By AP GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A woodpecker that depends on intense wildfires for the standing dead trees where it feeds on insects is being considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act. This is the same woodpecker that affected the U.S. Forest Service’s rehab project in the Angora burn area. The U.S. Fish and […]
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Woodcutting permits for the Tahoe National Forest may be purchased beginning May 1. The price for permits is $15 per cord with a two-cord minimum and an annual 10-cord maximum per household. Permits can be obtained at all TNF Ranger Stations, the Forest Headquarters or by mail. Firewood season will extend through Dec. 1 or […]
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By Devon O’Neil, ESPN Chelone Miller, the younger brother of Olympic champion ski racer Bode Miller and a professional snowboarder who excelled in three disciplines, was found dead Sunday in his adopted hometown of Mammoth Lakes. He was 29. A close friend discovered Miller unresponsive in the van in which Miller lived, outside his friend’s […]
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By Ted Parkhill The Bantam hockey team from the South Tahoe Amateur Hockey Association had an amazing weekend of playoff hockey at the Vacaville Ice Sports arena. They placed second overall across Northern California. With this strong finish, the team qualified to compete at the California State Hockey Championships in San Jose April 12-14. On […]
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Yesterday people were in shirtsleeves enjoying Tahoe, this morning they are shoveling snow. It must be spring in the Lake Tahoe Basin. This could be the last powder day of the ski season as resorts gradually stop spinning lifts. Wind will continue to blow through the basin today. A lake wind advisory from the National […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will resume prescribed fire operations in the Cold Creek area near South Lake Tahoe beginning April 8. Crews expect to burn approximately 2 acres per day. Operations may continue through the week, weather and conditions permitting. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from this prescribed fire project […]
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By Michael Doyle, Fresno Bee WASHINGTON — A bill to expand Yosemite National Park has won the support of California’s senators, but there’s apparent skepticism from the conservative congressman who now represents the park region. The Capitol Hill split could hinder the park expansion legislation that lawmakers will soon re-introduce. More broadly, it underscores the […]
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By Kathryn Reed OROVILLE – It was like walking on a carpet of tiny wildflowers. And, yet, looking in the distance it was like a watercolor. Table Mountain is usually awash in color this time of year. And while the flora is more robust compared to anyplace in Tahoe now, the lack of rain in […]
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Alpine Meadows’ 30th anniversary Snow Golf Tournament will tee off at 9am April 13 at the top of the mountain off the Summit Express chairlift. As featured on the Golf Channel, this highly anticipated spring event is the only mountaintop snow golf course around. It’s skiing or snowboarding combined with golf. The nine-hole course starts […]
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By John Miller and Todd Dvorka, AP BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge in Idaho says the U.S. Forest Service broke the law when it didn’t craft rules to govern snowmobile travel, handing powder-loving backcountry skiers and snowshoe enthusiasts a victory that could extend to national forests nationwide. U.S. District Magistrate Judge Ronald Bush ruled […]
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