KNPS program explores Nevada

SANDPOINT — Next month’s Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society talk features a look at the diverse and unique plants and animals that call Nevada home.

The Jan. 26 program, which is presented by KNPS and Sandpoint Parks and Recreation, will feature Steve Anderson, who will talk about how Nevada is “more than a sagebrush ocean.” The program will be held from 9:45-11:30 a.m. at Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 S. First Ave.

Anderson said Nevada’s basin and range province contains unique habitats for plant and animal species. Isolated mountain ranges stand in stark contrast to surrounding deserts and contain many plants that are similar to the Northwest. The presentation will concentrate on northeast Nevada and discuss plants, animals and some land management issues.

Steve Anderson graduated from the University of Idaho with a bachelor of arts degree in wildlife-fisheries resources. He then spent two years in Kenya working for the Peace Corps before going on to a career with the U.S. Forest Service that lasted more than 30 years.

Anderson is a co-author of “Ruby Mountain Flora.”