By Kathryn Reed No rainfall records were set in the Lake Tahoe Basin, but what fell has caused creeks and rivers to rise, with standing and running water in unusual places. Highway 50 going up Echo Summit has water spilling from the granite so fast that it looks like substantive waterfalls have sprung forth. A […]
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By Jeffrey B. Halverson It was March 2017, and a winter storm named Stella promised to deliver up to a foot and a half of snow to New York City and parts of New Jersey. Officials pushed out blizzard warnings, suggesting the city was under imminent snowy siege. But only 7 inches fell. Then-Gov. Chris […]
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By Terra Breeden It’s not always about the summit. This is something rock climbers have to come to grips with. Professional rock climber Emily Harrington shared her experiences of big climbing this week with an audience of nearly 50 at Blue Angel Café in South Lake Tahoe. The North Shore resident spoke of the triumphs […]
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By Matt Weiser, Water Deeply Many Americans may not realize it, but rivers throughout the West are increasingly under siege. The threats are not as apparent as they once were in the era of big dam building, which makes them that much more troubling. Climate change, land development and catastrophic forest fires are the big […]
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By Kathryn Reed A short jaunt up to the ridge above Echo Lake was a much needed reminder of just how gorgeous this area is. Sometimes it’s easy to take the beauty of Lake Tahoe for granted when one is immersed in daily life. It’s been such a strange snow season that last Sunday was […]
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The Alpine Watershed Group will be hosting an Earth Day Work Day on April 21 at Grover Hot Springs State Park. This event allows for the completion of restoration work to an alpine meadow. Volunteers are needed to help with invasive weed removal, fence rebuilding and extension, and state park maintenance. All are welcome to […]
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By Terra Breeden Playing in the snow isn’t all fun and games. It can be deadly without the correct preparation or tools. At the avalanche awareness and snow safety station hosted by David Reichel from the Sierra Avalanche Center, students learned how to rescue an avalanche victim by using a beacon and probe. They also […]
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The Ronson Sakioka Memorial “Face Rat” Party will be April 6 at Heavenly Mountain Resor. Ronson was one of the original Face Rats. He died last year. Friends will be begin skiing The Face at 2pm, then everyone will meet at the top at 4pm for a final run with Ronson at 4:20pm. The party […]
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The Eldorado National Forest will begin implementing the Power Fire Fuels Maintenance project today. Approximately 1,350 acres will be burned this week. These units are south of Highway 88 between Bear River Reservoir and the Mokelumne River in the 2004 Power Fire burn scar. Each prescribed fire operation follows a prescribed fire burn plan, which […]
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Members of the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, which includes local, state and federal agencies, will resume prescribed fire operations this week in multiple locations around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Weather and conditions permitting, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service will conduct prescribed fire operations […]
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