The Lake Tahoe Water Trail Fall Paddle Day is Sept. 20 starting at Pope Beach on the South Shore. The day begins with a morning-guided tour with interpretive docents who will broaden paddlers’ awareness of the unique features of and challenges to the lake environment. During lunch on the beach people will learn more about […]
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South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County’s draft Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan is now available online for review. Officials say the plan provides direction for enhancing recreation opportunities for residents and visitors by increasing collaborative efforts and focusing resources where they are most needed. The key recommendations are: regional coordination and collaboration, park […]
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Tahoe Institute for Natural Science is planning a weekend around mushrooms in September. The last weekend of September, TINS will sponsor excursions into the woods to search for these organisms. People will learn about their ecology and identification. Expert mycologists from Tahoe, Reno, and coastal California will be on hand. Email Will at will@tinsweb.org to […]
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The annual Great Lake Tahoe Sternwheeler Race is Aug. 30. California’s Tahoe Queen and Nevada’s M.S. Dixie II will race for four miles starting at 11am. Boarding starts at 10am. The cost is $25 per person, which includes a buffet brunch. For more info or to buy tickets, go online.
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By Eddie Pells, AP Some of the newest incarnations of fantasy football look a lot more like gambling than intricate, outsmart-your-opponent strategy games. Since 2011, the billion-dollar fantasy market has been infused with dozens of daily and weekly games. Those games allow players to win huge prizes quickly, sometimes in one week, sometimes in just […]
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Tahoe City’s inaugural Community Pub Run is Sept. 2 at 5:30pm. Alpenglow Sports has partnered with Hoka One One and Zia Lina to provide a community-oriented evening for North Lake Tahoe. Participants will have the opportunity to test the hottest trail shoe in the industry for free, make new friends, and enjoy a scenic 4 […]
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By Susan Suleiman, University of California Carpeting the high valleys of Yosemite and other parts of the Sierra Nevada, mountain meadows are more than an iconic part of the California landscape. The roughly 17,000 high altitude meadows help regulate the release of Sierra snow melt into rivers and streams. But climate change and California’s severe […]
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The inaugural Tees and Tastings tournament at Northstar is Aug. 28. The tournament will feature a two-game, nine-hole tournament with four beer and cuisine pairings throughout the front green of the Northstar Golf Course. Winners will receive tickets to the Wine & Brew Walk event, which takes place Sept. 6 during the 29th annual Lake […]
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The Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition has produced an update to the Lake Tahoe Bikeways Map. It is available throughout the Tahoe region for free. This map illustrates the many bikeways in the Tahoe/Truckee region with one side dedicated to the South Shore area and the other side the North Shore. A bikeway is an inclusive […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is looking to reissue the 20-year special use permit for Camp Richardson Corral. Comments are being taken until Sept. 22 on the proposal that would reauthorize the operation and maintenance of the corral and outfitting and guiding services. Guided trips on an approved network of National […]
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