It’s going to cost more to get your boat decontaminated at Lake Tahoe this year. The inspections are to keep aquatic invasive species out of the water. Last week the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board increased the fee by $10. The decontamination fee will increase from $25 to $35. This fee is for boats […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will continue to conduct prescribed fire operations in various locations around the Lake Tahoe Basin the week of March 30. Possible locations include Slaughterhouse Canyon on the East Shore, the Luther Pass Campground off of Highway 89, the west side of Highway 89 near Tahoma, and near D.L. Bliss […]
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A winter storm watch for the Lake Tahoe Basin remains in effect for the 24-hour period starting at 5am March 29. Rain will be the first to arrive today, with snow by the evening of March 29. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for 1 to 2 feet of white stuff above 7,000 […]
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A tornado warning was issued earlier this evening for west central El Dorado County and southwester Placer County. Here is a link to a video of a funnel crowd caught by KCRA-TV.
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A bear rehabbed at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care was released back to the Los Padres National Forest near Lebec. The male cub was found in distress near the town of Lebec in August 2013. “People frequently encounter young wild animals such as bears and assume they need assistance or have been orphaned,” CDFW Senior Environmental […]
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The 14th annual Dummy Downhill returns to Diamond Peak on April 6. Participants build a dummy on skis or snowboards that get launched off of a big jump, while spectators watch as the unique characters fly down the hill or crash hard. The Dummy Downhill is open to the public and there are no registration […]
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University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s 15th annual best management practices workshops for contractors and landscape designers are April 17 and 18 at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village. The half-day refresher course is 8am-noon on April 17, and the full-day basic workshop is 8am-4:50pm on April 18. Best management practices are land-management and landscaping practices […]
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A winter weather advisory is in effect in the Lake Tahoe Basin from 11 this evening to 5am Thursday. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for the heaviest snow during the day Wednesday. There could be 3 to 8 inches at the lake and 12 to 18 inches above 7,000 feet. As the […]
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The Sugar Pine Foundation is scheduling a series of plantings. The Family Resource Center and Hard Rock Cafe will plant sugar pines at the Dreyfuss Estate at Zephyr Shoals on March 29 from 10am-1:30pm. Local SOS kids will be planting April 13 form 10am-noon at Golden Bear Trail. Bring water and dress accordingly. Gloves and […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will continue prescribed fire operations in several locations around Lake Tahoe on March 24. Operations may continue through the week and the weekend if weather, staffing, and conditions allow. Fuels management crews may carry out operations on Spooner Summit and in the Luther Pass Campground off of Highway 89. […]
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