Slow Food Lake Tahoe is planning to reopen the Truckee Demonstration Garden located at the Truckee Regional Park. The mission of the Truckee Demonstration Garden is to create a vibrant community space that provides education about growing food at high altitude. Two workshops are planned: Build-Your-Own Critter-proof Garden Bed in partnership with the Truckee Roundhouse […]
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit officials want the public’s input until April 28 about its plan to remove hazardous trees and plant seedlings in the Emerald Fire area. The fire last fall off Highway 89 burned about 175 acres, with 96 of those acres on federal land. The goal is to restore habitat for various […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Summertime in Tahoe is starting to become synonymous with the Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association building and upgrading yet another recreational bike trail in the basin. Last year it was the Kingsbury Stinger Trail, the year before that it was the Bijou Bike Park, and before that, perhaps their best known project […]
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To the community, The hot, nutritious, full course meals served every Monday to any and all who come to St. Theresa Grace Hall are made possible by the efforts of many caring and dedicated individuals, businesses and organizations. From the stores and businesses who donate food, volunteers who pickup donated food, cooks who prepare the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Barton Memorial Hospital is not part of the trend of rural hospitals relying on foreign doctors to provide medical care. That’s a good thing since President Trump on April 18 is expected to change the rules for obtaining H-1B visas in what he is calling “Buy American, Hire American.” It used to be […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller distanced himself Monday from the Trump administration’s immigration and health care policies at a sometimes combative town hall meeting with hundreds of critics. Considered one of the most vulnerable GOP senators up for re-election next year, Heller also insisted he supports Planned Parenthood’s family planning efforts […]
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· Tahoe Rim Trail Association is celebrating National Trails Day on June 3 from 9am-3pm at Spooner Lake. This all day event will feature trail construction demos, mountain biking workshops, educational talks and more. For more info, go online. · Burning Man founder and board member Michael Mikel will give a talk at Sierra Nevada College […]
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By Angela Fritz, Washington Post Did you hear? It snowed a lot in the Sierra Nevada this winter. Unless you spent the cold months avoiding the news (we wouldn’t blame you), then you already know it’s a record-breaking season. Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows, sister ski resorts, have tallied nearly 60 feet of snow this […]
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Autism currently affects 1 to 2 percent of children (one in 68) in the United States. It is a complicated, behaviorally defined disorder that impairs social interaction and communication, causes repetitive behaviors, and restricts interests; it also has many associated features such as anxiety, digestive disorders, and epilepsy. UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center in […]
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By Mick Akers, Las Vegas Sun Three major clean energy bills were passed through their respective committees last week at the Nevada Legislature to get them a step closer to becoming law. Assembly Bills 206 and 223 and Senate Bill 150 were passed with amendments this week before Friday’s first house passage deadline. A report […]
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