Nevada's only designated National Park lies in Northern Nevada's rugged and remote Great Basin. Its remoteness significantly reduces the crowds you often see in other Western National Parks.

The only certainty is that Currey did have permission to cut down what was discovered to be the oldest tree on record. Now ...

Rep. Amodei’s bill jeopardizes our ability to further protect our priceless natural and sacred landscapes and cultural ...

In 1964, graduate student Donald Rusk Currey asked for permission to cut down a tree growing on Wheeler Peak in Nevada's Great Basin National Park. Though there are different accounts on the ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev.— Conservation groups, joined by Tribal leaders, filed a motion for a preliminary injunction today to block a Bureau of Land Management deforestation project on public lands near Nevada ...

The diversity of natural beauty at this park ... Great Basin is home to some of the oldest living organisms in the world — bristlecone pines. These gnarled, weathered trees can live to be over 4,000 ...

You don’t have to break the bank or travel great distances to have an exciting experience away from your hometown.

it also doubles as an ideal jumping-off point for exploring one of Nevada’s most marvelous nature preserves. Located roughly an hour away by car, Great Basin National Park officially earned its ...

Researchers recently discovered a new species in Great Basin National Park. But will its habitat go down the drain? One overcast November morning in 2008, Gretchen Baker, an ecologist for Nevada’s ...