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Rare Nevada desert wildflower may gain endangered species protection
RENO, Nev. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the Tecopa bird’s beak, a rare wildflower found in the desert wetlands of western Nevada and eastern California, may qualify for ...
Nevada wildflower moves closer to endangered species protections
(KOLO) - A rare desert wetland wildflower is moving closer to being ... The flower grows in alkali wetlands in two desert ...
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More Than 17,000 Rare Nevada Wildflowers Destroyed
LAS VEGAS— Conservationists discovered over the weekend that someone had dug up and destroyed more than 17,000 Tiehm’s buckwheat plants, a rare Nevada wildflower the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...
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Two Rare Nevada Wildflowers Move Toward Endangered Species Protection
LAS VEGAS— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that two imperiled Nevada wildflowers may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. The agency initiated a one-year review for ...
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DOE finalizes nearly $1B loan for contentious NV Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine
the federal government closed a $996 million loan guarantee for a controversial lithium mine on the habitat of an endangered Nevada wildflower. On Friday, the Department of Energy (DOE) announded it ...