Rosewood Nature Study Area
The vision of the Truckee Meadows Nature Study Area is to establish and steward a publicly accessible Great Basin wetland habitat where the community can come to learn about and appreciate the importance of our natural open spaces and local parks.
Project Goals
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Develop a sustainable plan to restore and conserve sensitive wetland and upland habitat for native plants, wildlife, and natural resource management.
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Rehabilitate existing trails and develop additional non-motorized trails to establish the wetland as a node in the larger network of area parks and open spaces.
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Offer a state of the art, environmentally conscious nature center with hands-on, interactive exhibits for both children and adults to provide park-based programs, interpretive signage, and outdoor classroom spaces for families, community groups, and schools.
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Inspire community members to take a proactive volunteer role in the preservation and improvement of our parks and open spaces in order to strengthen the bond between the community and their open spaces.
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Restoration Progress Status
As of August 2020, the first operational year of restoration has been completed. In this first year, we have improved 47 acres through invasive removal and native revegetation, 11,000 linear feet of streambank have been improved, one mile of trail has been enhanced, and both bridges have been repaired. We are now moving into our second year of the restoration project. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram and check back here for updates.
A new fence was installed along the entrance to the wetland!
Our AmeriCorps Wetland Restoration Technicians are continuously removing invasive species.
Our AmeriCorps Wetland Restoration Technicians built and installed 15 nest boxes.
A new fence was installed along the entrance to the wetland!
Then and Now
Circa 1959
Circa 2016
Circa 2020
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Wetland Restoration Team Members
Elena Larsen
Wetland Restoration Program Director
Andrea Lesperance
Wetland Restoration Outreach Coordinator VISTA
Alexandra Sheehan
Wetland Restoration Outreach Coordinator VISTA
Susanna Keilig
Nature Center Host/Interpreter
Learn More
TMNSA Concept Paper
Brief Project Summary
To learn more about the property, water rights, and more please click the "Supporting Documents" button below.
Want to rid your yard or garden of pesky invasive plants?
Check out our invasive plant management guides below!
Check out our most recent blogs written by wetland team members both past and present covering a variety of topics!
Project Partners
This project is funded in part by a grant from the Truckee River Fund at the Community Foundation of Western Nevada.
This project is supported by the National Audubon Society-George Whittell Nevada Environmental Fund.
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The grant from Union Pacifica allowed us to enhance the trails making them easier to walk on and safer!
We used a portion of grant we received from Nevada Dream Tags to replace the fence along the entrance to the proposed Nature Study Area.
We've partnered with Nevada Bugs and Butterflies to install a pollinator garden at the proposed nature study area. The area is currently being solarized to remove invasive species.
The grant from Union Pacifica allowed us to enhance the trails making them easier to walk on and safer!