By Keith Ridler, AP BOISE, Idaho — Federal officials have launched a two-pronged plan to stop a vicious cycle of rangeland wildfires in a wide swath of sagebrush country in the West that supports cattle ranching, recreation and is home to an imperiled bird. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Friday said it will create […]
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By Daniel Wilson, Sacramento Bee It’s an all-too-familiar scene in Sacramento. A group of friends heads to midtown for a night of partying and drinking, but one friend has to miss out on the fun and stay sober to be the designated driver. A new law that takes effect Jan. 1 may not only let […]
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By Tahoe Resource Conservation District After four years of treatment, Emerald Bay remains free of aquatic invasive plants. In 2010, the Tahoe Resource Conservation District, in collaboration with California State Parks and the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program, began treating 6 acres of Emerald Bay to remove Eurasian watermilfoil, an invasive plant that alters […]
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By Meghin Delaney, Las Vegas Review-Journal A nationwide education trend might be coming to Nevada, but it’s not necessarily one that overseers of the public school system will welcome. Nevada could soon join the ranks of states that have been sued over the way they fund public education. Education activist groups and other parties already […]
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By Ryan Buell, Moonshine Ink A lot of ink (and the digital equivalent) has been used to write about skiing in Tahoe. Obviously — more resorts than you can count on both hands, more than 100 lifts, world class backcountry offerings, The Palisades. It needs no repeating. And that’s why we want to devote some […]
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By Carter A. Hunt, The Conversation Travel is a major global industry, but in 2017 it attracted unprecedented resentment and retaliation towards tourists. A growing global backlash against tourism extended from tropical rain forests to urban destinations like Rio de Janeiro and Venice. I have studied tourism’s social and environmental consequences along the coastlines of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sometimes I don’t want to share the food I make. I really do have a mushroom problem; I could have eaten all of them on my own. The problem, so to speak, is I cooked them for a wine tasting I was hosting, so I had to share. They were paired with […]
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Nature artist John “Jack” Muir Laws will join Sorensen’s Resort on Jan. 7 to lead a winter sketching workshop. He will teach techniques for fast sketches, drawings and paintings. Bring a sketchbook, binoculars, and favorite lightweight drawing materials. No experience necessary. Laws is the author of easy-to-use “Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada”, “Laws […]
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By Kathryn Reed “At Christmastime it’s hard, but when you’re having fun There’s a world outside your window And it’s a world of dread and fear Where the only water flowing Is the bitter sting of tears And the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom Well tonight thank God it’s […]
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By Joanne Marchetta The rural mountain lifestyle we all enjoy at Lake Tahoe is not isolated from the major urban areas nearby. On a typical holiday weekend, the Tahoe basin turns into a recreation thoroughfare as tens of thousands of day and overnight visitors who sustain our local economy drive up from the San Francisco […]
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