University of Nevada, Reno Extension

10/29/2026

🚨 Lincoln County: Look at the scoreboard! We are barely ahead but we need our youth! 📊💪

In the Statewide Needs Assessment competition, look how Lincoln County is showing up:

🔹 Adult Responses:
• Lincoln County: 50 🔥
• Churchill: 48
• Nye: 10
• Lyon: 9
• White Pine: 16

⚠️ BUT LOOK AT OUR YOUTH (Ages 11–18):

• Lander: 12
• Humboldt: 7
• Lincoln: ONLY 3! 📉

If you have a teen at home, their voice matters!! Have them take 3 minutes to fill this out.

📲 Youth Survey (Ages 11–18): tinyurl.com/UNRYouthAssessment

📲 Adult Survey: tinyurl.com/UNRNeedsAssessment

Survey feedback will guide future educational programming in Lincoln County. Let’s push Lincoln County straight to #1! 🤠 Please contact Audrey Omar ([email protected]) or Iliana Villegas ([email protected]) with any questions.

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10/29/2026

🎉 Thank You for Celebrating With Us! 🍀

Huge congratulations to all our amazing 4-H members recognized at our End of Year Award Ceremony at Kershaw-Ryan State Park! Your passion, resilience, and leadership inspire us all.

Thank you to the Lincoln County 4-H Council, our volunteer leaders, parents, and community members who brought side dishes, cheered on our youth, and made this celebration so special.

We couldn't do this without our wonderful Lincoln County community. Congratulations to all our award winners! 👏✨

10/23/2026

The Small Business Education Program Presents: Cohort 6 Incubator Highlights

Incubator Highlights is a new series showcasing the businesses we’re currently supporting through our Small Business Incubator Program, starting with Cohort 6, our current English-language cohort.

First up: Easy Vibes

Founded by David Gonzalez, Easy Vibes creates coastal-inspired apparel built for slowing down, staying present, and enjoying what matters. Through limited drops, quality fabrics, and a message rooted in intention, Easy Vibes stands out in a market full of fast fashion and faster trends.

Swipe through to learn David’s story, the problem he’s solving, and what sets Easy Vibes apart.

Follow to shop the latest drop and support a Las Vegas small business.

10/21/2026

Today is National Apple 🍎 Day!

An Apple and Grape Salad made with these ingredients is a refreshing, naturally sweet dish that’s both wholesome and satisfying.

Visit this recipe and more on University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s Healthy Aging Initiatives webpage.

Apple and Grape Salad

10/21/2026

10/21/2026

10/20/2026

This week is National Health Education Week and we would like to help you earn continuing education credits.

The Shared Responsibility: Navigating, Supporting and Empowering Through Life's Final Journey summit has been reviewed and approved for a total of 6 CECH.

Register now for only $50! Nov. 10, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to be held at the University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s Paradise Campus, 8050 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89123.

https://events.unr.edu/event/shared-responsibility-navigating-supporting-and-empowering-through-lifes-final-journey

Shared Responsibility: Navigating, Supporting and Empowering Through Life’s Final Journey is a community summit dedicated to compassionate conversations and collaborative action around end-of-life care. Bringing together healthcare professionals, caregivers, faith leaders and community members, th...

10/19/2026

When state legislators and county leaders sit down to allocate funding for rural roads, emergency services, water, agriculture, and youth development, they look at ONE thing: DATA.

The Nevada Association of Counties and the University of Nevada, Reno Extensions launched a 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Let's show Carson City that Lincoln County shows up. It takes 5 minutes, 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, and enters you to win a $25 or $50 gift card.

Our participation ensures state resources, funding, and programming directed where our County needs them most.

👉 Share your voice here: https://tinyurl.com/UNRNeedsAssessment

Questions? Contact Audrey Omar, PhD, [email protected] or Iliana Villegas, PhD, [email protected]

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑑𝑎, 𝑅𝑒𝑛𝑜 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝐸𝑂/𝐴𝐴 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

10/16/2026

With practical life tips, resources and research insights from top minds, as well as the latest community and campus happenings from our College, our Innovating for Nevada Newsletter shares news that improves lives and sparks discussion.

Don’t miss out! Subscribe now at unr.edu/cabnr/newsletter

University of Nevada, Reno | College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources | Extended Studies - Continuing Education at the University of Nevada, Reno | | | | | | | |

10/16/2026

🍀 Join us for the Washoe County 4-H Kickoff!

We're excited to kick off a new 4-H year and invite families to come learn more about all that 4-H has to offer!

Meet our club leaders and members, explore opportunities for youth, and discover how to get involved. Staff will also be available to answer questions and help families register through 4-H Online.

Date: Thursday, October 22
Time: 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Location: 4955 Energy Way, Reno, NV 89502

Please RSVP by October 20 by emailing [email protected] with the number and ages of youth attending.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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10/15/2026

On Wednesday, Oct. 7, Nevada producers and agricultural professionals joined University of Nevada, Reno Extension for the Water and Irrigation Management Workshop for Nevada Producers at the UNR Experiment Station, 1000 Valley Road, Reno.

Morning presentations and discussions continued into afternoon field demonstrations covering ground and aerial approaches to moisture monitoring, forage production, and water management for vegetable crops. Participants brought questions and explored practical approaches for their operations.

