The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will resurface the road and parking areas at the Echo Chalet near Echo Lakes the week of July 29. The parking area at the resort and the Desolation Wilderness trailhead parking area will be completely closed July 30. Striping of both parking areas will take place […]
Read more
The 24th annual Lake in the Sky Air Show at Lake Tahoe Airport is Aug. 24. This year’s Air Show events will span three days from Aug. 23-25. It starts with a pre-flight party at the Flight Deck restaurant at the airport at 5:30pm. Triple Ace “Bud” Anderson will be a special guest speaker along […]
Read more
By Becky Oskin, LiveScience Pesticides from California’s valley farms are collecting in the tissues of a singing treefrog that lives in pristine national parks, including Yosemite and Giant Sequoia, a study finds. The chemicals include two fungicides never before found in wild frogs, said Kelly Smalling, lead study author and a U.S. Geological Survey research […]
Read more
By Kendra Kostelecky, KOLO-TV Controversy remains in an Incline Village neighborhood after a bear and her three cubs were trapped and relocated. Locals who named the bear Jasper say she was not the intended target. The young male nuisance bear is suspected of breaking into as many as a dozen home in the area. Some […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed Improvements to South Lake Tahoe ball fields and bike trails will be in the ground by the time the building season is over in the fall. The upgrades all have to do with the transformation of Measure S into Measure R. South Shore voters on the California side decided the recreation measure […]
Read more
The Truckee River Watershed Council is offering homeowners a free workshop on river-friendly landscaping and weed warriors programs. The workshop will be at the Truckee Community Garden at the Truckee River Regional Park on July 30 from 5:30-7:30pm. The workshop is for homeowners, but anyone is welcome to attend, including landscape architects, landscapers, nursery, and […]
Read more
South Lake Tahoe Recreation Department and the Tahoe Tri Club co-hosted the 2nd annual Kids Triathlon on July 21 at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Complex. Participating were 42 racers. Ages 3-4 and 5-6 competed in the 25-yard dash, ages 7-8 raced 50 yards, ages 9-10 ran 100 yards, and ages 11-12 competed in the […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed A Nevada City man broke a 40-year-old state record when he went fishing last weekend. Bill Brush reeled in a 5-pound, 2-ounce Kokanee salmon from Lake Tahoe. Dave Bournique of South Lake set the previous California record of 4 pounds, 13 ounces on Aug. 1, 1973. The day started slow. They were […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed HOMEWOOD – If you survive the first half hour, the rest of the hike will feel like an average walk in the woods. But there was nothing average about the views. This is what the six of us discovered earlier this month as we set out to climb the 8,740-foot Ellis Peak […]
Read more
Learn what bats eat, where they live and why they are important from local bat expert Brian Buttazoni. Participants will also hear the sounds they make and see photos of bats from around the world. The event is Aug. 3 from 8:30-9:30pm at Washoe Lake State Park’s equestrian area pavilion. Washoe Lake State Park is […]
Read more