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Nevada History: On The GO! – “Tragedy and Heroism in the Work of the CCC in Nevada: The Rock Creek Fire of 1939” (Off-site, SVL)
September 5, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm
Speaker: Richard Markley, historian, author, and retired Forest Service Administrator
Civilian Conservation Corps
Title of Talk: “Tragedy and Heroism in the Work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada: The Rock Creek Fire of 1939”
Summary of Talk: This presentation will share recently published research about a […]
Nevada History Lecture – The United States Forest Service in Nevada: An Uncertain Beginning, 1905-1934
Nevada History Lecture
November 9, 2024
1:00 to 2:30pm
The United States Forest Service in Nevada: An Uncertain Beginning, 1905-1934
Ryan Powell, Ph. D, historian
Summary of Talk
This presentation discusses the arrival of the Forest Service to Nevada in the early 20th Century. Nevada is not known for its timber reserves. The state is also the most arid in […]