Why The VAST MAJORITY Of Nevada Is Owned By The Federal Government

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Nevada is a truly unique state within the United States. Its geography is predominantly dry and arid and this has left it mostly unsettled throughout history. As such, the federal government of the United States has ended up owning the vast majority of it, rather than the state itself. Here's why the U.S. federal government owns so much of Nevada, and some of the more unique ways it uses that land.
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@GeographyByGeoff 9 ай бұрын

@Azurethewolf168 9 ай бұрын

Nobody is unbiased, this news site has a bias and anyone saying that the news doesn’t is not to believed.

@ryanjacob8786 9 ай бұрын

You beautiful eyes

@jimlewis1992 9 ай бұрын

8:05 to skip right to the answer

@ricardoxavier827 9 ай бұрын

Nevada has water enough to be a single large forest. With fire resist species, just needing the waterboxx help on the first years. Zone by zone, atracting more rain because of the new moisture created by the new trees pumping up gound water by the tree roots, same tree roots that open the soil to allow wazter to feed the groundsheets instead of disapearing by evaporation. If the chinese are smart enough to be able to reverse the gobi desert, why the americans are not smart enough to reverse the nevada desert? "oh! dont touch on nature natural process!" That excessive puritism are the reason americans dont want to reverse the desert. "Or grazing and logging, or desert" culture. The advance of the deserts in USA are not made by climate change... Are made by logging and grazzing suicidle culture. Plant trees, with some extra help, and you stop the advance of the desert, if you dont cut the trees, and stop all the bush fires. Logging and grazzing are not natural as well. Follow the scientists of the rest of the world to learn how they do it.

@robw7205 9 ай бұрын

The fact that visible stories in the sponsor's ad are about UFOs really makes me question what news gets covered.

@nazukum2 9 ай бұрын

As someone who was born and raised in Nevada, this video was both informational and inciteful. So much of my youth was spent wandering the deserts, not knowing the cultural or geopolitical aspects. It is truly a state where you lose yourself to find yourself

@yammietits5040 9 ай бұрын

🤯🤯🤯

@justsam7919 9 ай бұрын

Dehydration

@openbook4231 9 ай бұрын

Black native American

@dingusdingus2152 9 ай бұрын

Insightful

@E4439Qv5 9 ай бұрын

@@dingusdingus2152 Riotous

@randallthomas5207 9 ай бұрын

When Nevada became a State, the New State was given 1/18th of the land. Roughly 6% of the land. Most of Nevada is dry and desolate. You must realize that Nevada was the last State in the lower 48, where you could homestead. No one was willing to homestead it, even when the requirements were loosened to eliminate growing crops, or even fencing. All you had to do was build a residence, and live on the property for five years. There were Damned few takers.

@johannae2159 9 ай бұрын

by Trespass and Violence and you wonder why your amerikkkan children shoot up their schools 😂

@felixwankel3989 8 ай бұрын

Is it still possible to homestead there?

@randallthomas5207 8 ай бұрын

@@felixwankel3989 No, they ended it in the mid seventies. I moved to Boulder City in 1974, and had been there about a year when there was an article in the Newspaper, saying it had ended. As the affront edge of the Boomers retired, and started moving from California to Vegas, the BLM suddenly found that people were bidding if they auctioned off parcels in the Vegas Valley.

@darealest2exist260 8 ай бұрын

Arizona was the last in the lower 48

@jamesloghry8083 8 ай бұрын

Homesteaded there & gov ignored

@rogaineablar5608 9 ай бұрын

I'm surprised you didn't mention the reason Nevada is so dry, the rain shadow from the Sierra Nevada.

