000 years ago.

Tom Gordon of Carson City, Nev. was digging a trench for a water line in his backyard when he began to find bones that turned out to be the remains of Ice Age herbivores.

The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, will host a National Public Lands Day (NPLD) event on Saturday, September 28, 2019. At this event volunteers will participate in a cleanup at the Grimes Point Archaeological Area approximately 10 east of Fallon, Nevada. Lunch will be provided.

The greatest day of the year is close at hand: Nevada Day. The day in which the capitol of Nevada, Carson City, practically shuts down to celebrate our statehood, which took place on October 31, 1864.

While the majority of the United States don’t celebrate their Statehood, those that do participate don’t have quite the same gusto for the celebration that Carson City does.

What does it mean to be a Nevadan? What does it mean to be Battle Born?

SILVER CITY, Nev. — As part of Nevada’s celebration of Historic Preservation and Archaeological Awareness Month, there are dozens of May events and displays throughout the state. Among them is a display created by archaeologist Robert Elston that illustrates progress on a multi-year archaeological project funded through a National Science Foundation grant.

Internal Controls are a process to provide reasonable assurance on the efficiency and effectiveness of business operations as well as giving reliability of financial reporting and compliance with various laws. All publicly traded companies have internal control requirements since 2002 when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed by Congress.

A special tax benefit to save future income taxes is known as the “Step Up in Tax Basis.”

This happens when someone dies and leaves stocks, bonds, personal property and real estate to the heirs.

My friend Will asked me about the relationship between apples and crabapples. He wondered if apples were hybrids of crabapples. I had thought they were different, but after extensive research, I found that their hybridization goes back thousands of years and crossed many countries and even continents.

Dennis Cassinelli, a Nevada historian and author, will offer a presentation on “Petroglyphs” and “The Dayton Petrified Forest” that Mark Twain wrote about in his book, Roughing It at the Thursday Night Presentations at the historic Gold Hill Hotel on Thursday, April 7.

Climate change is the cause of everything, even crime, prostitution and terrorism.
Those are among claims studies have made in recent years. With world leaders meeting in Paris this week to discuss a new global climate treaty, we'll hear more of these stories.

The terrorism connection, which blames the rise of ISIS (or the Islamic State) on climate change in Syria, is particularly noteworthy because President Obama said earlier this year that climate change is a greater threat than terrorism. We're guessing that will encounter some skepticism in Paris right now.

This is a reminder that Pyramid Lake, which is located about 30-35 miles north of Reno-Sparks, is now open to fishing for its super-sized Lahontan cutthroat trout that range in size and are can be 20 pounds or bigger. That large, desert lake (roughly the same surface size as Lake Tahoe) has a three-month trout closure, each year, from July 1 to Sept. 30.

This is a reminder that Pyramid Lake, which is located about 30-35 miles north of Reno-Sparks, will open on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 to fishing for Lahontan cutthroat trout. That large, desert lake (roughly the same surface size as Lake Tahoe) has a three-month trout closure, each year, from July 1 to Sept. 30.
Here are all kinds of interesting information about that lake:

This is an annual reminder that nearby Pyramid Lake, which is located about 30-35 miles north of Reno-Sparks, will open on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013 to fishing for Lahontan cutthroat trout.

That large, desert lake (roughly the same surface size as Lake Tahoe) has a three-month trout closure, each year, from July 01 to September 30. Here are all kinds of interesting information about that lake:

Ever wonder what people wore on their feet 13,000 years ago? A fascinating look at early prehistoric textiles in the Western Great Basin will be the theme of a Jan. 24 lecture presented by archaeologist Pat Barker beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City as part of its monthly Our Frances Humphrey Lecture Series.

Barker will discuss prehistoric textiles, showcasing sandals, mats, bags, basketry, and cordage from the collections of the Nevada State Museum. Learn how foot ware can inform us about how people lived in the past.

Pyramid Lake, located about 30 miles north of Sparks, will open on Monday, Oct. 1, to fishing for Lahontan cutthroat trout.
That large, desert lake (roughly the same surface size as Lake Tahoe) has a three-month trout closure, each year, from July 1 to Sept. 30.
Here are all kinds of interesting information about that lake:

Pre-historic Lake Lahontan:

Pyramid Lake, located about 30 miles north of Sparks, will open on Saturday, Oct. 1 to fishing for Lahontan cutthroat trout.
That large, desert lake (roughly the same surface size as Lake Tahoe) has a three-month trout closure, each year, from July 1 to Sept. 30.
Here is all kinds of interesting information on that lake:

Pre-historic Lake Lahontan:

By the Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association
There are caves found throughout the Shasta Cascade region that are waiting to be explored. Some of which have even helped shape the course of history such as the Modoc Indian War, where Modoc Indians took refuge from the US Army forces.

Venture through the thousands of years old lava tubes that was once cutting, slicing, and twisting through the crust of the earth.

The loss of civilizationI once read an account about an ancient people - humanoids who lived more than 10,000 years ago on the eastern coast of Africa. There were two unique features of these ancie...