“In our region, there’s no predefined guidebook for every restoration project – we tailor our work and consulting to real-time environmental and community needs. ”
Delivering Conservation Impact
From planning to implementation and monitoring, we provide comprehensive solutions for habitat improvement. Our in-house team has experience delivering projects from planning through site preparation, native plant sourcing and production in our specialized nursery, restoration planting, seeding, irrigation, weed control, and comprehensive monitoring,
Experience Counts
Thousands of acres of restoration and stewardship experience allows the Walker Basin Conservancy to consult on navigating the nuanced balance between agricultural and community interests, cultural activities, wildlife habitat, and recreational use.
As landowners, we know the challenges landowners and land managers face every day. From restoration projects to increase the flow of the Walker River our work has grown to include working with partners including large private companies, state and federal partners, tribes, local land conservancies and other non-profits.
Bring our Experience to Your Project
If you have any questions or would like more information about our Conservation Services, please contact Conservation Science Director, Jessica Abbott, Ph.D., (775) 463-9887 ext. 103.
Restoration Plantings
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Over the past decade, the Conservancy has established hundreds of thousands of native plants in some of the most challenging restoration settings in the Western U.S.
From planning to site prep, plant material to irrigation and weed management, the Conservancy delivers restoration and habitat improvement through establishing resilient plant communities.
Monitoring
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Rigorous wildlife and vegetation monitoring has informed the Conservancy's approach to habitat improvement and ecological restoration for the past decade.
Our current projects include wildlife surveys, threatened and endangered species monitoring, wildand vegetation surveys, bird surveys, and more.
Seed Production
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On former monoculture in Smith Valley, Nevada, native seed production is blooming. As we expand our seed production and lower water use on this Conservancy property, we are growing native grasses, shrubs and forbs for use across our region.
Plant Production
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Our public native plant nursery has blossomed out of our own restoration efforts. We currently offer more than 80 species of native plants to our community and produce plants at scale for land managers, partners and private customers.
Explore Our Diverse Projects and Experience
Interactive map of projects
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See the restoration progress and approaches on former agricultural fields where the Conservancy utilizes the best available science to improve habitat.
native plant Nursery
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The Conservancy’s native plant nursery in Yerington provides plant material that is well adapted to the arid conditions experienced in the Walker Basin for our revegetation projects. We produce native shrubs, grasses, and forbs from the seed we have collected locally.
Conservation Science
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As conservation scientists, we recognize the fundamental connection between ecological and human systems and use natural and social sciences to work on conservation solutions that maximize the preservation of biodiversity while also improving human well-being.