@mset510 9 ай бұрын

Paiute has a silent "e" at the end. Lake Mead is ALSO managed by the National Park Service. It is our nation's 1st National Recreation Area

@jssomewhere6740 8 ай бұрын

Nevada is the most mountainous state in the lower US. Nevasa is a truly amazing place. It produces more gold than all but 4 or 5 countries in the world. It also has large copper and silver mines. Lithum is another that is in Nevada due to a vast majority of the State having once been covered by a huge fresh water lake. Pyramid Lake contains a fish species that are found in only one other place on the planet. They also take 20+ pound cutthroat trout out of that lake. Tahoe is in Nevada and California and is the 6th largest natural lake in the country behind the great lakes. Tahoe is also very deep at over 1600 feet in places. The Truckee river is one of the few rivers that never makes it to the ocean. It flows out of Tahoe and into Pyramid. Pyramid lake has no outlet so it is an alkaline lake it's considered fresh water but it tastes bad. With all the mining in Nevada there are more man made moutains in Nevada than anywhere else also. They mine an area and when they have sifted all the value out of the soil they build a new mountain out of it. There are small towns in Nevada that have never been connected to the power grid so the only electricity available is produced by the residents themselves. They have old style windmills that pumo water to towers that provide water to a group of homes or a ranch. Nevada is a very interesting place my family has lived in the state for more than 5 generations, so they were here before it was a state. We have been in the Truckee Meadows for 3 generations now. Most of the family has no intention of going anywhere any time soon. There are many more wonders in Nevada. Rhe difference between Nevada and most other places is you need to look a bit harder to see past the desert. Also be sure to bring along more than just a little water.😆😅🤣

@cassiespencer6134 8 ай бұрын

"you need to look a bit harder to see past the desert" That's the truth! Because if not you won't last long. I've climbed all of the highest MTMs in the U.S. including Boundary Peak in NV (during the summer no less) which was not a good idea at the time, given the temp, since I had been in AK the previous seven months, climbing high altitude, glaciated Mts.

@patriley9449 8 ай бұрын

As a proud Nevadan, I am glad that much of our land is owned by the BLM. Most of these lands are accessible to the public for free camping, hiking and use of off-road vehicles. I recently went on a trip from western Nevada to Wisconsin and back covering 14 states. When I came back home, I was speaking to a friend who lives in California, and he asked which state was my favorite. Without hesitation I named my home state of Nevada. In northern Nevada we have 4 seasons with some snow in the winter and a few hot days during the summer, but most days are sunny and moderate. Our main problem in the state is an infestation of Californians migrating here and bringing their California ways with them. If you want things done like they were done in California, then move back or stay there in the first place. If you want to assimilate, welcome to Nevada.

@lauratweed4081 8 ай бұрын

Out of curiosity can you elaborate on California ways? Can you give examples

@Mk101T 8 ай бұрын

LOL as if telling people they can't come to Nevada with their California ways is going to deter them from doing just that ?!? We live in an age of showing people they are wrong just to see the look on their face . What rock have you been living under ? In which you would have been better off just keeping your pie hole shut about it :O Resistance is futile ... YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED !!! Albeit go ahead and keep getting down on your knees to draw those red lines . But next time I step across it , I would like to get a shoe shine ;)

@pointreyes4272 8 ай бұрын

I suppose you want more government regulations telling people where they can and cannot move to. Where does it end!

@clarabellington 8 ай бұрын

Yup! Moved to San Diego for work from Nevada but am moving back soon. Miss it too much

@pointreyes4272 8 ай бұрын

@@clarabellington That's great news. Thank you for moving out....greatly appreciated. Oh, BTW, please take a dozen or two of your friends with you.

@zaiologyy 9 ай бұрын

Here in Vegas we always joke that the state tree is those orange road cones lol. We all go out and party on the dry lake beds, federal land is so awesome because you can just do what you want bc no one owns it.! 🥳 Thx for such an insightful & concise summary, much appreciated+

@terreniskelley7191 9 ай бұрын

Pretty good video. I grew up in a tiny town named Hawthorne, Nevada. We have a military depot there. Miles and miles of bunkers storing military ammunition. Also, a very big yet shrinking Walker Lake. Growing up in the Great Basin Desert is a unique experience. Fun fact: Most of Boundary Peak is in California only the summit is in Nevada, Wheeler Peak is the tallest mountain that's completely in Nevada.

@nodebt6188 9 ай бұрын

Hawthorne has the smallest McDonald's I have ever seen.

@superpumpkin1065 9 ай бұрын

I've been to that military town many times

@terreniskelley7191 9 ай бұрын

@nodebt6188 LOL, true. In 1994, we were so happy to get one.