To our speakers, including University faculty, and the University and Extension staff and partners who supported the workshop, thank you for your expertise, time, and effort in making the day a success.

Continue learning with us at the Certified Applicators Pesticide Safety Education Workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Pershing County Extension Office, 810 Sixth Street, Lovelock. Join morning classroom sessions and afternoon drone and insect scouting demonstrations. Attendance is free, with lunch and refreshments provided for in-person participants.

Register using the link below, or share this opportunity with someone interested:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/certified-applicators-pesticide-safety-fall-2026-workshop-lovelock-tickets-1996034398618



University of Nevada, Reno

10/15/2026

🚨 WE CAN DO THIS! 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝! NACO & UNR launched a 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Let's show Carson City that Lincoln County shows up. It takes 5 minutes, 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, and enters you to win a $25 or $50 gift card.

Our participation ensures state resources, funding, and programming directed where our County needs them most.

👉 Share your voice here: https://tinyurl.com/UNRNeedsAssessment

Questions? Contact Audrey Omar, PhD, [email protected] or Iliana Villegas, PhD, [email protected]

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑑𝑎, 𝑅𝑒𝑛𝑜 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝐸𝑂/𝐴𝐴 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

10/13/2026

🍀 Celebrate Our Youth: Lincoln County 4-H End of Year Award Ceremony! 🏆

The Lincoln County 4-H Council invites all 4-H members, families, leaders, and community supporters to celebrate an incredible year of learning, leadership, and hard work!

Join us as we recognize our youth's outstanding achievements, present awards, and enjoy an afternoon together in the park!

🗓️ Saturday, October 17th
⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Kershaw-Ryan State Park
🧺 Potluck Lunch: 4-H Council will provide hamburgers and hotdogs! Families, please bring a side dish or dessert to share.
🎁 Door prizes and awards throughout the event!

Questions? Contact Cindy Higbee at 775-726-3109 | [email protected] or [email protected]

The University of Nevada, Reno is an EEO/AA Institution.

10/12/2026

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲!

In the high desert, gardening is not just a hobby - it is resilience, food security, and tradition.

Right next to the UNR Extension office in Caliente, our Community Garden is a living classroom dedicated to sustainable, high-desert growing. Whether you have a backyard plot in Alamo, fruit trees in Panaca, a greenhouse in Pioche, or are testing the soil in Rachel, you do not have to figure it out alone!

👩‍🌾 Meet our amazing volunteer leaders: Kathy, Bonni, and Linda who are out in the garden every week to share advice, answer your planting questions, and talk high-desert solutions.

❄️ W𝐢n𝐭e𝐫 𝐇o𝐮r𝐬 𝐚r𝐞 𝐡e𝐫e!
🗓️ Mondays | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
📍 UNR Lincoln County Extension Garden, 360 Lincoln St., Caliente

Grow food. Build resilience. Connect with neighbors. 🌿

🎓 Interested in leveling up your green thumb? Ask us about the Master Gardener Workshops
ℹ Interested in starting a community garden in your area?
Call 775-726-3109 or email [email protected]

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑒𝑛𝑜, 𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑑𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝐸𝑂/𝐴𝐴 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

10/12/2026

🚨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲! The Nevada Association of Counties and the University of Nevada, Reno Extensions launched a 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Let's show Carson City that Lincoln County shows up. It takes 5 minutes, 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, and enters you to win a $25 or $50 gift card.

Our participation ensures state resources, funding, and programming directed where our County needs them most.

👉 Share your voice here: https://tinyurl.com/UNRNeedsAssessment

Questions? Contact Audrey Omar, PhD, [email protected] or Iliana Villegas, PhD, [email protected]

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑑𝑎, 𝑅𝑒𝑛𝑜 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝐸𝑂/𝐴𝐴 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

09/25/2026

💬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 — 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥!

To everyone who has participated in our local conversations, thank you! Now, the University of Nevada, Reno Extension is running a 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, with a section dedicated specifically to Lincoln County.

By participating, you ensure state resources, funding, resources, and programming are directed where our County needs them most.

🎉 𝑨𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌-𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒂 $25 𝒐𝒓 $50 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒅!

👉 Share your voice here: https://tinyurl.com/UNRNeedsAssessment

Questions? Contact Audrey Omar, PhD, [email protected] or your Lincoln County Extension office in Caliente.

The University of Nevada, Reno is an EEO/AA Institution.

09/24/2026

🔭 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲! 🌌

Did you know Lincoln County has some of the darkest, clearest skies in the country? We are bringing an unforgettable hands-on STEM adventure for our local youth: 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐨!

Through the UNR Lincoln County Extension 4-H Professional Pathways Initiative, youth will get to:

🔭 Use high-powered telescopes & identify constellations.

📸 Master smartphone astrophotography to capture the Milky Way.

🔥 Experience nocturnal wildlife, campfire science, and real outdoor adventure!

🧭 Discover exciting career pathways in astronomy, astrophysics, geology, aerospace engineering, parks, recreation, and tourism management, and natural resource management.

𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰.

Click the link below to let us know you are interested.
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/0ccjnWGUHr

Have questions? Drop by our office, call us at 📞 775-726-3109 | ✉️ [email protected]