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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. As part of the Urban and Community Forestry Program created pursuant to NRS 528.135, the Division shall provide technical assistance to state and local agencies, governing bodies of cities and counties and other political subdivisions of this State in the following areas relating to urban and community forests:
(a) Local and regional planning and land use;
(b) The development and coordination of training programs for planting and maintaining neighborhood and local trees;
(c) Urban and community forest health, including, without limitation, tree disease, insect problems, planting and maintaining trees and best practices for forest health;
(d) The role of forest ecology in planning for the future of urban and community areas, including, without limitation, climate change, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, carbon sequestration, air quality, proper watershed functions and energy conservation;
(e) The retention of native trees and riparian habitats;
(f) The role of urban and community forests as food forests in urban and community areas that have been designated as food deserts; and
(g) Any other matter the State Forester Firewarden deems relevant.
2. The Division may provide technical assistance to state and local agencies, governing bodies of cities and counties and other political subdivisions of this State relating to the utilization and composting of organic waste.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 47. Forestry; Forest Products and Flora § 528.136. Technical assistance to political subdivisions of State - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-47-forestry-forest-products-and-flora/nv-rev-st-528-136/
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