By Melinda Myers Grow a beautiful flower garden with minimal care by investing a bit of time at the start of the season to reduce on-going care. Always match flowers to the growing conditions and the care you are willing to provide. Low maintenance plants need minimal or no deadheading and staking. This means you’ll […]
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By Meredith Carey, Conde Nast Traveler Life isn’t a walk in the park, but according to a handful of recent studies, hiking may make it at least a little easier. We’ve all experienced how time outdoors can clear your mind and ease stress, but there’s new evidence that taking a hike can do much more: […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Four bear cubs orphaned near Stateline will have a chance to grow up near Reno, at least until next winter. That’s according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife which rescued the cubs last week after discovering their mother died, apparently of natural causes. The cubs had been living under a […]
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Weather permitting, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, Nevada Division of Forestry and U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations April 18. On the East Shore, operations may take place on the north side of Spooner Lake off Highway 28, Spooner Summit, Camp Galilee and on Kingsbury Grade near Edgewood Drive. On the South Shore, […]
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South Lake Tahoe is offering kayakers an opportunity to practice rolling skills at the city pool. No instruction will be offered. What is available is a controlled and calm pool environment. People need to bring their own kayak. Helmets and personal floatation devices are recommended. The pool is available on Saturdays from April 16-May 21 […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle The biggest lakes in California, crowned by Lake Tahoe, joined dozens of smaller lakes in the north state this week by rising to their highest levels in years. It sets up a spectacular season for camping, boating, fishing and recreation-based vacations. After hitting a long-term low last winter, Lake […]
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South Tahoe Standup Paddle is taking leap year to a new level. The South Lake Tahoe business is skipping this year’s Race the Lake of the Sky event. The Bracketts are instead focusing their energy on moving and improving their new facilities. The Harrison Avenue building where South Tahoe Standup Paddle has been since 2010 […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking public comment on a proposal to reduce hazardous fuels on the West Shore. The project would treat approximately 4,875 acres from Emerald Bay to Burton Creek State Park. It would include thinning and fuels reduction treatments intended to reduce the risk of severe wildfire and […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal For some people getting first chair on Squaw Valley’s KT-22, one of skiing’s iconic lifts, is a bucket list moment. For Andy Melendes and Cheryl Varner it’s a near-daily occurrence. Fortunately for Melendes and Varner the 2015-16 season has turned out to be dreamier than any other, at least since […]
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By Tim Hauserman, Adventure Sports Journal “We are sick of going to funerals,” said John Walsh, a lifelong Tahoe local and former ski racer, lamenting the steady stream of Tahoe based athletes and adventurers (including his nephew) who died in recent years while pushing the envelope in dangerous sports. Action sports filmmaker Steven Siig adds, “You […]
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