Nevada State Parks is hosting a ranger-led hike to the Sand Harbor overlook of the Tahoe Rim Trail on Sept. 17. This is a moderate 4-mile hike. Children 8 and older are welcome. Wear sturdy boots, sunscreen, bring lunch, drinks or snacks and dress for the forecasted weather. Four-wheel drive is necessary and reservations are required by calling […]
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Due to decreased boating traffic at Donner Lake after Labor Day, the Truckee-Tahoe watercraft inspection station will close Sept. 4. All watercraft launching on Donner Lake must go to the Alpine Meadows’ station for inspections. Alpine Meadows will remain open until Sept. 30. This season the Tahoe Resource Conservation District watercraft inspectors performed more than 1,400 […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about the National Park Service, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. All articles may be found via the Home Page, select Special Projects, then National Park Service 100th. By Joann Eisenbrandt I grew up loving Yosemite. I first went there in the 1950s, […]
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The Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition is unveiling a new, interactive, online map for bicycling around the Tahoe and Truckee region. It provides bike route directions, elevation profiles and location information for amenity and safety concerns, while at the same time offering an opportunity for community input. Visitors and residents can use the bike mapping tool, […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Regulators and gaming industry leaders say they’d welcome daily fantasy sports operations in Nevada, but not under the framework offered in proposed legislation unveiled by Fan Duel and Draft Kings, the nation’s largest fantasy providers. Representatives of the 12-member Nevada Gaming Policy Committee, meeting in Las Vegas on […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Changing snowmelt cycles could be more damaging to mountain streams and reservoirs in the Western U.S. than previously thought, according to recently published research. That’s according to research that shows slow-melting snowpack reduces the amount of water that makes it into streams and reservoirs. The results have ramifications for everyone […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal It’s easy to understand why Jon Killoran and Brian Krolicki are watching Sunday’s closing ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro a little differently than the average viewer. Every beauty shot of the Ipanema and Copacabana beaches, every view of Sugarloaf Mountain and the Christ […]
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The Alpine Watershed Group will be hosting the 17th annual Markleeville Creek Day on Sept. 10. Volunteers are needed to help complete projects throughout the East and West Carson Watersheds including plantings, stream bank stabilization, invasive weed removal, protective tree wrapping, and storm drain stenciling. No experience is necessary. Meet at the Markleeville Library Park (270 Laramie […]
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By Sally Ho, AP Rowing, shooting and judo — the U.S. may have won big gold medals in those Olympic events but some of the most prominent sports books didn’t even bother with them. The bookmakers in Nevada said there’s been little money and few expectations for Olympic sports wagering this year, as the Games returned […]
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By Kathryn Reed Skill is only part of what it takes to win. Character is a large component of success, even more so when it comes to team sports. Jerrod Haase was in town Friday to impart some of his wisdom to local coaches and athletes in separate talks. Haase was a two-time Nevada most […]
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