Nevada has one of the most diverse ranges of living organisms seen in the United States, evolved and adapted to environments spanning from desert floors to mountain peaks.

Three hundred and fourteen mountain ranges reach across our grand expanse of land, running like rivulets through three cold and hot deserts (Mojave, Great Basin and Columbia Plateau). In this land filled with islands in the sky, hundreds of endemic species -- found only in Nevada and nowhere else -- have been discovered.

Our mountains burst forth with fantastic life, supporting black bears, flying squirrels and mountain lions, as well as the more common and beloved bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope. Our broad deserts too encompass amazing life forms, such as Joshua trees that grow less than half an inch a year but can live over 1000 years and stand up to 50 feet tall.

We invite you to explore our world of living organisms. Because our work is never done, we will continually add to this page as life goes on.

©Richard Bartlett	The Great Basin Spadefoot Toad. Our Love Letter. He's beautiful, pug nose and all. He's also a great example of the types of animals that define our Nevada desert landscape. If we use forethought and conserve his habitat as Wilderness, we not only take care of him -- we conserve a landscape of healthy living beings.
	Awakening into Spring! When spring comes, creatures all over will be waking up and taking notice. How do all of these creatures know that it's time to get the heck up, start paying attention and start doing something with their lives? Read on to learn about spring life in Nevada.
Please note that this page is currently being created and developed.