The multi-year South Shore Fuels Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project is about to resume. On April 21, work will take place between Highway 89 and Cascade Lake, and between the west end of Gardner Mountain and lower Angora Ridge. Approximately 380 acres in these areas will be thinned by hand, which is done by […]
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South Tahoe Little League opening day is April 19. A parade of all the teams — representing 400 kids — will start from South Tahoe Middle School parking lot at 9am and travel down to the Al Tahoe fields. There will be a welcoming ceremony, national anthem, Color Guard to raise the flag CalStar will […]
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Discount tickets are available for the 25th installment celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe. For six days it costs $50 – or $8.33 per day for a tournament pass to the July 15-20 American Century Championship. The price is good through May. The tournament’s silver anniversary will feature Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry, Green […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care is caring for a healthy bear cub after it was first dropped off at the Bear League. The little girl, about 2 months old and weighing 5.4 pounds, was discovered by Ann Bryant of the Bear League on April 15. The bear was in one of the cages […]
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With snow being non-existent, some U.S. Forest Service recreation facilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin will open earlier than usual. Inspiration Point, Logan Shoals, Chimney Beach, and Secret Harbor will open April 21. Sawmill Pond and the Sandpit OHV areas open May 1. Baldwin Beach, and Nevada Beach and Campground open May 9. Kaspian, Meeks […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews expect to continue prescribed fire operations around the Lake Tahoe Basin this week. It’s likely operations will continue throughout April, weather permitting. During the next few weeks, burning may take place on Spooner Summit, in the Luther Pass Campground off of Highway 89, and on the west side of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe is well known for mountain biking, golfing, skiing and water sports. What it isn’t well known for is being able to do all four sports in the same day. But then, what place is? Two longtime South Shore locals could now be the poster men for all things outdoors at […]
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Friends of the West Shore is organizing a volunteer program for residents and visitors called Tahoe Nearshore Dippers. The program provides a different way to spend some time on the beach this summer. It will involve collecting information that will help monitor the water clarity of near shore areas. Tahoe Nearshore Dippers will help collect […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Bighorn sheep are skilled mountain climbers. But one group recently made it over the Sierra Nevada crest in record time. As part of an ongoing effort to return endangered Sierra Nevada bighorns to more of their historical range, state and federal wildlife workers captured 14 of the animals in […]
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Woodcutting permits for the Tahoe National Forest may be purchased beginning April 17. The price for permits is $15 per cord with a two-cord minimum and an annual 10-cord maximum per household. Permits may be obtained at all TNF Ranger Stations, the Forest Headquarters or by mail. Applications for mail-in permits can be found online […]
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