By John M. Glionna, Las Vegas Sun ANTELOPE VALLEY — Just after dawn, a dozen mustangs stampede across the high desert, harassed by a white helicopter that dips and swoops like a relentless insect. Frightened stallions lead a tightknit family band, including two wild-eyed foals that struggle to keep up. Three animal activists watch through […]
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The Nevada Division of Forestry wants help determining how widespread and severe the White Satin Moth, Leucoma salicis, infestation is in Northern Nevada. The non-native insect is capable of defoliating aspen, cottonwoods and willows. The moth can be found flying in the upper canopy of any poplar species and laying eggs or mating on trunks, […]
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Due to low water levels, both launch ramps at the Silver Springs and the Fallon sides are closed at Lahontan State Recreation Area. Beach launching is available at boaters’ own risk. Decreasing water levels continually expose new rock and sand bar hazards; extreme caution is advised for boats pulling skiers or traveling at higher speeds. […]
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By Brad Tuttle, Time Beer tends to be paired with burgers, not bicycles. But around the country, a new recipe in tourism mixes craft-beer tastings with cycling, running and rafting. Think of it as a sweaty spin-off of the foodie craze. While the clientele tends to be fit, the physical demands of these brew tours […]
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By AP Julia Mancuso is holding her breath for the Sochi Olympics. So far, she can stay under water for more than a minute. The Squaw Valley skier incorporated freediving into her training program this summer in Maui, plunging under the ocean’s surface to collect shells and gaze at aquatic life. Mancuso usually spends her […]
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In partnership with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, TAMBA has adopted the segment of the TRT from Tahoe Meadows to Hobart Road. This segment gets the highest bike use of any section of the Tahoe Rim Trail. Last week a group did a trail assessment to plan out what is needed to bring the trail […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Should a manmade lake at Lake Tahoe be restored? Or should the acreage be returned to what it was pre-1930s? Those are some of the basic questions being asked by the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. The answers aren’t as simple. A handful of people showed up Monday night […]
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By Patricia Craig, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Matt Hurteau spends a lot of time climbing trees. The assistant professor in the Department of Ecosystems Science and Management in the College of Agricultural Sciences, joined Penn State in July 2011, filling an Earth Systems Ecologist position jointly funded by PSIEE and the college. “The […]
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By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE – Lake Tahoe history is best delivered by one who lived it. So it was appropriate that Mark Twain greeted us as we boarded the M.S. Dixie II. Twain’s roots in the area run at least as deep as the lake itself – 1,645 feet. This outing on Lake Tahoe […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association is looking for volunteers to work on the Daggett Summit project throughout the summer. Workdays are every Tuesday and Saturday in South Lake Tahoe. To learn more and to sign-up click here. This project has moved 3 miles of trail from city streets to forest. The project also adds 13 […]
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