Directory
Organizations working on Nevada’s food future.
A growing index of the groups making the system real. The list, with quick context and a path to learn more.
Profiles draw from publicly available sources.
Organizations
- Nevada (statewide)
Bee Friendly Nevada
A statewide network connecting Bee City and Bee Campus affiliates across Nevada.
- pollinators
- habitat
- education
- policy
- Reno, NV
Bees4Vets
Beekeeping as therapy, livelihood, and reentry for veterans and first responders.
- veterans
- pollinators
- education
- Reno, NV
Biggest Little Bee City Reno
Reno’s Bee City USA designation, a citywide commitment to pollinator habitat and policy.
- pollinators
- habitat
- policy
- Carson City, NV
Carson City Bee City
Carson City’s Bee City USA designation, anchored in pollinator-friendly municipal code.
- pollinators
- habitat
- policy
- Reno, NV (UNR)
Desert Farming Initiative
A working research farm at the University of Nevada, Reno.
- farming
- research
- water
- education
- McCarran, NV
Food Bank of Northern Nevada
The regional anchor for emergency food distribution and hunger relief.
- food access
- distribution
- mutual aid
- Reno, NV
Help Save the Bees Foundation
Pollinator advocacy, education, and habitat work rooted in Nevada.
- pollinators
- habitat
- education
- Reno, NV
Northern Nevada Food Council
A regional coalition aligning food-system work across Nevada.
- food access
- policy
- distribution
- farming
- National (with Nevada engagement)
Pollinator Partnership
The largest pollinator-focused nonprofit in North America, with active programming in Nevada.
- pollinators
- habitat
- policy
- research
- National
Pollinator Stewardship Council
National advocacy organization defending managed and native pollinators from pesticide harm.
- pollinators
- policy
- education
- Reno, NV
Reno Food Systems
A small urban farm with an outsized role in the local food story.
- farming
- urban agriculture
- education
- water
- Reno, NV
River School Farm
A teaching farm and gathering place along the Truckee River.
- farming
- education
- water
- habitat
- Reno, NV
Soulful Seeds
Growing food and growing people on urban farms in Reno.
- urban agriculture
- food access
- youth
- farming
- Las Vegas, NV
Southern Nevada Food Council
A regional coalition aligning food-system work across Clark and surrounding counties.
- food access
- policy
- distribution
- National (with Nevada-relevant Western Monarch Count and Bee City affiliates)
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The leading invertebrate-conservation nonprofit in North America. Author of Bee City USA, Bee Campus USA, and the Western Monarch Count.
- pollinators
- habitat
- policy
- research
- Las Vegas, NV
Three Square Food Bank
Southern Nevada’s regional anchor for emergency food distribution.
- food access
- distribution
- mutual aid
- Reno, NV
TMCC Biggest Little Bee Campus
Truckee Meadows Community College’s Bee Campus USA designation, built on student-led pollinator work.
- education
- pollinators
- habitat
- Las Vegas, NV
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Research and teaching anchor for Southern Nevada’s food, water, and environmental work.
- research
- education
- Reno, NV
UNR Bee Lab
University of Nevada, Reno research lab focused on native bees and pollinator ecology.
- research
- pollinators
- education
- Reno, NV
Urban Roots
Garden-based education that connects kids to where food comes from.
- youth
- education
- urban agriculture
- Reno, NV
XPDSHN, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Private Foundation hosting Bee The Difference as a civic storytelling program.
- research
- policy
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