The Bluebird is 6 to 7 inches tall with blue feathers, a white belly, and brown tail feathers. It lives in the Nevada high country. It has a clear, short warble like the caroling of a robin. The bluebird is known for destroying harmful insects. The bluebird became the state bird of Nevada on April 4, 1967. The reason it was selected is during 1930 and 1931 the Nevada Federation, (a women’s club), citizens, and school children of the state, selected the mountain blue bird as their choice for the state bird of Nevada.

The Sagebrush is 1 to 12 feet tall with yellow petals. It grows in the Western United States. The sagebrush is known for the silvery-gray stems, while the older stems become grayish-brown. The sagebrush is important in the state of Nevada because it blooms in the spring while other flowers usually bloom in the summer. The sagebrush became the state flower of Nevada on March 20, 1917.  

The Pinion Pine is 15 to 50 feet tall with short, stiff needles. It grows in dry, rocky desert ground and in cracks in rocks. The pinion pine in known for growing nuts called pinion nuts, which are eaten by animals, birds, and Native Americans from the mountains. The pinion pine became the state tree of Nevada on January 11, 1953.     

The Nevada flag has a blue background with sagebrush surrounding one big silver star. The words “battle born” appear on a yellow banner above the star. These words mean that Nevada was made a state during the Civil War. The silver star is important in the state of Nevada because it shows that Nevada has the Comstock load the greatest silver deposit.

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