Truckee River at The 21st annual Truckee River Day is Oct. 16. Volunteers have the choice of a half or full day to work on restoration projects, with different levels of difficulty. There will be 10-12 projects including restoration at Dry Creek in Russel Valley, seeding and mulching at Elizabethtown in Martis Valley, Aspen protection along Alder […]
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Redrun will once again take over Virginia City by transforming the historic ghost town into the aftermath of Armageddon. The Oct. 8 event has been named one of the best zombie events in the nation by Yahoo and one of the top quirky races in Nevada by Travel Nevada. Runners must fight off zombies who are […]
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In an effort to better understand the imbalances between water supply and demand, the Bureau of Reclamation is launching a study in the American River Basin. This comprehensive water study will help inform water management in the Central Valley Project. The basin encompasses 2,140 square miles from its headwaters near Lake Tahoe to Sacramento where […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal El Nino is long gone for now but its legacy remains, at least when it comes to Nevada bears. So far this year the rate at which bears are being struck by cars or otherwise handled by wildlife officials is lower than in previous years with drier winters. According to […]
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Thinning of trees for fuels reduction and forest health is scheduled to resume this week between Fallen Leaf Road and Camp Richardson Corral and in the Spring Creek Homeowners Tract on the South Shore. Whole tree and mechanical cut-to-length tree removal will take place in these areas over the next several months, weather permitting and […]
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By Lauren Sommer, KNPR A deadly fungus that’s been devastating frog populations is spreading across the globe — it’s helped drive the extinction of 200 species so far. In California, the chytrid fungus has moved inexorably across the Sierra Nevada, leaving thousands of frogs dead. But scientists are trying to turn the tide against the […]
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The first snow of the season in Lake Tahoe is expected to fall on Tuesday — just not at lake level. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Reno are calling for up to 3 inches above 10,000 feet. The snow level is not expected to drop below 9,000 feet. The rest of the basin […]
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The Tahoe XC Junior Mountain Riders Program is looking for riders. The Tahoe City program provides children 7-11 with an opportunity to experience and grow in the sport of mountain biking. Weekly club rides focus on developing safe, strong, responsible riders through instruction, practice, and fun in a healthy, supportive environment. The program runs Sept. […]
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Tahoe City Public Utility District’s board is considering taking over operations of the golf course and contracting out the food and beverage component. For the past five years Duncan Golf Management has run the Tahoe City Golf Course. TCPUD believe existing staff along with Bob Bonino, golf course manager, can run the facility. The golf […]
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By Tom Lotshaw In the late 1990s, Tahoe yellow cress, a small flowering plant that grows only on the sandy shores and creek mouths of Lake Tahoe, was teetering on the brink of extinction. Surveys done in 1996 found the plant gone from all of the beaches it had once occupied in Nevada and growing […]
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