Support our State Native Plant Nurseries!

The State Conservation Nurseries Program was first established in 1957 to provide technical assistance and conservation plant materials – tree seedlings, shrubs, forbs and seed – to meet the conservation needs of Nevada’s private landowners and public land management agencies. The nurseries also offer custom growing services for conservation plants native or adapted to the Mojave Desert, Great Basin, and Sierra Nevada.

The program is comprised of two facilities, one in Washoe Valley and one in the Las Vegas Valley, and they also host biannual plant sales at NDF’s Elko Arboretum. The nurseries produce low-cost native or adapted plant species, acclimated to the Nevada’s environmental conditions, for conservation purposes including establishment of windbreaks, wildlife habitat enhancement and rehabilitation of wildfire damaged lands or other disturbed sites.

The State Nurseries need your support this year! How can you help?

First, buy some native plants! The nurseries are now completely open to the general public! (No more restrictions for city residents due to a law change in 2025!) Swipe to see the nursery sale dates and hours. For more information, visit https://forestry.nv.gov/natu.../state-conservation-nurseries

Second, write to your local legislators and let them know how important the State Nurseries are to you! Visit tinyurl.com/StateNurseries for draft language to write or call your local representatives.

Thank you!