Pine Nut Harvest Nevada

In Sparks, Nevada, recently the pine nut harvesting season ended. The harvesting season from the beginning of September to the end of October is a managed operation. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest allow people to collect 25 pounds of nuts for personal use without a permit or 33000 to use commercially with an issued permit. Collection is allowed anywhere where BLM manages the land or in any Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest managed lands. These areas would include the Austin-Tonopah, Bridgeport, Carson, Ely, and Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger Districts, as well as the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. Federal violations of pine nut harvesting laws will result in a $5,000 fine or six months in jail or both. 

 The management of the nut harvesting allows people to still enjoy the pine nuts while not damaging the pinyon pine population. Over harvesting the nuts would decrease the population over time possibly leading to extinction. If the pine population is allowed to reproduce, biodiversity will also remain constant in the ecosystem promoting a healthy ecosystem. Overall, the management sets the stage of a healthy ecosystem and happy people. 

 Pine Nut Harvesting

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Dual-fuel vehicles

A recent study shows that dual- fuel vehicles are benefiting the population but, turns out they are costing the environment. While substituting gasoline for ethanol gases, it causes an increase of ultra fine particle matter, with a 30% increase of atmospheric concentration. The problem is that they are less then 50 nanometers in diameter. The nano particles are also not track or regulated by the environmental agencies. We inhale these gases everyday, inhaling ethanol. The most practical way to reduce greenhouse gases is using electric, hybrid and biofuel care.   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170828124546.htm
Read more

Acid Zone in Chesapeake Bay Found

     According to the University of Delaware, the Chesapeake Bay is becoming acidic as it has gone to 7.4 pH from an average of 8.2. The oxidation of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide may be the factor that is leading to the higher acidity levels in coastal oceans, but it can eventually lead to more of open oceans. Naturally the waters of the Chesapeake Bay have a regulatory system that holds back the increase of acidity levels in the area, and this works as the dissolving of living shells, non-living aragonite, and calcite minerals. Though nature has a path to keep the waters in the Chesapeake Bay, humans should take more care of our Earth as we have a role in polluting the water and rising the acidity levels in coastal oceans. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170828093737.htm
Read more