@InterstateKyle 9 ай бұрын

I literally just did a video of Walker Lake and your town of Hawthorne on my channel. Feel free to check it out if you want.

@johannae2159 9 ай бұрын

do you know Joe's Tavern & El Capitan over there my niece lives there & works at the Depot. I'm in Mason Valley aka Wovoka's water camp in a free country. 🐎🦌🦅

@johnchedsey1306 9 ай бұрын

Over the years I've driven almost every major highway that crosses Nevada. As such, I instantly knew why the land is owned by the federal government. There just isn't much out there, which is precisely the beauty of it. I will also say for anyone who wants to explore the non-Reno/Vegas parts of the state, fill your gas tank whenever you have a chance and if you're vegan, you're going to miss out on some great steak and rib places. You can also stay at the Clown Motel in Tonopah.

@graham974 9 ай бұрын

That clown motel looks creepy as hell! 🤡

@johnchedsey1306 9 ай бұрын

@@graham974 Yeah, I haven't got the nerve to actually stay there. The Comfort Inn just up the road seemed like a much more peaceful choice.

@newdefsys 9 ай бұрын

The only thing creepier than a clown is a mime.

@MrTrapaholic33 9 ай бұрын

I’m sorry but that just goes to show that ur tastes is bad. There’s literally no good restaurants in Nv outside of vegas. And I wouldn’t even say the food is any good there.

@ricardoxavier827 9 ай бұрын

@FreedomIsntFree2023 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for saying NEVADA the correct way!! We appreciate it!

@caseclosed9342 9 ай бұрын

I used to live in Nevada and yeah the Bureau of Land Management is like a second state government there…

@tedpreston4155 9 ай бұрын

Geoff, a correction: the US Forest Service is NOT in the Department of Interior. It is in the Department of Agriculture. There's another important fact you never explained. The federal government wanted people to come settle Nevada, so they offered to give nearly all of the land in the state to anybody who came to live on it. Like the rest of the west, they used the Homestead Act to try and give the land away. The feds still own so much of the land simply because nobody would come and take it: it's just not land that can grow enough food to feed settlers, so the settlers never came, even when they could get the land for free. What we now call "BLM land" basically consists of the rest of the land in the arid west that settlers wouldn't take when the government offered to give it to them.

@lourias 9 ай бұрын

This guy did not explain why the US government still owns the land. Thank you for explaining that.

@johndoe-lr9if 9 ай бұрын

First thing I thought about... all the stolen land

@stananderson4524 Ай бұрын

People don't realize, most of these big western states have a lot land that is not suitable for growing crops, or even grazing.

@abdallaha92 9 ай бұрын

9:39 The Forest Service is actually part of the US Department of Agriculture or USDA. Apparently the DOI used to be quite corrupt, so Theodore Roosevelt moved them to USDA. There have been many pushes to include the Forest Service in the DOI, since it follows a similar role with other agencies

@randallthomas5207 9 ай бұрын

The Forest Service doesn’t have much in common with the Bovine Love Machine.

@chadwells7562 9 ай бұрын

@@randallthomas5207I didn’t know they had that reputation, that’s a hilarious interpretation of the acronym

@randallthomas5207 9 ай бұрын

@@chadwells7562 both Agencies, have a mission of capitalizing on the resources they manage, to the betterment of the United States. The major thing BLM does, is grazing leases. Which they lease at roughly one third, of the market value for similar private lands, and spend huge amounts of money improving the grazing allotments, such as fencing, developing water systems, etc.

@frankmorris4790 8 ай бұрын

ROTFLMBidenO! Nothing's changed much, the Forest Circus is still a money grubbing, land grabbing parasites of D.C.

@jonkaminsky8382 8 ай бұрын

Nevada was one of the last states I had left to explore after traveling around the country for the past 20 years. It didn’t take long for me to realize that it’s one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

@MaximumEarthworks 8 ай бұрын

Traveling the country is not “earth”

@ioio5993 9 ай бұрын

Arizona is not too far behind with about 85% of the state owned by federal and state along with native american reservations.

@danieldaniels7571 8 ай бұрын

It's even worse yet with the most recent federal land grab under the guide of making a new national monument.

