Neighborhood Watch Learn how neighbors can help each other protect our entire neighborhood. Deputy Teresa Aquilar Thursday, February 18, 2016 7:00 p.m. National Division of Forestry Building 885 Eastlake Blvd. Hosted by: Washoe Valley Alliance washoevalleyalliance.org
Sat, May 06, 8:00 AM - Sat, May 06, 1:00 PM 855 Eastlake Blvd855 Eastlake Blvd, New Washoe City, NV, United State Download Event Poster Here Ornamental junipers are considered a bad plant choice for homes located in wildfire-prone areas. A good fire adapted community tip is to remove ornamental junipers or other hazardous wildfire fuels located within 30 feet of your home or other structures and bring them to the collection site for FREE chipping. Participants will receive a coupon from Moana Nursery (valid May 6 - 13) for 20% off of a Moana-grown replacement shrub. Limit one coupon per household, while supplies last. ACCEPTED: Junipers, pines, rabbitbrush, sagebrush, other woody vegetation. NOT ACCEPTED: Construction lumber, hazardous materials, lawn clippings, sod, dirt infested vegetation, tree stumps or limbs in excess of 8" in diameter. For more information, contact Sonya Sistare at 775-887-2252 or sistares@unce.unr.edu. This event is sponsored by: Moana Nursery Nevada Division of... Read more
May 20 Spring Clean-up (with a link to this information: Washoe Valley Alliance in cooperation with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful has scheduled a Spring clean-up of Eastlake Blvd from old 395 to the Truckee Meadows Protection District Station 16 alongside Little Washoe Lake (a distance of 1 mile) on Saturday, May 20 at 9:30 AM. We will meet at the dirt parking lot at the corner of 395 and Eastlake Blvd. If you wish to participate, please call Karen Critor at 772-7715 by Wed. May 17 to insure that we have enough equipment. We will provide safety vests, pickers, trash bags and latex gloves. You might wish to bring heavier gloves.
Saturday, June 10 at 8:30 AM Washoe Valley Alliance in cooperation with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful has scheduled a spring clean-up of Eastlake Blvd from old 395 to the Truckee Meadows Protection District Station 16 alongside Little Washoe Lake (a distance of 1 mile) on Saturday, June 10 at 8:30 AM. We will meet at the dirt parking lot at the corner of 395 and Eastlake Blvd. We will provide safety vests, pickers, trash bags and latex gloves. You might wish to bring heavier gloves. Please allow about 1 hour. If you wish to participate, call Karen Critor at 775 772-7715 by Wednesday, June 7 to insure that we have enough equipment.
Washoe Valley Alliance, in cooperation with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, has scheduled the summer clean-up of Eastlake Blvd from old 395 to the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Station 16 along Little Washoe Lake (a distance of 1 mile) on Saturday, August 26 at 8:30 AM We will meet at the dirt parking lot at the corner of 395 and Eastlake Blvd. If you wish to participate, please call Karen Critor at 772-7715 by Wed. August 23 to insure that we have enough equipment for all participants. We will provide safety vests, pickers, trash bags and latex gloves. You might wish to bring heavier gloves. Please allow 1-1 1/2 hours.
