By Devin Powell, Science News SAN FRANCISCO — Groundwater levels have dropped in many places across the globe over the past nine years, a pair of gravity-monitoring satellites finds. This trend raises concerns that farmers are pumping too much water out of the ground in dry regions. Water has been disappearing beneath southern Argentina, western […]
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By Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee New Year’s Eve in Northern Nevada casinos is usually a pretty good barometer of the state of the economy. In prosperous and optimistic times, major stars perform for tickets prices of $100 and up. When the outlook is less rosy, the prices come down. Few shows this year have high […]
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By Kathryn Reed A woodpecker may change the way the U.S. Forest Service and others approach thinning projects and forest restoration work in California. This is because on Dec. 15 the state Fish and Game Commission on a 3-1 vote said the black-backed woodpecker is a candidate for protection under the state’s Endangered Species Act. […]
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South Tahoe Refuse will recycle Christmas trees through Jan. 6. Place the tree with the trash on the normal garbage day. All lights, tinsel and other decorations must be removed. Trees must be cut into 6-foot increments or less. Flocked trees will not be recycled because they cannot be turned into compost. Commercial customers may […]
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After frigid temperatures, it’s like a heat wave has hit the Lake Tahoe Basin. South Lake Tahoe on Sunday tied a record and Monday broke a record for the high of the day. At Lake Tahoe Airport the mercury crept up to 56 degrees Dec. 26, breaking the record of 55 set in 1976. Truckee […]
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By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee and and Chase Davis, California Watch Business interests were the top bill killers inside California’s Capitol during Gov. Jerry Brown’s first year back in office, as concerns about the state’s weak economy cut into labor’s newfound clout. Legislative data show business interests wielded strong influence despite a Capitol dominated by […]
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By Karen E. Klein, Bloomberg Businessweek When he hears about planned U.S. Postal Service cutbacks and closings in 2012, Michael Weiss doesn’t think they’re going to affect his business. Like many service providers, Weiss’ digital strategy consulting firm, Figure 18 in Westlake Village (Los Angeles/Ventura counties), operates almost entirely with electronic tools and increasingly conducts […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada wildlife officials continue to survey prime sage grouse habitat across the state and plan a meeting next month to take stock of efforts to prevent its listing under the Endangered Species Act. The state will likely use Wyoming’s approach to conserving bird habitat as a template for its own […]
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The Truckee Donner Land Trust recently received $5 million from the Wildlife Conservation Board to acquire approximately 2,995 acres of land for the protection of significant alpine and wet-meadow habitat, protection of the upper Little Truckee River watershed, and allow for continued conservation-based management and public use of the property. Through 2011, the Land Trust […]
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Lake Tahoe author David Antonucci presents an illustrated talk on his newest book on Lake Tahoe, “Fairest Picture: Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe” on Jan. 18 at 6pm as part of the Explore Tahoe Winter Speaker Series. The event is at Explore Tahoe: An Urban Trailhead located at 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. […]
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