Camps -- Nevada
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountain Studies Records
Collection
Identifier: 2001-01
Abstract
Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountains Studies was founded in 1960 in Washoe Valley, Nevada by Richard and Maya Miller. The Millers and their associates believed there was a need for a non-governmental, non-profit research organization in the community of western Nevada/eastern California that would encourage, sponsor, and initiate scientific research, resource surveys and other natural history studies. Foresta was a pioneer in environmental education with its flagship programs being the...
Dates:
1849-2007; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1980
Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service Records
Collection
Identifier: AC 0043
Abstract
The Nevada Cooperative Extension Service is one of the three branches of agricultural education. Founded in Nevada as a result of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914, it organized scores of clubs for young people that were the predecessor of the 4-H Club, and worked closely with the Nevada Farm Bureau. In 1938, The Nevada Farm Bureau and the Extension Service purchased a tract of land at Tahoe; a camp was established on the property owned by the state, paid for by the counties, and managed by the...
Dates:
1923-1980