sagebrush ecosystem.
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Service emergency lists Dixie Valley toad as endangered
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it is emergency listing the Dixie Valley toad under the Endangered Species Act. Upon publication of the emergency rule in the Federal Register, the Dixie Valley toad will be listed as endangered under the ESA and, be provided immediate federal...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comment on Tiehm’s buckwheat proposed critical habitat rule
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comment on a proposed rule to designate 910 acres of critical habitat for Tiehm’s buckwheat, a low-growing perennial herb found only in Nevada. The proposed critical habitat is located in Esmeralda County in western Nevada. In October 2021, the...
A small spotted brown and black toad in someone's hand.
Endangered Species Act
Toads soak up life in Nevada’s Dixie Valley
A small toad found only in the remote Nevada valley for which it is named seems to have achieved what many of us only dream of, spending our days lounging in the warm water of a natural hot spring.
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Wildlife Wonders
Colorful Spring Flowers of the West
We’ve all heard the saying, “April showers bring May flowers,” but at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, we like to say, “listed flowers are the prettiest.” Here’s a few threatened and endangered flowers in California and Nevada that we think prove our point.
Biologist holding one toad in one hand and two toads in another hand.
Endangered Species Act
Building roads to save Yosemite toads
Each spring deep in the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite toads roam the alpine meadows in search of a mate. Biologists have been tracking the movements of these toads, and have noted that they travel surprisingly long distances for such small creatures. From breeding habitat to overwintering habitat, they...
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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 Office is 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…

Learn more about sagebrush country including Nevada's precious  riparian riparian
Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.

Learn more about riparian and spring systems, where the majority of sensitive wildlife and plant species are found. 

Please enjoy our 2021 Year in Review to learn more about our recent conservation success stories, which would not be possible without our partners.  

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...
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Baileys Crossroads, VA

Our Library

20220401_Dixie Valley toad_Emergency_Listing_Rule-508
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Emergency Listing of the Dixie Valley Toad as Endangered

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), exercise our authority pursuant to section 4(b)(7) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), to emergency list the Dixie Valley toad (Anaxyrus williamsi) as endangered. Due to the imminent development of a geothermal project in...

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20220401_Dixie Valley toad_Proposed_Listing_Rule-508
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Proposed Rule: Endangered Species Status for the Dixie Valley Toad

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the Dixie Valley toad (Anaxyrus williamsi), a toad species from Nevada, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This determination also serves as our 12-month finding on a petition to...

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20220509_DVT_Transcript
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Dixie Valley Toad Proposed Listing Rule Virtual Public Informational Session and Hearing Transcript

A transcript of the virtual public informational session and public hearing for the Dixie Valley toad proposed listing rule. 

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Presentation - Dixie Valley Toad Public Proposed Listing Rule Public Informational Session and Hearing
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Dixie Valley Toad Public Proposed Listing Rule Public Informational Session and Hearing Presentation

A copy of the presentation given during the Dixie Valley toad proposed listing rule virtual public informational session. 

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Lahontan Cutthroat Trout 2019 Updated Goals and Objectives.pdf

A Plan for Restoring Lahontan Cutthroat Trout

In 2019, Lahontan cutthroat trout interagency recovery partners collaboratively created and developed the Updated Goals and Objectives (UGOs), to guide conservation of the trout using the best available science and methods...

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A close up of a person holding a fish beneath the text: Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery South Fork Humboldt Subunit Situation Assessment Report
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Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery South Fork Humboldt Situation Assessment Report.pdf

The National Riparian Service Team, Laura Van Riper (Bureau of Land Management) and Mike Lunn (contractor), was identified to conduct a situation assessment with people in the South Fork Humboldt area who would engage or be interested in the development of a collaborative conservation action...

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