NEVADA WILDLIFE FEDERATION

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Public Lands

Nearly 85 percent of Nevada is public land, owned by all Americans. We are committed to conserving Nevada’s public lands and the wildlife habitat they provide, and to ensuring all Nevadans have equitable access to outdoor opportunities.

Wildlife Connectivity

We are committed to maintaining, enhancing, and restoring migration routes among core wildlife habitats for Nevada’s wildlife—like bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, and pronghorn—so herds can freely roam across a healthy sagebrush-steppe ecosystem.

Water Conservation

Across all of Nevada, evidence of drought is becoming more clear with each passing year. Nevadans are experiencing the worst drought in 1,200 years and wildfires are becoming a year round threat.

Oil & Gas Leasing Reform

In Nevada, oil and gas leases are often sold for rock-bottom prices on public lands that have little to no potential for resource extraction. Recreation uses on these public lands are deprioritized. We are committed to ensuring our public lands are managed for all users.

Latest News

February 5, 2026

NV Indy: OPINION: The federal government manages most Nevada land, but who’s watching the animals?

Nevada Independent Even though most of the public land in Nevada is owned by the federal government, you might be surprised to learn that the federal […]

December 18, 2025

Financial Times: The AI boom comes to America’s loneliest place

Financial Times In the lobby of the Silver Legacy, we met Russell Kuhlman, executive director of the Nevada Wildlife Federation. Piling into our vehicles, we sped […]

September 5, 2025

Trump Administration Issues New Order for Land and Water Conservation Fund

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 3, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 4, 2025 CONTACT: Russell Kuhlman, Executive Director, Nevada Wildlife Federation: Kuhlman@nvwf.org Trump Administration Issues New Order for […]

July 7, 2025

Congress Passes Big Beautiful Bill Which Provides Handouts To The Fossil Fuel Industry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 3, 2025 CONTACT: Russell Kuhlman, Executive Director, Nevada Wildlife Federation: Kuhlman@nvwf.org Congress Passes Big Beautiful Bill Which Provides Handouts To The Fossil […]

July 7, 2025

Senate Republicans Introduce Proposal to Rollback Fossil Fuel Reforms

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 12, 2025 CONTACT: Russell Kuhlman, Executive Director, Nevada Wildlife Federation: Kuhlman@nvwf.org Senate Republicans Introduce Proposal to Rollback Fossil Fuel Reforms NEVADA- The Senate […]

July 7, 2025

Senate Republicans Introduce Language Into the One Big Beautiful Bill to Sell Off 2.5 Million Acres of Public Lands in Eleven Western States

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2025 CONTACT: Russell Kuhlman, Executive Director, Nevada Wildlife Federation: Kuhlman@nvwf.org Senate Republicans Introduce Language Into the One Big Beautiful Bill to Sell […]

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The Nevada Wildlife Federation works toward a Nevada with abundant wildlife freely roaming across a healthy sagebrush-steppe ecosystem, and all Nevadans having equitable access to outdoor opportunities.

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