A fencing project aimed at reducing wild horse-vehicle collisions in southeast Reno and unincorporated Washoe County is complete.
The approximately $1.35 million Virginia Range and Wildlife Preserve Project filled gaps in existing fencing along a corridor from Toll Road to Mira Loma Drive. The work also included installing gates and cattle guards, some of which operate hands-free, to maintain access for people while keeping horses away from nearby roads and developed areas.
The project also provides access to water for wild horses and other wildlife at Steamboat Creek, from Alexander Lake Road north to near Mira Loma Drive…