@cacogenicist 9 ай бұрын

There were definitely people in Nevada earlier than 12k years ago. Not far across the border, in Oregon, there's a site called Rimrock Draw with human activity that has an uncontroversial date of a bit over 18,000 years.

@2Oldcoots 9 ай бұрын

Nevada has no State Income Tax!!

@mcpr5971 9 ай бұрын

Give the Californians a few more years, and once the tax cuts for huge businesses and stadium subsidies create huge shortages, they'll say "do it for the CHILDREN" and guilt trip the voters to enact a "small" tax. Anyone who opposes the tax will be "against children" so the choice will be so easy

@jwstocker1979 9 ай бұрын

Great Video Geoff, one correction - The Nevada test site is controlled by the Department of Energy rather than Defense. Some DOD work is done there but it is mostly associated with nuclear stuff.

@MrOshirinoana 8 ай бұрын

They also did nuclear testing up until the early 90's; they didn't stop mid century.

@jesse_- 9 ай бұрын

How can the government own land? That would make it the peoples land, making it public land. When someone owns land, it’s considered private. Do you mean that the federal government controls that land?

@FlyingTigress 9 ай бұрын

Fun fact: The only reason that the Federal Government doesn't have control over more of Alaska is that the agreement was made that the nascent State government could pick sufficient land area to place under control for supporting the state's economy. A number of acres was picked by the State's representatives. However, there was no firm information was available as to the number of acres in the defined state boundaries. So, it turned out that when picking a number, they hoped that the requested area for state control wasn't greater than the actual number of acres. Turns out, there was WAY more land area in the state than was requested.

@LDR1100RS 9 ай бұрын

I admirably refer to Nevada as "The Big Empty", though it is anything but. Thanks, Geoff. Nevada is one of my favorite places. Lots of room to wander.

@dogpatch75 9 ай бұрын

An informative video. Clarification: US Forest Service is under Agriculture not Interior. It is easy to mix up who does what in government agencies and many folks don't know the difference between agencies and their purposes! Its not uncommon to hear folks confuse state parks with national parks, national parks with national forests, etc.

@henlohenlo689 9 ай бұрын

Vegas and reno are the 2 main developed areas because both near big bodies of water and still relatively close to califormias farms. Other than that trees water and animals make for more ideal situation to inhabit humans to coexist. So most of nevada is not ideal condition to develop it for humans.

@davidelcess6559 9 ай бұрын

What about Puhrump??

@mattgoettl6796 9 ай бұрын

I love this channel! Ever since I discovered it I'm a "watch the day it's uploaded" kinda guy with your videos. You have interesting topics, great visualizations, and a voice that's nice to listen to. I'm glad you're making content on KZbin! Keep up the great work and I'll keep watching!

@glenstephenson6787 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Geoff for another great informative video!

@jkh2180 9 ай бұрын

Joshua Trees can be found in the Great Basin Desert too. Even on the outskirts of it.

@blech71 8 ай бұрын

The geology of Nevada is what got me into it. There’s so much to talk about and most interesting is how all the grabens that make up Nv have a tie into the Yellowstone hotspot moreover the thinness of the crust that makes up Nv is also interesting on how Ca & Nv were squashed together and as the plates to the west subducted under spread both out to how wide they are today. Naturally thats just a small snapshot in geologic time and there’s so much more that happened and is going on now.

@williamweigt7632 9 ай бұрын

Answer begins 8:06

@theinfant 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video! On the topic of empty land, I'd love to see a video on the Canadian territories. Think it would be super cool!

@gmw3083 9 ай бұрын

They burned down. End of story?

@ya8158 9 ай бұрын

@@gmw3083 that’s like a tiny little fraction of Canada. Canadas humongous and yet it’s majority populated right near the United States at its southern border mostly in the south east of Canada with another bit of population in the south west. The rest of Canada is almost entirely empty meaning that it’s probably owned by the government hence the question what goes on there in a land larger than the US with like 90% empty land

@maisiestar3696 9 ай бұрын

Great video Geoff! Boundary Peak is not in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, it is instead in the White Mountains

@TheDavidlloydjones 9 ай бұрын

One of the most unique states? Yup. 17.3% uniquer than North Dakota.

