Batten down the hatches because it’s going to get super windy this afternoon in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory from Sunday at 1pm to 5am Monday. Winds will be from the southwest at 20-35 mph, with gusts of 50 mph. Waves on Lake Tahoe are expected to […]
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By Kathryn Reed CARMEL – Tails smacking the water, backs breaking the surface and water spewing from the blowhole. It’s an unusual sight in early October to see humpback whales breaching off Point Lobos. About a half dozen of these creatures were a few hundred yards from shore. A volunteer with the state preserve says […]
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By Jason Dearen, AP SAN FRANCISCO — Federal wildlife officials on Friday proposed to list as threatened populations of greater sage grouse in Nevada and California in an effort to save the struggling species, a decision that promises to pose new challenges for ranching and energy development in the West. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
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By USSA SOELDEN, Austria — In the first race of the season, two U.S. women skied the final run. Slalom world champion Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) skied into sixth place in the Soelden giant slalom to kick off the 2014 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup Season on Oct. 26. Shiffrin led the U.S. women in […]
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With winter fast approaching, it is time to prepare backcountry ski equipment and refresh those avalanche safety skills. On Nov. 7 at 7pm Alpenglow Sports will provide a free educational forum to prepare backcountry enthusiasts of all ability levels for the upcoming season. In the first of two installments of the annual Community Avalanche Safety […]
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By Tom DuHain, KCRA-TV Bass Lake in El Dorado County is for sale, and a school district is negotiating to purchase it. The 90-acre lake, a rock dam and another 58 acres of land around the lake are being offered by the El Dorado Irrigation District. The lake is home to a variety of water […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – It’s being called a game changer. And it just might challenge the Camp Richardson trail as the go-to path for pedestrians and cyclists on the South Shore. The 2.2-mile section of the Stateline-to-Stateline bike path that goes from Rabe Meadow to Round Hill Pines beach officially opened this week. One […]
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By Science Daily A recently published study by U.S. Forest Service researchers evaluates potential revenues from harvesting standing timber killed by mountain pine beetle in the Western United States. The study shows that while positive net revenues could be produced in West Coast and Northern Rockies states with active timber markets, the central Rocky Mountain […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews may begin prescribed fire operations north of Zephyr Cove this weekend. Operations will take place across Highway 50 from the Skyland subdivision. Weather and conditions permitting, crews will burn approximately 1 to 5 acres per day and expect to continue operations into next week. Due to the lack of […]
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By Paul McHugh, Sacramento Bee One might imagine that it’s all about snow and nothing else. But optimism is just as valuable a resource these days for skiers, snowboarders and resort operators in and around the region. Last winter, both were in short supply. A few early storm dumps, backed up by snow-making, enabled an […]
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