By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal A black bear recently captured by wildlife officials near the Oregon border may be the latest example of a bear making its home in historic Nevada range last occupied by the animals close to a century ago. After receiving increasing reports of bear sightings, tracks and scat on a ranch […]
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The 8th annual Conservation Landscape Tour on Aug. 19 is an opportunity to learn about sustainable landscaping in Lake Tahoe. The tour will begin at the Lake Tahoe Community College Demonstration Garden and continue down Pioneer Trail toward Meyers Station. This free tour will be hosted by the Tahoe Resource Conservation District. Tour participants will […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Douglas County Parks and Recreation has no immediate plans for any major changes to the Zephyr Cove disc golf course. This may come as a surprise to those who have heard the rumors swirling through the local disc golf community alleging that Douglas County had accepted a proposal to make significant changes […]
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The earthquake activity that began in July 2014 in the Sheldon Wildlife Refuge in far northwest Nevada is continuing to shake residents. UNR seismologists are monitoring the on-going activity that includes three earthquakes larger than magnitude 4.0 since mid-July, including the largest of these, a magnitude 4.6 on July 16. Since last July, scientists have located […]
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Eldorado National Forest is conducting three meetings about the draft Travel Analysis Report. The meetings are: Aug. 24, 5-8pm, Pollock Pines Community Center, 2675 Sanders Drive, Pollock Pines; Aug. 25, 4-7pm, Georgetown Ranger Station, U.S. Forest Service, 7600 Wentworth Springs Road Georgetown; Aug. 27, 5-8pm, Amador County Administration Building, Board of Supervisors Chambers, 810 Court St., Jackson. […]
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The Tahoe Heritage Foundation and Tahoe Institute for Nature Science is putting on a talk about Birds of Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Big Year on Aug. 14. This event will be at Taylor Creek Visitor Center at 8pm. A $5 donation benefits the Tahoe Heritage Foundation. Will Richardson will talk about birds in the basin, including […]
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The South Lake Tahoe junior hockey team is looking for families to house players for the upcoming hockey season. A billet family provides a home away from home environment for the players. Each player pays a monthly fee of $350 to the family to help cover meals and living expenses. Billet families also receive free home […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a random series of stories about what it’s like to go through the South Tahoe Public Utility District turf buyback program. By Kathryn Reed A spiral herb garden, raised mounds with endless plants and a dry riverbed. Those were not part of my plans when I decided to remove my […]
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Tahoe Games Bike Nights will continue with races on Aug. 15 and Sept. 26. Family-friendly cross country night bike races will 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 per […]
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By Jareen Imam, CNN A moonless evening could give stargazers a fantastic light show this week. The annual Perseid meteor shower, which is known for being among the brightest of meteor showers, is happening near the tail end of summer. The major meteor shower will be visible in the Northern Hemisphere. The best part […]
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