@RWM56 9 ай бұрын

I live in Elko, Nevada for 4 years as a well driller. We did wells for gold mine and for oil rig the one thing they don’t mention the oil, houses too

@pkrangersf3072 9 ай бұрын

The US Forest Service is not under the Department of the Interior. It is under the Department of Agriculture. You also forgot the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, who is the third land agency under the Department of the Interior and manages the National Wildlife Refuges in the state.

@jeffhildreth9244 9 ай бұрын

No fair posting facts.. don't want to contest the ill informed charlatan presenter.

@ricardoxavier827 9 ай бұрын

@jahrasta4907 8 ай бұрын

New to this channel but subscribed already. Good stuff, well presented.

@venpeddapalli7189 3 күн бұрын

Reminds me of a trip we took way back in 2013 on the Christmas eve from Twin Falls, Idaho to Las Vegas, Nevada in an all night drive on Route 93 while the temperatures plummeted to negative(minus) 43 degrees. There were zero people and vehicles on the road(due to Holiday or otherwise) and I was so scared we were going to freeze to death in the middle of nowhere. My Jeep GC was the MVP for the night.

@workaholic5318 8 ай бұрын

Why does the federal government own large swaths of Nevada? Because they cannot seem to pry their grubby paws off the levers of control. The state of Nevada and nevadans can easily administer these lands.

@mairhart 3 ай бұрын

You hate democratic government of, by, and for ALL the people, not just you.

@danstrayer111 3 ай бұрын

they own it because when it became the property of the United States, there was no "State of Nevada". It was a territory. Learn a little American history before posting.

@mairhart 3 ай бұрын

@@danstrayer111That is true of most states. Cite links instead of expecting people to blindly believe you.

@danstrayer111 3 ай бұрын

@@mairhart the question was "Why does the federal government own these lands". The answer to that is NOT "because they can't take their grubby hands off of control'.

@mairhart 3 ай бұрын

@@danstrayer111 You are projecting again. Ask yourself why the whole world around you looks grubby. It's in the eye of the beholder.

@fredharvey2720 8 ай бұрын

Waiting to get my official notification of getting on the list to tour the Nevada Test Site. YEAH BABY

@LiizChiita 9 ай бұрын

thank you for these videos!!!!

@MrOshirinoana 8 ай бұрын

Area 51 is only called Area 51 because the DOE has the land divided into grid points on their map for the entire Test Site. Groom Lake happens to be in Area 51 so that's how the name got stuck. The research facility is not called Area 51.

@Jake-yx7ct 9 ай бұрын

Very informative about state vs Fed land ownership. I have plans to drive HiWay 50 the Loneliest Road in America before end of this year.

@jag92949 9 ай бұрын

It’s completely empty. Gas stations are 100 miles apart.

@johnchedsey1306 9 ай бұрын

It's a unique drive! I've done it about 3 times now. Just be sure to pay attention to your gas gauge and be aware in the winter, those mountain passes can get a little treacherous in a snow storm. Ely has some good restaurants, incidentally.

@SharksSJ408 9 ай бұрын

Same reason a lot of southern AZ is owned by the Feds. Plenty of open land to use as military proving grounds. If you scroll through the area on Google maps you’ll see tons of dirt roads leading out to mock airfields and buildings that the Air Force uses for target practice.

@ctguitarguy8510 9 ай бұрын

That's where a lot of military bases are, including area 51 and others. They don't want regulars living their much outside of vegas anyway.

@edithbrown2134 8 ай бұрын

Great Job.. Feel like I was there Learned so much. Thanks..

@diegomontoya8889 7 ай бұрын

Due to my extensive travels between Washington State and Arizona, I have traversed almost every part of Nevada. I still enjoy the eastern Nevada highway 93 and the high desert city of Ely (pronounced EEE-lee) and one time I decided to go straight north of Tonipah, to see the Toiyabe Mountain Range, before getting to America's loneliest highway, US 50, and ultimately heading north to Winnemucca, and thento Southeast Oregon and the Steen Mountains. My last bucket list area is the Ruby Mountains and Elko. I have heard Elko is a really cool place, maybe even a niceplace to retire.

