By Chris Healy It is mid-August and the appetite of the Sierra Nevada black bear is about to take a dramatic swing upward. Motivated by signals from nature known as zeitgebers, the bears will spectacularly increase their daily caloric intake from 3,000 calories per day to upwards of 25,000 calories per day. This physiological wonder […]
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Kirkwood Mountain Resort is the setting for the 33rd annual Kirkwood 5K/10K Adventure Trail Run on Aug. 31. There will be 1.5 mile fun run for kids at 9am. The 5K and 10K will start after the fun run. Run At A Higher Level is presented by the Tahoe Mountain Milers Running Club and the […]
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By Deborah Franklin, NPR For all the benefits of exercise and teamwork to the heart and head, high school athletes still lead the nation in athletics-related deaths. And it doesn’t have to be that way, sports medicine specialists say. Many student deaths from head and neck injuries, heat stroke, sudden heart trouble and exertion-related sickle […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP PYRAMID LAKE — Ancient rock etchings along a dried-up lake bed in Nevada have been confirmed to be the oldest recorded petroglyphs in North America, dating back at least 10,000 years. The petroglyphs found on limestone boulders near Pyramid Lake in northern Nevada’s high desert are similar in design to etchings […]
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There will be a sustainable landscaping workshop on Aug. 20 from 6-8pm at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. The purpose of the event is to provide people with hints and tips to save water and thereby save money. Water saving technology and practices, water-wise landscaping techniques, turf removal techniques and re-landscaping ideas, […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin forest thinning operations on National Forest System lands on the west side of Fallen Leaf Lake on Friday. Operations will take place south of the dam and will move closer to the dam in a couple of weeks. The Forest Service will issue a […]
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The Dirt on Your Garden Soil is talk that will focus on understanding your garden soil and how to improve it to make your garden more productive. This is part of a series of talks and demonstrations on gardening in Tahoe presented by the Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners. The free soil talk will be Aug. […]
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There will be a sustainable landscaping workshop on Aug. 27 from 6-8pm. Tahoe RCD, South Tahoe Public Utility District, and the Master Gardeners will teach people about water-wise landscaping techniques, turf removal and relandscaping ideas, water-saving technology, turf irrigation scheduling and maintenance, healthy yard fertility practices, and more. The free workshop is at the STPUD […]
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By Kathryn Reed RENO – It felt a bit like being back at spring training – a warm night that never required long sleeves, grass beyond the outfield fence to sit in, beer prices that don’t break the bank and an intimate ballpark. Now in their fifth season, the Reno Aces are developing players for […]
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state Department of Fish and Wildlife plan to begin a Paiute cutthroat trout restoration project later this month in Alpine County. The project area is in a remote part of the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The goal is to establish native Paiute cutthroat trout as […]
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