Weather permitting, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, Nevada Division of Forestry, California State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations March 28. On the North and West shores, operations may take place in Burton Creek and Sugar Pine Point state parks. On the East Shore, operations may take place near Sand […]
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The balmy weather in the basin that has been warm enough for people to wade into the water is going away, at least temporarily. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling it a “slider storm”. Snow showers are expected late Sunday and will continue into Monday afternoon. Daytime highs between Sunday and Monday may drop […]
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Based on recent precipitation, the annual closure of dirt roads in the Eldorado National Forest has been extended to April 9. Rainfall, soil moisture, road and trail conditions, and weather forecasts are factors that trigger extending the seasonal closure beyond March 31. The seasonal closure is designed to protect roadbeds and watersheds from damage and […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal One little land gift is about to become a very big deal for biking and hiking near Incline Village. That’s because software billionaire David Duffield’s 18-acre gift to the Nevada Land Trust clears the way to develop a connection between Mt. Rose Highway and Tunnel Creek Road – and many […]
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By Jon Wilner, Mercury News Almost a decade after Cal turned to Stanford for a basketball coach, the Cardinal has seemingly dipped into Berkeley bloodlines to invigorate its sputtering program. The Cardinal will hire former Cal player Jerod Haase, who has spent the past four seasons as the head coach of the University of Alabama-Birmingham. […]
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Sugar Pine Foundation has set dates for spring plantings. The nonprofit provides seedlings, shovels and gloves. Volunteers should dress in layers, wear closed toed shoes and bring plenty of water. For times and more info, call Maria at 650.814.9565. Community plantings are: March 29 – Patagonia Outlet Planting, Reno April 9 – King Fire Planting, Georgetown April 17 […]
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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. By Susan Wood YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – For me, the real stand down involving the national parks occurred long before Yosemite’s former concessionaire Delaware North decided to play hardball with iconic park […]
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By USSA SUN VALLEY, Idaho – Anna Marno (Centennial, Wyo.) took her first national title, as five-time U.S. national giant slalom champion Tim Jitloff (Reno) scored his first in super G Thursday at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships. Thursday’s super G was also Marco Sullivan’s (Squaw Valley) final race, capping a 17-year U.S. Ski […]
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By Gary Parrish, CBS Sports UAB coach Jerod Haase has spoken with Stanford officials and is considered among the leading candidates to be the next coach of the Cardinal, a source told CBS Sports. Haase has been UAB’s head coach for four seasons. He’s won 20 games each of the past two seasons. UAB won […]
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By J.R. Sullivan, Outside In July 2013, 66-year-old Geraldine Largay was hiking in western Maine, nearing the end of a three-month, northbound solo journey on the Appalachian Trail. She’d logged more than 950 miles and traveled through ten states, sending regular texts to her husband, George, who was pacing her by car and meeting up with […]
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