By Kathryn Reed Starting the New Year surrounded by the beauty of nature in the company of friends should become a tradition. Craig and his six women – me, Sue, Donna, Suzy, Carolyn and Trish – started 2014 with a snowshoe to the top of Elephants Back in the Mokelumne Wilderness. It was one of […]
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By Monica Bond and Richard L. Hutto Hardly anyone rejoices when they hear of a catastrophic fire raging through a forest. And yet the fact is that the hottest, most severe fire is as ecologically necessary and beneficial for Western forests as rainfall or sunlight. The announcement Dec. 6 by the Stanislaus National Forest that […]
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The Bureau of Land Management will waive recreation-related fees for visitors Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20, Presidents’ Day weekend Feb. 15-17, National Public Lands Day on Sept. 27 and Veterans Day on Nov. 11. Much of Nevada is controlled by the BLM. The BLM manages and facilitates recreational activities across more than […]
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By Melanie Mason and Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Time SACRAMENTO — Returning to the Capitol on Monday after a four-month recess, state lawmakers are set to tackle water issues, prison overcrowding and a budget debate that will be shaped largely by the state’s rosier economic outlook. Other factors will also affect legislative decisions in 2014: […]
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Elephants Back near Carson Pass provides for some stunning views no matter the season.
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Chief Justice Mark Gibbons and Justice Kristina Pickering both plan to file for re-election to the Nevada Supreme Court on Monday, the opening day for judicial candidates to submit their candidacies. Gibbons is seeking a third six-year term and Pickering is asking for a second term […]
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By Berny Dohrmann In survey after survey, meetings get knocked by everyone from employees to senior executives as being among the biggest waste of work hours. In one poll, by Office Team, 45 percent of senior executives said their firms would be more productive if they banned all meetings at least one day a week. […]
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By Robert Langreth, Broomberg When Sheena Wilson, 45, underwent robotic surgery for a hysterectomy in May, she didn’t know the Intuitive Surgical Inc. system used by her doctor was previously tied to a variety of injuries for the same procedure. Her rectum was badly burned in the operation, said Wilson, a mother of two from […]
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• Truckee is recycling Christmas trees at the Tahoe Donner Clubhouse through Jan. 27 and curbside Jan. 13-17. Trees must not be decorated. And those placed at the curb must be cut into 3-foot segments. • Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for next week. • As a fundraiser, Thunderbird Lake Tahoe […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Hunters killed fewer bears in California in 2013 than during any other year in the last two decades, a trend that many agree is a direct consequence of a new law that bans hunters from using dogs to track bears. California has a sometimes-complicated relationship with its roughly 33,000 bears. […]
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