Registration is open for the Northern Nevada Wildfire Awareness Half Marathon and 5K Trail Run in Reno. The May 29 event is hosted by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Living With Fire Program in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management and Desert Sky Adventures. All proceeds from the race will be donated to the […]
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On May 14 the League to Save Lake Tahoe will organize the year’s largest single-day, hands-on citizens science effort to capture a snapshot of the water quality health of South Shore streams feeding into Lake Tahoe. The League will host Snapshot Day on the South Shore with support from Lahontan Water Quality Control Board, South Tahoe […]
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To protect nesting peregrine falcons, certain climbing routes on Donner Summit’s Black Wall are closed until mid-summer. Each year, volunteers with the Truckee Donner Land Trust and Access Fund monitor Donner Summit climbing areas for nesting raptors. A peregrine falcon nest with chicks has been located at the recently conserved Black Wall climbing area. Raptors […]
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By Carol Singleton With an estimated 35,000 bears, California has a healthy and growing black bear population. In spring, hibernating bears emerge from their winter slumber and begin an almost perpetual search for food. It is not uncommon for a black bear to consume up to 20,000 calories a day. Unfortunately, this search can sometimes […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal They’re some of the best places in the Tahoe basin for wildlife habitat or a picnic. But if the region’s meadows are going to survive climate change and other threats they’re going to need some human help. That’s why the U.S. Forest Service selected six meadows for a restoration project […]
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During the first two weeks of May, the Nevada Division of State Lands and the Nevada Division of Forestry will be conducting a 2-acre prescribed burn in the Lake Tahoe Basin in the Rocky Point area along Tunnel Creek Road. The burn will be completed in a 24-hour operational period. The burn is part of […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal What a difference a year makes. Thanks to an El Nino-fueled surge of snowfall in the Sierra Nevada the Truckee River is once again flowing strong through the whitewater park in downtown Reno. Thanks to an El Nino-fueled surge of snowfall in the Sierra Nevada the Truckee River is […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the first stage of the Zephyr Cove stables upgrade project this week. Existing facilities, trails and utilities will be upgraded to meet current building code and accessibility standards. Erosion control measures will be put in, too. The first stage, which will last through mid-July, will […]
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By Kathryn Reed Parks and recreation – it’s the toy department of any municipality and South Lake Tahoe isn’t any different. It’s all about fun and games for the public, and that spills over a bit for the local staff. Lauren Thomaselli, who runs the department, insists her staff work and play hard. The same […]
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Weather permitting, the U.S. Forest Service, Nevada Division of State Lands and Nevada Division of Forestry may conduct prescribed fire operations beginning May 2. On the East Shore, operations may take place in the Rocky Point area near Tunnel Creek Road, Montreal Canyon near Spooner Summit and south of Glenbrook near Camp Galilee. On the […]
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