By Lettie Teague, Wall Street Journal There’s a true love connection between white wine and women. Everywhere I turn lately I’m meeting yet another woman who is white-wine exclusive for reasons ranging from refreshment to health. My friend Gabrielle, a freelance journalist, said she converted to white from red several years ago after finding that […]
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By Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle California parents who want to know more about the progress of their children’s schools will be given to a system that uses color-coded charts and graphics to offer a comprehensive assessment of classrooms that goes well beyond standardized test scores. The new online portal, called the California School Dashboard, […]
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Ben Houlton, director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment at UC Davis, will give a talk April 20 about the current state of carbon sinks, their vulnerability to future changes, and how global climate policies are susceptible to the sustainability of natural carbon dioxide uptake. Humans produce carbon pollution. All around the world, […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada lawmakers sought answers from a high ranking public land manager on everything from wild horses to wilderness study areas. John Ruhs, Nevada state director for the Bureau of Land Management, testified Tuesday before a join committee of the Legislature’s natural resources committee. Ruhs’ appearance before the Legislature was a […]
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Lake Tahoe Historical Society has created the history club as a way for children to experience activities from the past, learn a new skill, play a game, and use their imagination. Due to limited class size, reservations are required. The cost is $20 per child. The club will meet April 8 from 1-3:30pm at the […]
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· Aaron Abrams and Michael Adlard will continue to be the food concessionaire for Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe, and Chris Brackett will operate the non-motorized boat operations. · Jack Johnson will now be at Harveys in Lake Tahoe on July 28 and July 29. · The Bicycle Advisory Committee of the South Lake […]
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By Ryan Sabalow and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee While a nearly record-breaking rainy season has battered California’s dams and stretched the limits of local levees, the storms that began to hit Sacramento on Tuesday aren’t expected to put much additional strain on the state’s flood-control system. Spanning into next week, the storms are expected to […]
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Young artists and future biologists are invited to enter the California Invasive Species Art Contest sponsored by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. This year’s theme is Don’t Let it Loose! Youths in grades 2-12 are eligible to enter. Entries should depict invasive species that might be released into California’s waters, parks and wildlands, […]
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A bill introduced this week in the Nevada Legislature would eliminated plastic bags in the state. Lawmakers are considering a five-year approach to ban the one-time use bags at grocery stores, restaurants and other retailers. Through 2021 customers would pay 10 cents per bag. That money would be earmarked for environmental purposes. Then in 2022 […]
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Nationwide, the U.S. Forest Service want the public’s help to select nine to 15 priority areas among its nine regions where a backlog in trail maintenance contributed to reduced access, potential harm to natural resources or trail users and/or has the potential for increased future deferred maintenance costs. Region 5 manages more than 16,000 miles […]
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