U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will begin prescribed fire operations on the West Shore beginning April 22. Crews expect to burn approximately 50 acres in the Ward Canyon area south of Tahoe City. Operations may continue through the week, weather and conditions permitting. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from this prescribed […]
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There will be a meeting May 6 from 5:30-7pm to talk about the Tahoe Donner Trail. Town officials want the public’s input about the final alignment to connect Tahoe Donner at Northwoods Boulevard by Coyote Moon Golf course to downtown Truckee at Bridge Street. The meeting will be at the Tahoe Donner Club House, 11509 […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will soon begin the annual process of opening recreational facilities around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Campgrounds, beaches, and forest roads generally open in mid-May, weather permitting. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center and the Tallac Historic Site open Memorial Day weekend. Before recreation sites can open to […]
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A mountain lion has twice been seen this week in the meadow area between Black Bart Avenue and Al Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. “In both instances, the mountain lion appeared to be calm and did not exhibit any aggressive behavior,” Lt. Robert Gerat with El Dorado County Animal Services said in a statement. […]
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By Marek Warszawski, Fresno Bee THREE RIVERS — Chase Hauber’s friends from high school just don’t understand. Well, except Logan Marlow. They don’t understand how Hauber can just bail from his junior year to go off on some whitewater kayaking adventure. “A lot of them have asked me, ‘So when are you going to come […]
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The 26th annual Booster Club Golf Tournament is May 4-5. This is a joint effort between the South Tahoe and Whittell booster clubs to raise funds for local students. The tournament is at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. Each day is an individual tournament with a scramble format. The $125 entry fee includes golf, golf cart […]
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By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee Stung by charges of animal abuse, Wildlife Services – the federal government’s animal damage control agency – has adopted new guidelines for how its employees are to handle dogs in the field. The change comes after an agency employee’s photos surfaced on the web in November showing his hunting dogs […]
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By Ted Parkhill The Tahoe Grizzlies Bantam hockey team won the state championship on Sunday. The 13- to 15-year-olds entered the April 14 event as the underdogs. But that didn’t slow them down. The boys, who are part of the South Tahoe Amateur Hockey Association, win the California State title at Sharks Ice in San […]
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That was no ordinary bald eagle soaring near the Carson Pass on Sunday. Four months ago he couldn’t do that. But thanks to the volunteers and experts at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care the animal was nursed back to health and on Sunday released back into the wild. The bird came to the South Shore animal […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A popular recreation area along the south fork of the American River in El Dorado County will be closed for two days this week for weed-control work. The Bureau of Land Management announced that it will close the Cronan Ranch and Greenwood Creek parcels to public access Tuesday and Wednesday, […]
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