@RadianceRush 9 ай бұрын

I love Nevada! Thank you for the video.

@edgarsnake2857 9 ай бұрын

News to me. Great video. Thanks.

@sallysorrentino4013 9 ай бұрын

I was so excited to find ur channel & binge watch ur geography videos until I quickly realized MY BRAIN CANT KEEP UP WITH HOW FAST U TALK 😳😔

@Mike-ge7pe 9 ай бұрын

You can reduce the video’s speed in the settings menu. Not much loss of quality at 75% playback speed

@TheUrbanOrganism 9 ай бұрын

Such an excellent channel Geoff. Well done!

@jeffhildreth9244 9 ай бұрын

You swallowed the kool aid.. he is at best ill informed. I seriously doubt he has ever set foot in the state.

@TheUrbanOrganism 9 ай бұрын

@@jeffhildreth9244 present the content then. Debate on content. Why you gotta be so destructive/negative? As if that's in short supply... Geoff puts his best foot forward to create interesting content for niche topics. Geography ain't exactly mainstream, right? So, rather than tear him down (the easy job), present your opposing view. That's how debate works.

@bpark222 9 ай бұрын

That's interesting. I would have though that, despite its size, a higher percentage of alaska would be federally owned considering how it wad obtained, its landscape and weather, and abundant natural resources, though the general lack of exploitable land in nevada does lend itself to being federally managed for other purposes as you explained.

@dhrracer 8 ай бұрын

Does the federal government own anything or do they just control and manage it? If you think of the federal government as "The People" then yes.

@DrinkingmeadwithsamAdams 9 ай бұрын

We need to change this

@samc8002 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Geoff, great video. One correction: Forest Service is part of the Department of Agriculture, not the Interior.

@EdandEdGoFishingWithoutEd 9 ай бұрын

Correction: Boundary Peak is not in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is in the White Mountains. You also need to find out how to pronounce Paiute.

@ShadowOfTheVoid 9 ай бұрын

Actually, the Constitution does not have any population requirements for statehood. The 60,000 people requirement was mandated by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. I'm not sure if that's still in force, but it most certainly isn't something required by the Constitution.

@jeffhildreth9244 9 ай бұрын

Consider the source.. Robot Man is woefully uninformed.

@rodprops 9 ай бұрын

LOL

@mcswain04 8 ай бұрын

Interesting video. Heads up that the U.S. Forest Service is part of the Department of Agriculture (it's actually on that logo you posted) rather than the interior.

@adrees 9 ай бұрын

This is a very cool video. Thanks!

@missjddrage1111 8 ай бұрын

Oooooo... I have too much to say in this one. I'ma rewatch before tho. Appreciate the content! 💐🏆🐐🔥

@CandycaneBeyond 8 ай бұрын

Its also one of the most popular places to go in the winter for RV'ers.

@mgran358 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video thank you

@stinker43 5 ай бұрын

Geoff, this has nothing to do about Nevada, but I haven't fund any other way to request of you a report. I am very curious about the large desert in XiJang at 35N 85E. (That is the only ID I can find on Google Earth.) It is over 240NM n/s and 600NM e/w, with only one or two roads across it. What goes on?

@PelicanQueef 8 ай бұрын

That’s cause there are subterranean river tunnels going from Bay Area to Nevada( and beyond) entirely underground

@thom7440 9 ай бұрын

Great video! Can you do one like this for Utah? ... Thnx

@PresAlexWhit 9 ай бұрын

I am very glad that the US citizens own so much desert and sand.

@jeffhildreth9244 9 ай бұрын

US citizens do NOT own Nevada, it is still owned by the Washoe, Shoshone and Paiutes. They never gave it up and never signed a treaty relinquishing their property. They allowed it to be traversed, not stolen. The law suit continues to this day. As to desert and sand, I'll be polite, you are full of vaca caca and have obviously never been there or lived there. Before the invasion by Californians , mostly former government employees wallowing in their obscene retirement, it was the finest state in the Union. Now East LA and San Jose. And the "Burning Man" was the death knell.

@johnchedsey1306 9 ай бұрын

I am too. I love visiting the desert and its sand.

