By Patrick May, Bay Area News Group We did it! With one more soaking-wet storm front dumping its stuff special-delivery over Wednesday night, California woke up on Thursday to a new all-time record for rainfall, as measured in the all-important “Northern Sierra eight-station index,” a catchment area that pretty much defines the Golden State’s water-level […]
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Clean Tahoe is organizing a clean up effort for May 6. South Tahoe residents will be cleaning up roadside and neighborhood litter that’s quickly becoming visible from the melting snow. After the 9am-noon cleanup there will be a free lunch for all volunteers at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe. Sign up to volunteer by […]
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The El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program is looking for volunteers for the home delivered meal program. Each volunteer generally works one a week on an assigned route, delivering meals between 10:30am and noon. Volunteers who cannot provide a weekly commitment may serve as back-up drivers. Orientation sessions for new volunteer drivers will be: May […]
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By Michael Rohm Beth Christman, director of Restoration for the Truckee River Watershed Council, knows exactly how small 40 acres is. Compared to the 90,000 acres of degraded watershed within the greater Sierra Nevada region, 30,000 of which are slated to be restored by 2030, 40 acres is a drop in the bucket. But this […]
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By David Gershwin My grade school summer vacations seemed to last forever, pairing well with the Beach Boys’ “Endless Summer” double album I wore out on the record changer. During those hot and humid Northern Virginia summers, I headed each weekday to the summer camp held in my elementary school’s nearly-abandoned cafeteria. It was a […]
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By David Ferry, Outside Montana state legislators are considering a bill this week that will add a $25 fee on all out-of-state bikers entering Montana. And to add insult to injury, the proposal—which has already raised the ire of cyclists across the country—was tacked onto a bill about invasive species management. The amendment was penned […]
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South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County elected officials have rescheduled the April 13 senior center meeting. It will now be April 20 at 1:30pm at the senior center in South Lake Tahoe. The meeting is being billed as an opportunity to identify the future needs of the senior center.
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A roof collapsed in South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday night causing significant damage to the structure. No one was injured. The house is at the corner of South and Third streets. According to firefighters, it caved in April 11 partially because of lack of maintenance as well as snow/rain load. Even though snow may be […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will soon begin opening recreational facilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Weather and snow conditions permitting, Inspiration Point will be the first site to open on April 15. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center opens May 19, and will be staffed weekends only until Memorial Day weekend. […]
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By Rong-Gong Lin II and Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times California’s climate has long been dominated by cycles of intense dry conditions followed by heavy rain and snow. But never before in recorded history has the state seen such an extreme drought-to-deluge swing. Experts and state water officials say California is seeing more […]
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