ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the extent to which the isolated rural public lands should be actively administered is the subject of considerable public discussion in Nevada, with disagreement over the degree and nature of that control. Nevada's rural roadways contain a variety of informal art and memorials that are constructed by passing motorists and can subsequently be viewed by others traveling along the highway. Although even the most highly programmed space may be subject to interpretation and alternative use, flexible spaces such as Nevada's rural roadsides have the capacity to confer additional therapeutic value to their users by allowing them to leave a personalized mark on the land. The control and use of Nevada's public lands have been the subject of intensive, periodic efforts by local groups and administrative bodies to gain greater control over federal lands, with events in Nye and Elko counties garnering particular media attention.
