By Bill Chappell, NPR It’s not going to change its name any time soon – but auto membership club AAA is increasingly in the business of fixing bikes and giving rides to cyclists who run into trouble. AAA clubs in Colorado and Southern New England announced the new service in time for this week’s Bike […]
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Learn about the ideal plants and shrubs for sun and shade in a high altitude, cold climate area like Tahoe. Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe will demonstrate how garden maintenance is easier when you consider soil type, land slope, existing vegetation, sun and wind exposure, microclimates, mulching and more. Dates: June 16, 5:30-6:30pm at Lake […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s student-led business club, the Future Business Leaders of Tahoe, is hosting the inaugural LTCC Community Games on May 31 from 9am-9:30pm. This event-filled day will include table tennis and dodgeball tournaments, a charity basketball game between the South Lake Tahoe Police and Fire departments, a raffle, barbecue, live music, and lots […]
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California Tahoe Conservancy is partnering with the Tahoe Transportation District to apply for a grant that would help fund the South Tahoe Greenway bike trail. Caltrans has consolidated state and federal non-motorized funding sources to create the Active Transportation Program. If the grant is secured, it would be spent on the final design and construction […]
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Placer County is offering free green waste disposal for most residents now through Oct. 31. This is in response to the drought so people will clear their properties of flammable materials. Resident may unload a maximum of 6 yards throughout the summer. This is the equivalent of approximately 40 large plastic bags. The drop off […]
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By Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel Valley Tribune A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service can no longer charge fees to visitors who hike, walk and bike in the undeveloped regions of the Cleveland, Los Padres, Angeles and San Bernardino national forests. U.S. District Court Judge Terry Hatter Jr. ruled in favor of […]
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The U.S. Forest Service plans prescribed fire operations around the Lake Tahoe Basin for much of the rest of the month. Luther Pass Campground off Highway 89 will be one of the main sites. Areas affected will be posted with road signs. Updates will be available by calling 530.543.2600, ext. 6. Prescribed-fire notifications are available […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a random series of stories about gardening in Lake Tahoe. By Kathryn Reed People have been gardening in Tahoe for eons with varying degrees of success. But 23 residents of the basin are masters at it. This is the second summer for the UC Cooperative Extension Lake Tahoe Master […]
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By Steve Pajak, Sacramento Bee Most golfers covet local knowledge and a member’s bounce. Matt Corsaut is the opposite of most golfers. The less he knows about a course, the more he likes it. It’s best if he knows nothing. “I’d rather play a course that I haven’t played before and it wasn’t great than […]
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By Danny Lloyd, Fish Sniffer Kokanee salmon season at Lake Tahoe looks to be under way with some very nice fish being caught over the past couple of weeks. “I got a call the other day from a friend saying he was catching some kokanee while fishing the South Shore area,” reported Rick Kennedy of […]
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