Thursday will be the last day of operations for the Northstar and Homewood boat inspection stations. Boat inspections and decontaminations will still be available at the Alpine, Spooner and Meyers stations until Sept. 30. On Oct, 1, Tahoe boat inspections will move to select launch ramps and winter hours will begin. Tahoe RCD inspectors will […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee For the first time, California anglers and hunters can file required harvest reports online rather than by mail. The California Department of Fish and Game has unveiled a new Internet service that allows hunters and fishermen to report how many fish they caught or results of deer or bear hunts. […]
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The Lake Tahoe Marathon Optimist Kids Fun Run is Sept. 29 at Pope Beach. Runners 13 years old and younger from all over the country are invited to participate. The distances range from one-eighth mile for those 5 years and under to 1½ miles for the 12-13 age group. All runners will receive a medal, […]
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More than 100 Northstar employees and their family members participated in the third annual Vail Resorts Echo Day, partnering with the Truckee River Watershed Council to donate their time to work on a section of the Truckee River Legacy Trail. Participants worked Sept. 8 to remove invasive weeds, install irrigation, mulch, and reseed the area […]
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The Tahoe Resource Conservation District wants to teach all boaters, anglers, paddlers, swimmers and water-lovers! how and why to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. Asian clams, zebra and quagga mussels and invasive weeds like Eurasian water milfoil are just a few of the plants and critters that currently threaten your local waters. These […]
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Registration is open for the 2012 Tara Llanes Classic at Northstar on Sept. 29-30. TLC offers cross country, super D and industry cup (a team event for anyone working in the mountain bike industry) events, as well as a Shimano kids race and a screening of “Where the Trail Ends”, a Red Bull media house […]
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By Pat Bridges, Snowboarder On Sept. 12, snowboarding pioneer Tom Sims passed away after suffering a heart attack. Tom’s legacy looms large for anyone who has ever aspired to achieve a sideways descent down snow-covered slopes. Born Dec. 6, 1950, in Haddon Field, N.J., Tom has often relayed the story of how he conceived of […]
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A three-year study in the Lake Tahoe Basin has determined that tilling aged woodchips into the soil is the most effective way to minimize fire risk and preventing erosion. Integrated Environmental Restoration Services Inc. in collaboration with Tahoe Resource Conservation District, Meeks Bay Fire Protection District, North Tahoe Fire District, and Homewood Mountain Resort, recently […]
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By Kathryn Reed “When I took this job three years ago, I was told it was called the Field of Dreams. I think it’s a Field of Nightmares.” That is what Steve Kolesnik, South Tahoe High School softball coach, told the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board of education Sept. 11. While it may never […]
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The town of Truckee has receive $654,750 in funding from the Bicycle Transportation Account for the Brockway Road Trail. The Brockway Road Trail would connect two existing Class 1 trail segments which currently terminate at the Truckee River Regional Park (Brockway Road/Estates Drive intersection) and at The Rock (approximately 250 feet northwest of the Martis […]
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