@TuddsCrapshoot 9 ай бұрын

Actually, most of the Nevada desert is sagebrush, not sand.

@inhabitantwaps3qs803 9 ай бұрын

its more gravel than sand

@DovahTank 8 ай бұрын

Just fyi, you said the the other Tribe names so nicely but Paiute is pronounced py-oot / paiju:t/ . Thank you!

@pkrangersf3072 9 ай бұрын

Boundary Peak is not apart of the Sierra Nevada. It is a part of the White Mountains.

@jeffhildreth9244 9 ай бұрын

Consider the source, Robot Man who is clueless about the state.

@rodprops 9 ай бұрын

LoL

@led_farmer 8 ай бұрын

On behalf of all the west coast.. thank you for pronouncing NevAda correctly!

@richardalvarez9208 8 ай бұрын

Excellent work!

@itookallthenames 9 ай бұрын

I you believe in aliens I have a sagebrush to sell you

@Cwarnershapes72 8 ай бұрын

51 years I’ve seen lots along the TRI state & into Baja ‘ northern Mexico 🇲🇽 I have off roaded and seen everything except lake Powell

@erents1 8 ай бұрын

Surprising how many people squat on Federal Land in Nevada. I lived on the Nevada State line for 40 years and I think I learned more about it here in this ten minutes.

@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156 9 ай бұрын

Now I'll have to look up those mountain ranges. I had no idea. Thanks for the fresh brainfood. Cheers.

@scottanos9981 9 ай бұрын

Highway 50 is nicknamed "the loneliest highway" and passes through a bunch of old mining towns in Nevada. A once in a lifetime drive for someone wanting to escape the world for a while

@TuddsCrapshoot 9 ай бұрын

Nevada has the most mountain ranges of any state! And most of them have what is called an “island in the sky” meaning a wetter, greener place in the cooler higher elevations. Endless exploring to be done, and so many hidden gems. Most underrated state by far

@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156 9 ай бұрын

@@TuddsCrapshoot I'm Canadian and a winter creature. I never thought I'd have a reason to go to a baking desert State. But I love hiking. 😋 Those ranges look amazing.

@TuddsCrapshoot 9 ай бұрын

@@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156 it’s only hot in the valleys! The higher up you go, the nicer it gets! Also, in the winters the valleys are perfect

@heathersmith6305 8 ай бұрын

That was a great video. I just subscribed.

@richardbirger2245 8 ай бұрын

you left out 3 other significant public land holdings managed by US Dept of the Interior; Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge and Desert National Wildlife Refuge which was created in 1936 to provide habitat and protection for desert bighorn sheep and other desert wildlife, Desert NWR is the largest wildlife refuge outside of Alaska. At 1.6 million acres (643,000 hectares), the refuge can cover Rhode Island twice - and still have enough room left over for a quarter of a million football fields. Teeming with diversity over a vast landscape, Desert NWR boasts over 500 plant species as it transitions from the Mojave to the Great Basin Desert.

@kmills18 9 ай бұрын

PUBLIC LAND. not federal. It doesn't belong to the federal government. It belongs to the people of the United States.

@mairhart 3 ай бұрын

The people are the federal government. You oppose government of, by, and for the people; you support anarchy.

@kmills18 3 ай бұрын

@@mairhart whatever you say dude. Have blessed day.

@realstatistician 9 ай бұрын

Hi Geoff. From what I know, the state was required to hand over it’s land when it became a state. The western (newer) states had a lot less negotiating power than the early ones, so they acquiesced, with the promise that the land remaining after the homestead act would be given back to the state. (You’ll notice that the western states have way more public land than the eastern and and Midwest states.) Much land was not claimed, as it was difficult to homestead because of the desert climate (requiring significant water management and maintenance, like canals and reservoirs). Fast forward 200 years, and the land still remains in the possession of the federal government. Which is unfortunate, because states manage their land better than the federal government does. It’s as straightforward as leverage and a broken promise.

@straightto8 8 ай бұрын

Live near Tahoe, live this area, wish I moved here sooner. Enjoyed your video.

@Wcamp172 8 ай бұрын

Could you imagine having videos like this during school when you had to write a report on Nevada or any of his other videos.

