Work on Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care‘s rehab center on Al Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe is expected to resume in mid-July. At that time the underground work — sewer, water, gas, electric, video — will be completed. Work on the foundations should resume about the same time. “We expect to have all underground work and all […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will resume work on the South Shore Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration project this week. Mechanical whole tree removal will take place off Fallen Leaf Road near Fallen Leaf Campground over the next several months and the area will be closed for public safety. […]
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Amgen Tour of California women’s race viewing party will be at the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority office in Stateline on May 19 from 1-2pm. The cyclists are expected to pass by the Nevada Visitor Center at approximately1:45pm that Thursday. Local author Andrew M. Homan will be autographing and selling his book “Life in the Slipstream – the […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau It takes more than a little rain to keep mountain bikers indoors. Riding enthusiasts donned rain jackets and jumped over puddles as they toured the Bijou Bike Park on Saturday afternoon as part of the 2016 Tahoe Trails Summit. The Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP Nevada state wildlife veterinarian Peregrine Wolff worked at zoos in the Midwest, with farm animals in Florida and exotic species on movie sets in Hollywood. She never dreamed she’d have to help pull the trigger on a contentious strategy to slaughter a diseased herd of bighorn sheep. Ed Partee, a state […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee I was having a perfectly good time backpacking the Tahoe Rim Trail last year, when I became unnerved by all the people passing me on mountain bikes. The reason for my frustration: They were clearly having more fun than I was. So I did what any self-respecting outdoor enthusiast would. I […]
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By Susan Wood For professional cyclist Peter Stetina, the choice was a no-brainer – his leg or his life. The rider, who is set to compete in South Lake Tahoe for the Amgen Tour of California on May 19, endured a near career-ending crash about a year ago. His rehabilitation is long and inspirational. The 28-year-old […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun Sports bettors galloped over sports books in last year’s Kentucky Derby with longtime favorite American Pharoah prevailing to pay out a multitude of tickets. Gamblers are positioned to kick dirt in the faces of bookmakers again this year in the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby, with post time […]
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By Kathryn Reed GARDNERVILLE – The sun danced in between the clouds, casting shadows across the land. At times it was like being in a bowl, with snowcapped mountains in nearly every direction. While the weather was gloomy, the scenery was spectacular on this last Saturday of April. Wildflowers are already out in the Pine […]
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The California Tahoe Conservancy’s annual seasonal dog closure at the Upper Truckee Marsh is in effect now through July 31. The purpose of the closure is to keep dogs out of critical breeding habitat for special, threatened and endangered species. Beginning Aug. 1, dogs will again be permitted access to the Upper Truckee Marsh provided they are on leash. The Conservancy-owned Cove East […]
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