Great Basin Environmental Program

A Multi-state Partnership to Improve Land Health and Ecosystem Productivity

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An At-Risk Ecosystem

The GBEP is the first program for a land-based area -- the Great Basin, one of the important at-risk ecosystems in the nation, comprising parts of Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Oregon and California. Seventy percent of the land in the Great Basin is publicly managed.

Funding Allocation

* 70% for on-the-ground projects
* 25% for research and education, including monitoring, mapping and metrics development
* 5% for administration and communication of metrics

Focus: Invasive Plant Species

* Wildfires
* Water Resources and Conservation
* Land Use and Health

* Urban, Rural Wildlands Mosaic
* Sustainable Communities and Their Cultures
* Biodiversity

Contact

Bill Payne, Dean
775-784-6237
College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources
University of Nevada / MS 222
Reno, NV 89557

Stan Johnson
775-784-1678
College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources
University of Nevada / MS 222
Reno, NV 89557