(pictured) Panorama of the Truckee Meadows. Photo by Perry Higginbotham
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Washoe County Regional Open Space Program
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 National Award Winning! 

The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and National Association of Counties (NACo) recently awarded their Medium County Leadership Conservation Award to the Washoe County Regional Open Space and Natural Resource Management Plan.  Three programs were recognized for their "leadership, innovation, and excellence on local land conservation and park creation initiatives."

For more on this program, please visit the Trust for Public Land website.

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**The Washoe County Regional Open Space Program was awarded the 2009 County Planning Award on April 27, 2009 by the National Association of County Planners.**

 

2008 washoe county regional open space and natural resource management plan (7.9MB)

INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT COMPONENT

natural resources inventory and assessment report

natural resources mapping - part one

natural resources mapping - part two

parks report

open space report

IMPLEMENTATION COMPONENT
implementation plan

 

Washoe County recently completed an approximately 18-month planning process that resulted in an update to the Regional Open Space Plan and added a Natural Resource Management component to the plan.  Staff from Washoe County Department of Community Development and the Regional Parks and Open Space Department led the process.

Regional Open Space Plan logo

For questions regarding the Regional Open Space Program, contact:
Lynda Nelson, Planning Manager
Phone: 775.823.6511
E-mail: lnelson@washoecounty.us

Bill Whitney, Senior Planner
Phone: 775.328.3617
Fax: 775.328.6133
E-mail: bwhitney@washoecounty.us

For questions regarding this web site, contact:
Sara DeLozier, Office Support Specialist
Phone: 775.328.6109
Fax: 775.328.6133
E-mail:sdelozier@washoecounty.us

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