Boating Safety 101 and Suddenly in Command are two classes being taught by the Coast Guard Auxiliary at Lake Tahoe Community College. The first is May 31 from 8:30am-3pm. Cost is $49. Is about boating safety for adults and youths (grades 6-12) who are operators of personal watercraft, hunters, fishermen and other boaters. The second […]
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Truckee Police Department and Truckee-Donner Recreation are putting on the inaugural Truckee Family Bike Day at River View Sports Park on June 1 from 11am-2pm. Truckee Family Bike Day features activity stations ranging from a decorate-your-bike booth to exhibitions and introductory clinics at the mountain bike pump track. For a longer family-friendly bike ride, there […]
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Explore Tahoe: An Urban Trailhead Visitor Center will host guided hikes June 7 from 10am and 2pm in honor of American Hiking Society 22nd annual National Trails Day. Participants will be lead on a moderate hike through Van Sickle Bi-state Park by Gavin Furman. The hike will highlight environmental and historic facts along the trail. […]
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As part of the Tahoe Bike Challenge, Clean Tahoe is is having a bike path cleanup June 7 from 10am-noon. Volunteers may choose from three starting points for the cleanup, one of which is right behind the Clean Tahoe office!. Pick up litter and pull invasive weeds from around the bike path and through the […]
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By Associated Press Annika Sorenstam is ready to tee it up again with the guys. Eleven years to the week since Sorenstam played at Colonial on the PGA Tour, she announced Monday she’ll compete in July at the American Century Celebrity golf championship at Lake Tahoe. The 43-year-old LPGA hall of famer who has a […]
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Lake Tahoe’s U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is putting on a safe boaters course June 7 starting at 8:30am. The course teaches the particulars of handling a motorboat or personal watercraft. This course will give people the knowledge needed to obtain a boat license or safety certification in many states. Topics include: introduction to boating, boating […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Aquatic invasive species are never going to disappear completely, but it is possible to manage them and possibly keep some from reaching Lake Tahoe area waterways. That was the message Thursday during a talk from various experts at the Tahoe Environmental Research Center at Sierra Nevada College in Incline […]
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By USSA PARK CITY -– The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association recently honored several athletes, coaches and others with awards related to the past season. U.S. Freeskiing slopestyle coach Skogen Sprang of Olympic Valley was named coach of the year. His athletes won four medals in Sochi including a sweep of the debut Olympic men’s […]
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Nevada State Park rangers are leading leisurely, two-hour walks around Spooner Lake, home to more than 100 species of wildflowers, for people to learn plant names, their uses, habitats and enjoy their beauty. Wildflower walks are June 4, June 7, June 18 and June 21. All start at 10am. Entry fees are waived for the […]
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By Melinda Myers Picture yourself harvesting a few fresh strawberries for your cereal in the morning or perhaps picking a few apples from your backyard tree to cook up into a pie. It is possible, even if you garden on a balcony or small lot. And even if you have plenty of space, you will […]
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