By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee California is now the ninth “friendliest” biking state in the country, jumping up from 19th place last year, according to the latest rankings by the League of American Bicyclists. For the seventh year in a row, Washington is ranked first nationally in the league’s Bicycle Friendly States analysis. California leaped […]
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By Judi Dash, Los Angeles Times These turn signals should help improve bike safety The LED signals on the bike are very visible to motorists behind you. Motor vehicles come with bright rear turn signals, but cyclists must rely on arm signals, which requires one-handed steering. Not safe. Help has arrived from the engineers at […]
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U.S. Forest Service would like to remove the Incline Lake dam in a year. Before it can do so, comments must be taken on the proposal. The Forest Service purchased the 777-acre parcel off Mount Rose Highway in July 2008 for its recreational, scenic and natural resource values. During the acquisition process it was determined […]
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Roadside stations for inspections and decontamination of motorized boats and watercraft are opening in Lake Tahoe. Locations, hours of operation and opening dates are: Now open — 8:30am-5:30pm, seven days a week Meyers: at the junction of highways 50 and 89 Spooner Summit: at the junction of highways 50 and 28 Alpine Meadows: Highway 89, […]
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The 14th annual Snapshot Day is May 17 from 9am-noon. Snapshot Day is a citizen-based environmental effort designed to take a “snapshot” at one moment in time of the water quality throughout the Lake Tahoe and Truckee River watershed. The goal is to stimulate citizen interest and participation in local water quality issues. The information […]
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The bear that was caught at Heavenly Mountain Resort earlier this year is back at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. The bear had been released into the wild, but was too acclimated to people. He was caught in Nevada and returned to LTWC where he will be “taken care of until we can find a good […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post One of the worst winters ever on the West Coast dragged total visits to the nation’s ski resorts down to the third-lowest mark in a decade. The National Ski Areas Association’s tally of U.S. skier visits for the 2013-14 season reached 56.2 million, a decline of 1.3 percent from last […]
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By Kathryn Reed Douglas County is about to redefine what public tennis courts are all about. County commissioners at their May 15 meeting are expected to sign a contract for the Zephyr Cove Tennis Club Foundation to operate the six courts in Zephyr Cove for the next five seasons. “Overall, it will make for a […]
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By Katherine Hobson, NPR If you’re a teenage athlete, or the parent of one, you probably live in fear of a torn anterior cruciate ligament, one of the knee’s key stabilizing ligaments. A torn ACL often requires surgical repair. But so-called neuromuscular training programs can cut the risk of a serious ACL injury and should […]
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May is Wildfire Awareness Month in the Lake Tahoe Basin. This year’s theme is Prepare Your Home for Wildfire. A fire adapted community is a community located in a fire-prone area that requires little assistance from firefighters during a wildfire. Residents of these communities recognize the responsibility of living in a high fire-hazard area. They […]
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