Our Beginnings

In 1998 the Elko BLM office hosted a three day workshop Community-Based Partnerships & Ecosystems- Ensuring a Healthy Environment. Many workshop participants had been frustrated with existing opportunities for involvement in the Elko-area public land planning process but found merit in the CBP principles. The Northeastern Nevada Stewardship Group (NNSG) was formed under the principles of community-based stewardship.

Who We Are

NNSG is a 501(c)(3) organization. Members include miners, ranchers, conservationists, federal and state agency personnel, and business leaders. We are funded by grants, private and corporate donations, the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. NNSG works to demonstrate the principles of balanced stewardship expressed by collaborative principles of an open and transparent membership where consensus agreements are the manner of decision making and problem solving.

Our Goals

1. To establish trust and mutual respect between diverse agency and community members involved in public land issues;
2. To provide a community forum for scientific presentations related to healthy ecosystems, earth science topics, and problem solving through the collaborative process; and,
3. To develop sustainable relationships and expectations that reduce conflicts, simplify and streamline planning, and provide multiple use opportunities within our region.

Accomplishments

Monthly meetings address diverse topics dealing with natural resources and relationship building. NNSG has hosted numerous symposiums that bring private citizens, public land users and agency personnel together to share information. This sharing encourages a common basis for discussion. Sessions include

• National Environmental Policy Act workshop (1999)
• Great Basin Rangelands Science (1999)
• Applegate Partnership & Sagebrush Symposium (2000)
• Fire Ecology & Revegetation (2001)
• "Learning Community" (2001)
• Outdoor Recreation Workshop (2002)(2005)
• Restoration & Mngmt. of Sagebrush-Grass Communities (2002)
• Mining and the Community - A Partnership (2003)(2005)(2006)