By Kathryn Reed One incredibly wet winter will not rid the West of the beetle infestation that has devastated forests, especially in California where more than 102 million trees have died since 2010. “Bark beetles are still there. They will hatch and fly in early summer. Then we’ll expect to see additional mortality, but at […]
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By Joe Mathews We have reached the high holy days of California’s budget season, as our governor and Legislature decide which programs will gain life, and which will be sacrificed. And so, per tradition, our state’s ministers have begun their ritual sermons on the dangers of overspending. They are preaching nonsense. California’s real problem is […]
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By Marie Wilson, Daily Herald A Naperville North High School student touched a nerve and sparked a communitywide conversation when she posted an online petition seeking to change the “pressure culture” at her school. That culture defines one narrow route to success and shames all who can’t or don’t want to follow it as failures, […]
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By Gary Martin, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — President Trump’s first detailed budget to Congress will include Medicaid cuts that could impact thousands of Nevadans as well as federal funds to restart the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site. The budget blueprint being unveiled Tuesday includes big ticket items the president wants, like $54 billion […]
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By Kyle Spurr, Bend (Ore.) Bulletin Little is known about the Sierra Nevada red fox, a rare subspecies of the small mammal of which there are fewer than 50 living in Northern California. But a recently discovered population roaming the Oregon Cascades has excited wildlife biologists, who believe they have found a larger population. The […]
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· Tahoe Vista Recreation Area’s boat launch will be open Friday-Sunday until June 30 from 8am-6pm, then Wednesday-Sunday starting July 1. It is set to open May 26. And it will be open July 3-4. · Truckee is having a meeting about the Envision Donner Pass Road Corridor Improvement Project on May 25 at 6pm […]
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Artist Erin Whitman will be at Lake Tahoe Community College or two days of events in June that the entire community is welcome to attend. Whitman will present a lecture about her work and artistic inspirations on June 8 at 6pm in LTCC’s board room. She is also hosting a hands-on demonstration of her work […]
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South Lake Tahoe is looking for participants in the annual 4th of July parade. All businesses, organizations, community members, sports teams and bands are invited to be in the parade. Floats are encouraged. The parade starts that Tuesday at 10am. It is free to participate. Parade applications are due June 13. Applications are online.
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By International Ski Federation Downhiller Travis Ganong of Truckee has been racing on the most impressive World Cup courses for the past eight years, claiming two victories, one of them this season in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. We took the time to catch up with him and talk about his season, his career, but also the specificities of […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal The poisonous plant that killed Socrates is alive and booming along the Truckee River in Reno. But if you don’t chug a jug of hemlock tea or accidentally toss it in a salad you’ll probably be OK. Just to be safe, though, Washoe County officials took time Monday to […]
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