Human interactions with bears at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center during the Kokanee salmon spawn have become a public safety concern. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Nevada Department of Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service are asking visitors to keep their distance when encountering bears. Visitor center staff routinely encounter unsafe situations when […]
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Sierra Business Council has been chosen as a recipient of a Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation grant in the amount of $7,500. The money will be used to support the planning process for educational Lake Tahoe Water Trail wayfinding signage to help paddlers have a safe and fun adventure, and to protect natural resources. The grant […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Imagine the vertical world of rock climbing combined with the power and sound of off-road racing. Now you understand rock crawling. The small-but-compelling niche of off-road motorsports involves driving heavily modified 4x4s up and over boulders that would be difficult to climb on foot, let alone with a couple thousand […]
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Ironman has decided three years at Lake Tahoe is enough. The triathlon, which has been on the North Shore, had its last hurrah on Sunday. “After careful consideration, Ironman Lake Tahoe will not be extended. We appreciate the efforts and support of the city, volunteers, sponsors, and everyone else involved in putting on this triathlon. We […]
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By Valerie Trouet In 2005, I moved to the United States from Belgium to study the influence of climate on wildfires in the Sierra Nevada over the last five centuries. As part of this work, I traveled for three months all around the mountain range to collect samples of trees and tree stumps. I stayed […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal On a recent Sunday the classroom in the Verdi library was filled with people who wanted to go hunting in Nevada. But it took the story of an African lion hunt from the 1960s to illustrate how when it comes to hunting there’s an incredibly fine line between success and disaster. […]
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By Rich Landers, Spokesman-Review The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined after a four year-study that the greater sage-grouse does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act as long as states and ranchers work to improve the plight of the bird on 60 million acres of sagebrush lands across 11 western states. The […]
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Night Series will conclude with the final races of the season on Sept. 26. These family-friendly cross country night bike races feature a custom illuminated course that runs through the Lake Tahoe Golf Course, over fairways, into the rough, through sand traps and over bridges with the occasional cart path. The course is approximately 3 miles […]
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Walk in the footsteps of early emigrant’s as they traversed the Sierra Nevada Mountains by participating in the 23rd annual Donner Party Hike. The hike provides people with spectacular Sierra Nevada scenery combined with interesting history. The hikes are Oct. 3-4. Participants may choose from six hikes on Saturday, and a walking tour on Sunday. All hikes offer interesting insight into […]
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Woodward Tahoe is putting on a community day on Sept. 26. The 10am-6pm event is for kids of all ages. They will have the opportunity to to tour the Woodward indoor facility, jump in foam pits, bounce on trampolines, meet local pros Corey Duffel, Erik Roner, Tanner Fox and Martin Söderström. The cost is $10. It […]
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