The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is putting on a free fishing day Sept. 5. This means no need to buy a sport fishing license. All fishing regulations, such as bag and size limits, gear restrictions, report card requirements, fishing hours and stream closures remain in effect. Every angler must have an appropriate report card […]
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Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will sell firewood permits starting Sept. 12. Approximately 150 permits available on a first-come, first-served basis. The wood consists of a mixture of pine and fir, some seasoned and some green. The permit sale starts at 7am on the 1st floor of the Richard H. Bryan state office […]
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For the second time this week the Nevada Department of Wildlife euthanized a black bear in Lake Tahoe. A female bear, about 18 months old, was trapped between Thursday night and Friday morning in the Kingsbury Grade area. The trap was set earlier this week after a bear in the area, fitting the description of […]
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The 18th annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day is Sept. 12. This is a day of planting, weed pulling, and other restoration activities to preserve and protect Lake Tahoe’s watershed. Refreshments, lunch and prizes will be provided. Bring water, wear clothes that are comfortable. The event is put on by the League to Save Lake Tahoe. It is […]
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By Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee The purchase of 10,000 acres of watershed land west of Lake Tahoe is slated to launch a living laboratory testing whether the answer to drought lies in fewer trees. Research by the environmental group the Nature Conservancy has shown that thinning forests of small- to medium-size trees and bushes allows […]
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The final tennis mixer of the season at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club is Sept. 9. The theme of this Hump Day is logo wear – as in players wearing as much club apparel as they can. And for those who don’t have any or need more, the pro shop has shirts, jackets, vests and jackets […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAVE ROCK – “He just gave us the fin and swam away.” That’s Capt. Andrew Lubrano’s way of saying the fish won that round, time to put some new bait on the hook and cast the line out again. There was a lot of that going on last Sunday. There were also […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Efforts to open legal sports books outside Nevada suffered a major setback Tuesday when a federal appeals court denied New Jersey’s attempt to bring betting on athletics to its casinos and racetracks. Still, the possibility remains that sports books will eventually spread to other states — just on a […]
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By Susan Wood If a leaf or a cone falls in the forest, will anyone see the symptoms of change? That’s the question botanists, foresters, climatologists and arborists may be asking in the age of an unprecedented Western drought. Come fall, aspens represent the most recognizable tree that changes color in the Sierra Nevada. But […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal A problem-causing black bear that wildlife officials said was becoming increasingly dangerous was killed Tuesday in Incline Village. The bear, a 9-year-old, 450-pound male, was captured Monday night or early Tuesday morning, tranquilized and subsequently euthanized with drugs, said Chris Healy, spokesman for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The bear […]
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