The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will putting on a webinar to explain the final Land Management Plan. The webinar will be Jan. 14 from 2-3pm. The webinar will explain the plan, highlight changes from the draft, and outline the remainder of the plan revision process and include a brief presentation, followed […]
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Skiers and snowboards may take advantage of avalanche education courses at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows starting Jan. 8. The one- and three-day courses teach the basics of snow science, how to access and read the avalanche advisory, how to operate standard avalanche equipment (beacon, probe, and shovel), and, most important, how to make good […]
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By Nick Leiber, Bloomberg Actor Woody Harrelson is known for his roles in such films as “White Men Can’t Jump,” “Natural Born Killers” and “The People vs. Larry Flynt.” He’s also an environmentalist who in 1998 co-founded Prairie Paper Ventures to make paper from crop waste instead of trees. The idea is to save forests […]
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El Dorado County’s bomb squad today detonated an explosive device that was found outside the Probation Department in Shingle Springs. The suspicious device was found Monday at 7am. A section of pipe approximately 8 inches by 1.5 inches was capped on both ends, according to officials. A makeshift fuse appeared to be attached to the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sometimes it is better not to be a statistic – like being one of the U.S. households that throws out $1,200 worth of food a year. I try to discard as little food as possible. I do this partly because I’m cheap, partly because I usually only buy food when I’m going […]
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By Bill Bradley, Outside I lost my job in December. The writing had been on the wall since the first round of layoffs in July. No one was surprised. The company treated the departed well and ushered us out the doors with severance papers in hand. I’d been employed since I was 14—thank you, Stan […]
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By Ryan Menezes, Los Angeles Times After years of decline, the California Lottery is booming. The jackpots are bigger, and that’s drawing more players and excitement. The turnaround is due to changes made to the lottery in 2010, when revenues were on the decline. The changes brought bigger prizes, but they also altered the formula […]
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Submissions are being sought for the inaugural White House Student Film Festival. It’s a video contest created for K-12 students. Finalists will have their short films shown at the White House. Finalist videos may also be featured on the White House website, YouTube, and social media pages. Films should address at least one of the […]
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The Winter Discovery Center at Tahoe Cross Country is putting on two full moon yurt dinners. The evening starts with a moonlit hike, ski or snowshoe from the Tahoe XC trailhead where there will be hot mulled wine and hot chocolate next to a roaring fire. The terrain is gentle. A three-course hot meal awaits […]
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Falco is a very cute little white Bichon Frise who will be even more handsome once he gets a good grooming. Falco was brought to the shelter in bad shape. He hadn’t been groomed in many months, and his fur needed to be cut away to enable him to walk correctly. He’s on the shy […]
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