@franksessions4346 8 ай бұрын

Great show

@joycegonzalez4704 8 ай бұрын

Lived in Vegas for 20 years... learned more in this video that I knew for the lady two decades

@kellstat 9 ай бұрын

It would have been nice to see something more on lake Tahoe & mountains around.

@acp7328 8 ай бұрын

Does The Fed pay property tax to Nevada Counties which collect such tax?

@rogerpenske2411 8 ай бұрын

My understanding is that area 51 and Creech air force base are both under the authority of Nellis Air Force Base

@robinboyle5667 8 ай бұрын

I had an incredible UFO experience in Nevada in 1958. I'll never forget it.

@aaaaaa2206 9 ай бұрын

In Nevada there is Area 51, S4. Nuclear testing grounds, D.U.M.B.S. This is why the government owns the land.

@et3737 9 ай бұрын

Great video!

@bobs2809 9 ай бұрын

Actually around 14% of Nevada is privately owned as is 60% of the United States. Seems strange that there is no mention of private ownership in such a video.

@killercaos123 9 ай бұрын

Have you guys seen the photos of what it looks like to leave Burning Man? It’s an endless line of cars that goes on forever and ever. It’s so fucking funny

@NamesGolden 9 ай бұрын

Exodus is orchestrated to reduce impact on the roads and communities on the route away from BRC It's roughly 90 miles of two lane roads to the closest highway. All the vehicles leaving are typically overloaded as you have to carry out everything you bring in and any trash you find during, leading to slow running (45 instead of the typical 75+) Borg will close gate anytime there is a wreck or something on the route, so emergency services have a chance.

@WilliamNewberryTheHandyRealtor 8 ай бұрын

My family has owned almost 32 acres in Dixie valley for 30 years now the navy is forcing my mother to sell to the navy.

@mcflurrybutts4927 9 ай бұрын

US federal workers getting retirement for managing a literal desert. I am signing up 😂

@iz.i. 8 ай бұрын

30 years ago I inherited 5 acres of undeveloped land 7 miles south of winnemucca. Off the i-80. I live out of state and haven't stepped on it in 25 years. . Is this a good area to own some land? Considering to sell. Or pass on to my son.

@jessiesheldon-huffey1824 8 ай бұрын

One of the biggest reasons the federal government has seized land in the western United States ( the government was not ever intended to own land BTW) is that that land and the resources ( mining, etc) is being used as collateral in several government loans - France, Russia and China were lenders- which is scary to think about) hope we don't default on the loans, that would open the door to the collateral being taken by these other countries

@revenadawson3910 8 ай бұрын

That explains all the questions I have had over this land grab by foreign countries in the USA.

@mairhart 3 ай бұрын

False, unsubstantiated gossip. Cite factual sources, please.

@danstrayer111 3 ай бұрын

the US government has NEVER "seized" lands. They own these lands from a variety of treaties and purchases. Louisiana Purchase, Mexican war, and British Treaty dealing with northwestern territories. ALL of these federal lands became part of the US BEFORE these were states.

@jessiesheldon-huffey1824 3 ай бұрын

@@danstrayer111 I guess they didn't seize these lands from the native Americans either.... wow.....

@danstrayer111 3 ай бұрын

@@jessiesheldon-huffey1824 they did. what does that have to do with it? The point is, none of it ever belonged to the individual states. They did not exist as political entities. Land in the northwest was British, then US government. Louisiana purchase was French, then US gov't. The rest belonged to Mexico, which we actually paid for, like Louisiana Purchase. At no time were there any states from which the US government "seized" land. This is a right wing fairy tale.

@bighorn9119 8 ай бұрын

I love when you land expense to different states

@stananderson4524 Ай бұрын

Intersting. Thanks.

@markt2388 9 ай бұрын

Your videos are helping our next generation, educational materials are the nutrients for our nation. Keep this up, we need more Americans like you.

@zachhaller 8 ай бұрын

Ive heard from several people that the state “took” its name from the city- Nevada City which is in California.

@shizuko1145 8 ай бұрын

have you seen my underground crib ? It has alien statues and new technologies being made on the spot and a big leave me alone or I’ll shoot warning signs everywhere 😂