By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Interior Department released revised planning documents last week formalizing the Trump administration’s push to relax protections for the greater sage grouse in Nevada and 10 other states. Interior officials said the six draft resource management plan amendments — including one that covers both Nevada and a portion of […]
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In partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe Institute for Natural Science will be hosting monthly full moon hikes from May through August. Take a walk under the silver moonlight in search for creatures of the night and uncover the mysteries of the night sky. The May 30 event will be on the South Shore […]
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Tahoe Youth & Family Services’ inaugural 5k Fun Run will be June 9 starting at 8am during Carson Valley Days. The theme of Carson Valley Days this year is Fun in the Great Outdoors, and the fun run will carry this theme as well. Participants who choose to come dressed in the theme have a […]
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Officially the longest running paddle race series in the Lake Tahoe region, the Tahoe Cup Paddle Race celebrates its 11th anniversary this year with four events scheduled between May and September. The series offers the recreational paddler and the race enthusiast an opportunity to participate in SUP, prone paddleboard or OC1 class races on Lake […]
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With the lawsuit involving Washoe Meadows State Park favoring the plaintiffs, the state agency is moving forward with a plan to reconfigure the Upper Truckee River where it runs through the South Shore park. While Washoe Meadows Community won the lawsuit, the documents and actions needed for closure are not yet all resolved in the […]
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Residential burn permits are now required for residents in the Amador-El Dorado Unit of CalFire. The free permits are valid for three years from the date of issuance and allow for the burning of dry landscape vegetation (not household trash) that originates from the landowners’ property. Residential burn permit are available at most of the […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is providing $1 million in funding to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to help control, prevent, and monitor harmful aquatic invasive species in the lake. This is the second such agreement of federal investment for AIS in the Lake Tahoe Basin that the Corps has executed. The first agreement […]
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By Alan Taylor, The Atlantic Last year, bike sharing took off in China, with dozens of bike-share companies quickly flooding city streets with millions of brightly colored rental bicycles. However, the rapid growth vastly outpaced immediate demand and overwhelmed Chinese cities, where infrastructure and regulations were not prepared to handle a sudden flood of millions […]
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By Benjamin Z. Houlton, The Conversation Nitrogen is one of the most important resources for people, ecosystems and the planet. It’s found in all sorts of essential molecules, including DNA, protein and cell walls. Life – and humanity – cannot exist without adequate access to this precious nutrient. For many years, researchers believed that essentially […]
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By Julie Fair, American Rivers Over the last decade, momentum for restoring Sierra Nevada meadows has been building. The State of California and the U.S. Forest Service have both increasingly recognized the benefits of meadow restoration for California watersheds and are now committed to meadow restoration. Healthy meadows provide a suite of benefits including improved […]
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