By Molly Hucklebridge It’s been a long day for the Primal Quest Tahoe adventure racers. Wednesday night, after a trek down Heavenly Mountain Resort and a six-mile paddle on Lake Tahoe, racers biked into the night from Cave Rock to the Tahoe Rim Trail. They checked in at Star Lake and continued on to Lover’s […]
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The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center has launched a smartphone app called Citizen Science Tahoe to encourage beach-goers to let scientists know what they see. The goal is to better understand conditions around the lake. The app may be download at CitizenScienceTahoe.org. It was created by Shahzeb Khan, a UC Davis freshman studying computer science. Citizen scientists […]
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By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times By analyzing more than 1,000 fossil remains, scientists have discovered that an unassuming, 130-million-year-old water-dwelling plant could be one of Earth’s first flowering plants. Montsechia vidalii, described in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could change many theories about how angiosperms, or plants with the ability to […]
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Tahoe Paradise Park will be the site for Music in the Park and Tahoe Games Standup Paddle Races on Aug. 23 and Sept. 13. Standup paddleboard races will run from 2-4pm with a custom course built across Lake Baron. Free live music will follow the paddleboard races with Kanekoa and Taking Root performing from 4-8pm. In addition to live […]
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There will be a live bat presentation at Taylor Creek Visitors Center on Aug. 21 at 8pm. Learn about the importance of bats in the ecosystem, such as keeping those pesky mosquitoes populations down. The bats will be projected onto a large screen so people can see there delicate structures. All bats are certified as non-releasable by California […]
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By Lisa M. Krieger, San Jose Mercury News The rush to save water is claiming legions of unintended casualties — California’s trees. Specimens that have stood tall and strong for decades are stressed and dying because of the drought, as Californians turn off spigots to comply with Gov. Jerry Brown’s mandatory conservation measures. All over […]
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Primal Quest starts Wednesday or Thursday on the South Shore. The endurance racers do not know the start date or time, or where they are going for more than 450 miles. This nonstop, unsupported race attracts adventurers from as far away as New Zealand. Before the race begins, participants receive a sparse schedule and comprehensive packing […]
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With races such as the Western States 100 Endurance Run, Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs, and Tahoe 200, Lake Tahoe is a hotbed for trail running. However, it is also safe to say that trail running can be hard on the body and lead to injuries. The right footwear can make a huge difference in […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News More than 10,000 acres of scenic meadows, forests and trout streams in the Sierra Nevada 10 miles west of Lake Tahoe have been preserved in a deal in which environmentalists hope to prove that thinning out overgrown forests can increase California’s water supply. The Northern Sierra Partnership, an […]
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By Ben Egel and Brenna Lyles, Sacramento Bee Like most state recreation areas, Nevada County’s South Yuba River Park has plenty of trails to hike on. Unlike most others, though, it also has a path to roll on. About half of the gently sloped, 2.5-mile Independence Trail on the west side of Highway 49 […]
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