September is National Preparedness Month. In Nevada, that means we’re leaving fire season and will soon be entering flood season. This would be a good month to put together an emergency kit and make a plan. Washoe County Emergency Management provides the basics for individuals and businesses.

Washoe County Commissioner Jim Galloway has been promoting the concept of using Southern Nevada Public Lands Management funds to create an endowment that would pay for fuels management at Lake Tahoe. As much as I’d like to see SNPLMA money used for key land acquisitions (see: flood project), a Nevada only endowment for land management may be an excellent use of a portion of these dollars. And I’m sure the idea will be more favorably received after the Angora fire. Course, it might make this pot of cash all that much more tempting to the feds too.

To address flooding, the Flood Project Coordinating Committee is working on Truckee River Action (TRaction) Projects designed to provide flood protection in specific areas (without harming anyone as we wait for the entire project to be built. Several are being studied and designed including relocating the North Truckee drain, which will greatly benefit Sparks, and protecting homes in Hidden Valley. Now is the time to get involved, especially if you’re interested in these specific projects.

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