Nevada Variations

Produced and narrated by Jon Christensen, Nevada Variations presents an audio portrait of Nevada over the course of 17 months. Each month Jon explores the history, literature, arts and current events of each county in Nevada. Supported by the Nevada Humanities. Jon Christensen is a freelance writer and reporter, and recipient of a Knight Fellowship for 2002-03. Send your comments to letters@knpr.org.

Mar 3, 2003		Area 51
Some parts of Nevada are cloaked in mystery. And nowhere more so than east of the Nevada Test Site and the top secret base called Area 51, where the desert void is big enough to hide a monumental city from prying eyes. In the final episode of his series N
Feb 3, 2003		Basques in Nevada
For many immigrants in America, trying to live a hyphenated ethnic identity can feel like getting pulled in opposite directions. And the tension between the old country and the new country can carry on between generations. But in Nevada, Basque-Americans
Jan 6, 2003		Walker Lake
Walker Lake, a high desert terminal lake in Northern Vevada, is terminal in more ways that one. The vast lake lies at the end of the Walker River. And it is dying. While farmers and indians, sports fisherman, and the state and federal government squabble
Dec 3, 2002		Goldfield
Goldfield marks its centennial with dreams of a new 'goldrush' that will rebuild the town.
Nov 4, 2002		Eureka, NV
The historic Nevada mining town of Eureka's only remaining active gold mine is preparing to shut down. But residents of Eureka have tried to restore and hold on to their history...and they are ever hopeful that another discovery will breath new life into
Oct 7, 2002		Great Basin National Park
White Pine County is home to a national park that includes some of the most majestic mountains and broad basins, as well as the Lehman Caves.
Sep 2, 2002		Black Rock Desert
The Black Rock Desert is perhaps best known as the site of Burning Man Festival. But there is another side of Black Rock, a lonely place where people are few and far between. It's home to one of the country's newest national conservation areas and ten wil
Aug 5, 2002		Burning Man Festival
The Black Rock Desert, one of the flattest, most desolate places on earth, is paradoxically an increasingly inviting destination. The Black Rock Playa is the site of the annual Burning Man Festival, which brings thirty thousand people to the desert nort
Jul 2, 2002		Wildfires - Lander County
Jon Christensen reports on the potential for wildfires in Lander County Nevada. In recent years wildfires have been made worse because of the spread of cheatgrass.
Jun 3, 2002		Great Basin National Park
White Pine County is home to a national park that includes some of the most majestic mountains and broad basins, as well as the Lehman Caves.
May 6, 2002		The Immigrant Trail
When Associated Press reporter Martin Griffith decided to spend his summer vacation hiking the Immigrant Trail through Nevada, he had no idea it would lead him on a story that could change how Nevada's history is told. Jon Christensen follows the twistin
Apr 1, 2002		Nevada's First Inhabitants
The discovery of the 9,000 year old remains of a cave dweller near Fallon was an academic delight, but raises questions of respecting native American burial sites.
Mar 4, 2002		Marys River Ranch
Nevada ranchers adopt holistic approach as an attempt to preserve their way of life and promote sustainable use of the land.
Feb 4, 2002		Las Vegas Wilderness
Jon Christensen explores the wilderness of the Las Vegas Valley. He found a variety of wild animals and ancient petroglyphs within a few hundred feet of a major suburban development.
Jan 7, 2002		Virginia City
From the silver mining boom of the 1860's to the Bonanza of the 1960's, Virginia City continues to redefine itself.
Dec 3, 2001		Yucca Mountain
Nye County and the Yucca Mountain Project.
Nov 5, 2001		Truckee River
Washoe County and the Truckee River. People up and down the Truckee are looking for ways to restore the river to its former glory.
Oct 22, 2001		Carson City
Growing pains in Carson City. Residents work to revitalize the city while preserving the historic nature of the state capitol.

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