By Lauren Bain, Nevada Today The Lahontan cutthroat trout was rediscovered in a “dinky” stream near the Nevada-Utah border. Genetic testing by Associate Professor of Biology Mary Peacock led to the rediscovery of an iconic Nevada fish. “Even though they were in that tiny, dinky stream on the edge of Utah for close to 100 years, […]
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The U.S. Forest Service has released the draft environmental impact statement for the Tahoe National Forest over-snow vehicle use designation project. The USFS is proposing to designate snow trails and areas for public OSV use on the Tahoe National Forest. The Forest Service will also identify snow trails where grooming for public OSV use would […]
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By Danny King, Travel Weekly For most of the history of snowmaking technology, the ski industry has viewed it as a plan B effort: filling in bare spots on an occasional warm, dry day in the mountains, especially late in the season. But global warming has changed that view. Increasingly, snowmaking is becoming a […]
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The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, which includes local, state and federal agencies, will continue prescribed fire operations this week around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Weather and conditions permitting, the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations in Sugar Pine Point […]
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be soliciting public comment and ideas on the statewide management of trout at a series of public meetings. The three key areas for which CDFW are seeking input are: The revision of CDFW’s Strategic Plan for Trout Management, last published in 2003 The creation of a new […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will soon begin the process of opening recreational facilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Weather and snow conditions permitting, Inspiration Point will be the first site to open on April 14. Baldwin and Nevada beaches open April 28. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center opens May 25. […]
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By Kathryn Reed LimeBikes are coming back to South Lake Tahoe – and for a longer period. They are expected to start showing up in mid-May to be ready for the Memorial Day surge and will be scattered about until mid-October. These bikes were introduced here last summer on a pilot basis backed by the […]
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Registration is open for the June 3 OMG Fun Run. For a few hours, leopards, butterflies, world-class athletes and Tahoe style entertainment will take over Old Meyers Grade. Costumes are encouraged and the best costume in each division (12 and under, women, and men) will receive a prize. Additional prizes will be awarded for the […]
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By Susan Wood TWIN BRIDGES – Sharing their Olympic experience in full circle, medalists Jamie Anderson and Hannah Teter came home to Sierra-at-Tahoe Saturday to celebrate with about 500 friends, families and fans. The Winter Games in South Korea are but a distant memory, but etched in the hearts and minds of those of all […]
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By Jason Daley, Sierra Hunting in the United States and Canada is very different than in other parts of the world. Over the last 150 years, the hunting community and managers have developed a system called the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. In short, in other places, like Europe, wild game is considered the […]
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