The California Tahoe Conservancy’s annual seasonal dog closure at the Upper Truckee Marsh ends July 31. The purpose of the closure is to keep dogs out of critical breeding habitat for special, threatened, and endangered species. Beginning Aug. 1, dogs will again be permitted access to the Upper Truckee Marsh, provided they are on leash. The Conservancy-owned Cove East property, […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle An electric shock lit up my left ankle. A split second later, a hot jab pierced my right calf. Then in succession, it felt like an ice pick stabbed a toe, ankle and calf. Not again, you think. Yep, again: The bees are swarming and stinging, and it’s like […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy INCLINE VILLAGE – It’s been said that Lake Tahoe is a complex body that man may never understand. That is true; however, UC Davis and Geoff Schladow, the director of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center housed at Sierra Nevada College, are doing their best to prove that statement wrong—well, […]
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By Ann McGrath Mixed couples in the United States—those who crossed boundaries between Indian nations and the European newcomers—left permanent legacies well beyond the families they created. They also shaped the meaning of nation and citizenship. Historically, U.S. policymakers were troubled by such marriages not only on the grounds of race, but also because they […]
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By Claudia Buck, Sacramento Bee Got a used iPod? A regional concert promoter is collecting them for nursing homes and senior facilities, as part of the Music & Memory program that helps dementia and Alzheimer’s patients reconnect with their past by listening to favorite tunes. “A lot of people have pushed their music onto their […]
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By Patti Neighmond, NPR A majority of Americans say they’re stressed at work. And it’s clear the burden of stress has negative effects on health, including an increase in heart disease, liver disease and gastrointestinal problems. Still, though it’s been known for years that periodically disengaging from one’s everyday routine can reduce stress, most Americans […]
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By Kathryn Reed If the preferred alternative is not selected, the developer of the Tahoe City Lodge said he would abandon the project. Samir Tuma spoke before the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board on Wednesday about the hotel he wants to build near the lake. This would be the first new lodging facility in […]
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Vikingsholm historian and advocate Helen Smith will be honored with an evening celebration Aug. 4 and rededication of the visitor center exhibit featuring Smith’s lifelong association with Vikingsholm. Reminiscing on her 14 summers at Vikingsholm, Smith remembers the barbecue’s Lora Knight would have with her friends and family while overlooking Emerald Bay. Sierra State Parks Foundation […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle From the Sierra Crest on the edge of the Crystal Basin, you can scan down across miles of granite, forest and below to pristine Loon Lake and Pleasant Lake. Below is a vast forestland and spectacular destinations with six lakes, three boat ramps, 20 campgrounds and many wilderness trailheads. […]
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A 30-year-old murder case now has a $25,000 reward associated with it. On June 2, 1986, 76-year-old Halley Wing, a grandfather and former law enforcement officer, was gunned down in the driveway of his son’s ranch on the West Slope. The day of the murder, Wing’s family had plans to celebrate his son’s 49th birthday. That […]
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