Washoe County Board of Adjustment meeting - Time Certain 3:30pm PLEASE ATTEND: Washoe County Board of Adjustment Thursday, October 5, 2017 Time Certain 3:30 p.m. Washoe County Commission Chambers 1001 East Ninth Street, Reno, NV Special Use Permit Case Number WSUP17-0014 (Gail Willey) Gail Willey, owner of Gail Willey Landscaping and Color Rock, has requested a Special Use Permit to relocate his businesses to 134 Andrew Lane in Pleasant Valley. This request would relocate a Heavy Industrial Business into a General Rural area and is not in conformance with the Washoe County Development Code and Master Plan. The request includes three large buildings, sixty parking places (40 for heavy equipment), and bins to store landscaping materials, and wholesale nursery items.The project will generate an estimated 312 daily trips. The proposed business location is in a flood plain and would create many adverse effects on the rural residences nearby. Please attend this important meeting and express your opinion to this request. Applicant/ Property Owner: Willey land, LLC Location: 134 Andrew Lane, approximately 500 feet south of its intersection with Highway 395 Assessor’s Parcel Number: 017-430-01 Staff: Planner Kelly Mullin, 777-328-3608, kmullin@washoecounty.us
Washoe County Board of Adjustment meeting Oct. 5 - Time Certain 3:30pm PLEASE ATTEND: Washoe County Board of Adjustment Thursday, October 5, 2017 Time Certain 3:30 p.m. Washoe County Commission Chambers 1001 East Ninth Street, Reno, NV Special Use Permit Case Number WSUP17-0014 (Gail Willey) Gail Willey, owner of Gail Willey Landscaping and Color Rock, has requested a Special Use Permit to relocate his businesses to 134 Andrew Lane in Pleasant Valley. This request would relocate a Heavy Industrial Business into a General Rural area and is not in conformance with the Washoe County Development Code and Master Plan. The request includes three large buildings, sixty parking places (40 for heavy equipment), and bins to store landscaping materials, and wholesale nursery items.The project will generate an estimated 312 daily trips. The proposed business location is in a flood plain and would create many adverse effects on the rural residences nearby. Please attend this important meeting and express your opinion to this request. Applicant/ Property Owner: Willey land, LLC Location: 134 Andrew Lane, approximately 500 feet south of its intersection with Highway 395 Assessor’s Parcel Number: 017-430-01 Staff: Planner Kelly Mullin, 777-328-3608, kmullin@washoecounty.us
National Public Lands Day Saturday, October 7, 2017 Cemetery Clean-up National Public Lands Day Saturday October 7, 2017 Washoe Lake State Park Activity 9am-12pm
Fall Clean-up - October 21, 2017 This event hasa been Canceled!
GARDEN GROUP MEETING, EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO SAVE AND PLANT YOUR OWN SEEDS, NEW LOCATION, 885 Eastlake Blvd, NV Div of Forestry Office, 6:30 pm, May 15, potluck appetizers and beverages If you ever wanted to save your own seeds, how to store, which ones to save, and how to use the next season, this is the meeting for you - well, and just if you want go get together with your neighbors, too! We are please to have Assistant Professor Melinda Yerka, from UNR's Department of Agriculture, who specializes in seeds and will tell you everything you need to know about them. If you use the right kind of seeds, this could save you lots and begin to actually produce our own Washoe Valley varieties here. Join us for a fun evening of of information we can use and time with neighbors. Because we are meeting in a smaller meeting room, (much), please come a little early and plan to assist with setup and rearranging the room a bit to help accomodate, and let's JUST HAVE APPETIZERS OR FINGER FOODS AND BEVERAGES TO SHARE for this meeting.This will not be a full potluck. It will help a lot of you can bring a few folding chairs that do not take up much space so we can get everyone in.
You are invited to come and learn more about these organizations in Washoe Valley. May 19, 2018 Download poster here Washoe Lake State Park Washoe County Parks/Scenic Byway Scenic Nevada Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation Washoe Valley Garden Group Master Gardeners/Cooperative Extension South Valleys Library Bureau of Land Management Lahontan Audubon Society Washoe Valley Veterinary Hospital Boy Scouts Troop 150 Truckee Meadows Fire Dept Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful Bowers Mansion/Davis Creek Park Washoe Valley State Tree Nursery Living with Fire No. Nevada Bluegrass Assoc. South Valleys Volunteer Fire Department Wild Animal Infirmary Nevada Department of Forestry Community Horticulture & Cider Making Project Neighborhood Watch Red Cross Monarch Butterfly Project Nevada Dept. of Wildlife
Washoe Lake State Park graciously hosted Celebrate Washoe Valley for the fifth year. Jennifer Dawson, park ranger, was excited to report the impressive number of vehicles that entered the gate to attend the event. We estimate more than 300 people enjoyed the day. Thank you to the twenty-seven government and community organizations who prepared informative displays and provided educational experiences. New this year was the Railroad Museum Handcar ride! Special thanks to Boy Scout Troop 150 for the absolutely delicious hamburgers and hot dogs! Heart-warming tunes filled the air thanks to many many musicians, members of the Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association. Thank you to our sponsors. The gift certificates and unique gifts donated for the raffle prompted many to purchase tickets. Funds raised will be used to continue the promotion of the Washoe Valley Scenic Byway make Celebrate Washoe Valley possible in 2019.