The mission of the department is to conserve, protect, manage and enhance the state s natural resources in order to provide the highest quality of life for Nevada s citizens and visitors. The purpose of the Nevada Natural Resources Plan is to coordinate planning activities and develop integrated planning processes that will enhance the ability of the department to accomplish its mission more effectively and efficiently. Goals and Objectives . Goals and objectives of the natural resource plan are presented below. The goals represent desired results or outcomes of the natural resource planning process.
Objectives describe the steps to be taken to achieve the goals.
Five primary goals are presented below, with their related objectives. Establish departmental coordination processes for the integration of natural resource planning activities within the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Establish statewide coordination processes which integrate natural resource planning and management activities involving the department and other state, federal and local governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations and the public. Exchange information with stakeholders about the natural resource planning process and conservation issues. Create an integrated and cooperative process for characterizing, tracking and measuring changes in the status of natural resources and ecosystems.