TRI Strives for Environmental ExcellenceEnvironmental Management
At TRI we have professional management of our water and sewer systems. SPB Utilities, truly the best public utility operating company in the region, operates our public water and waste water systems as well as the treatment plant.
We strive to maintain the best working relationship with the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection (NDEP). We always view them as a quality control “friend,” never as an adversary.
TRI is a huge supporter of the Nature Conservancy. During the park dedication ceremony, land was deeded to the Nature Conservancy. This land, located along the Truckee River adjacent to TRI, is now a superb enclave for flora and fauna.
Water Conservation
TRI has a reclaimed water system for process/manufacturing/cooling water already in place; this includes a reclaims storage reservoir.
TRI is joining with Storey County, Reno, Sparks and the Truckee Meadows Water Authority to build a reclaim water pipeline to move a massive amount of reclaimed water from the TMWA treatment plant in Sparks to TRI.
Enhancing Wildlife
TRI is a major supporter of the Wild Horse Advocacy Group and supports the philosophy of “Let’em Run!” A Wild Horse Conference is held in the park every year to support efforts to maintain the Wild Horse way of life. 
At any given time, there are 2,000 wild horses in the Virginia Range and over 1,000 on TRI property. Their freedom is respected and preserved.
Six years ago, TRI sponsored a major project to repopulate the Virginia Range with Big Horn Sheep. From an initial transfer of 39 sheep, the herds have now grown to well over 100 and run wild on the property, healthy and free.
There are at least nine female cougars in this part of the Virginia Range and at least one male. We support the University of Nevada, Reno’s and the NDEP’s efforts to preserve, track, and monitor this species.
USA Parkway/State Route 439, which is the primary arterial in TRI, is loaded with wildlife conservation features such as right of way fencing, cattle guard crossings off the right of way, and wild life underpasses for all animals.
Wild Horse Support Groups
AMERICAN WILD HORSE CONSERVATION (AWHC)
501(c)(3) national nonprofit organization.
Through its Cooperative Agreement with the State of Nevada Department of Agriculture, AWHC manages the humane birth control program in the Virginia Range (including TRI) in order to humanely reduce the Virginia Range horses’ population in a confided and shrinking habitat. The humane birth control vaccine, known as PZP, is administered by remote darting. AWHC is responsible for securing funding for this historic public-private partnership that is the largest humane wild horse management program in the world.
CONTACT: For more information please visit americanwildhorse.org
or contact conservation@americanwildhorse.org
WILD HORSE CONNECTION (WHC)
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Stagecoach, Lyon County, NV.
Through it’s Cooperative Agreement with the State of Nevada Department of Agriculture, WHC addresses public safety, working to keep the horses safe in the hills and out of urban residential areas. WHC works on fencing, rescue when needed, State approved diversionary feeding, and more.
CONTACT: For more information, please visit wildhorseconnection.org For urgent wild horse issues or emergencies, call the 24/7 Wild Horse Hotline at 775-352-3944
LEAST RESISTANCE TRAINING CONCEPTS (LRTC)
501(c)(3) nonprofit service organization covering Northwestern Nevada, based in Stagecoach, Lyon County, NV.
This 100% volunteer organization trains, educates and implements safe horse handling in emergencies, mounted search and rescue, large animal evacuation and supports WHC providing certified technical large animal rescue response when needed. In addition to providing specialized training for volunteer and career responders, LRTC responds to several hundred calls per year involving livestock, over 80% involving Virginia Range horses.
CONTACT: For more information please visit lrtcrescue.org
or contact 775-393-9373
LET ‘EM RUN FOUNDATION
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Virginia City Highlands, Storey County, NV.
Conducts educational and public outreach to promote the value of free-roaming horses; assists with developing horse related programs, provides assistance to field volunteer groups and coordinates multiple group efforts including sanctuary development. The Let ‘Em Run Foundation was created by Lacy J. Dalton and friends.
CONTACT: For more information please visit www.letemrun.org
or contact the volunteers at info@letemrun.org / 775-847-7322.
VIRGINIA RANGE WILDLIFE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Virginia City Highlands, Storey County, NV.
VRWPA has a large focus on the wild horses that inhabit the Virginia Range, doing community education, taking on large fencing projects that help protect public AND horse safety, and range clean-up projects. This volunteer nonprofit corporation is organized to act on behalf of free-roaming horses and wildlife in the Virginia Range.
CONTACT: For more information visit www.vrwpa.org or
contact 775-583-7401
WILD HORSE PRESERVATION LEAGUE
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Dayton, NV
Conducts public education and outreach, promotes the Wild Horse Alliance of Northern Nevada which includes all of the wild horse nonprofits, and holds the MOU for fertility control with PZP on the neighboring federally managed Pine Nut Mountains HMA. They are dedicated to being a voice for wild horses and nurturing an informed community.
CONTACT: For more information please visit wildhorsepl.org or use the contact form on their website.