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White Pine County
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (USDI)
Ely District Office
702 North Industrial Way (physical)
HC 33 Box 33500 (mail)
Ely, NV 89301-9408
Phone: 289-4865
Informational brochures, maps, slide presentations, speakers, and assistance with field trips are available. Please call two weeks in advance.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (USDI)
Great Basin National Park/Lehman Caves
Baker, NV 89311
Phone: 234-7331
A draft Teacher’s Guide is available upon request as a pre-visit package, and as a handbook of classroom activities for teachers unable to bring their students to the park. (Comments for improving the Teacher’s Guide are welcome.) On-site interpretation is offered. A minimum of two weeks notice of your visit is requested. Special note: tours of Lehman Caves are limited to 30 individuals per tour. Groups larger than 30 are broken into smaller groups and can usually be taken into the cave in 30 minute increments when staffing allows.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Ely
Phone: 289-2403
Official-In-Charge
2350 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
Phone: 673-8100
The NWS provides station tours for grades 5-12. Awareness materials on selected severe weather hazards, including floods, lightning, tornados, and winter storms, are provided. Also, the NWS will send speakers to schools for 3-12 grade levels. Information on career opportunities in the NWS is also available. Please allow two weeks advance notice for both tours and speakers.
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (USDA)
Ely Field Office
White Pine Conservation District
HC 33, Box 33451 Ely, NV 89301
Phone: 289-4065
The NRCS helps landowners and communities conserve and manage natural resources. Slide shows, videos, publications, posters, and other educational materials are available on natural resource conservation, including soils, wind and water erosion, and snow surveys.
Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nevada Division of State Parks
Cave Lake State Park
P.O. Box 761 Ely, Nevada 89301
Phone: 728-4467
Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park Correspondence through District V Headquarters (see Lincoln County, Nevada Division of State Parks) (no phone)
Nevada State Parks provide a variety of environmental education activities for people of all ages. Subjects include plants, animals, local history, survival, ecology, conservation, and preservation.
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
White Pine County Office
10th & Campton
P.O. Box 210
Ely, NV 89301-0210
Phone: 289-4459
FAX: 289-1462
Cooperative Extension creates public education programs to meet the needs of communities throughout the state. Educational forums, publications and volunteer activities address natural resource and water resource management for the general public and youth audiences. Partnerships with other agencies, government entities and educational institutions are encouraged.
U.S. FOREST SERVICE (USDA)
Ely Ranger District
350 8th Street
P.O. Box 539 Ely, NV 89301
Phone: 289-3031
