By Kathryn Reed Disturbances are still visible, but High Meadow no longer looks like the construction site it has for the past two summers. Instead, the meadow is a verdant green that if on this particular Sunday weren’t so chilly, would be inviting to lounge in. It looks ideal for Frisbee. On a hot summer […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s Community Service Department is offering summer camps for youth and teens now through Aug. 24. Camp Tadaka is designed for grades kindergarten to 8th-grade and is operated from 7:30am-6:30pm daily. Tahoe Outdoor Adventure Camps is designed for ages 12-16. Nine adventure themed camps over the course of the summer include: geocaching, river […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee The federal Bureau of Land Management announced this week that fire restrictions are in effect for all public lands managed by the bureau’s Mother Lode Field Office. Included are approximately 230,000 acres of BLM-managed lands in El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Yuba, Amador, Sacramento, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Sutter and Mariposa counties. […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Volunteers are needed to take care of baby birds at Sierra Wildlife Rescue in Placerville. The wildlife care center has about 100 birds that were orphaned of injured and are in need of volunteers to handle feeding and care. Hands-on training is available at Sierra Wildlife Rescue, 3030 Newton Road, […]
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By Kathryn Reed PLACERVILLE – “Look at me as if I’m the judge.” “You have to look like you want to win.” “A big point will be how hot it will be. We need to bring squirt bottles.” All of these words of wisdom are from Marcia Deane, swine project leader. Before the El Dorado […]
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The dam gates are open and the river is flowing, and rafting along North Lake Tahoe’s Truckee River is open. Tahoe City-based Truckee River Rafting opened June 12. Truckee River Raft Company, also in Tahoe City, opened June 14. The companies offer self-guided, five-mile floats down the Truckee River. Most trips are leisurely and take […]
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By Marek Warszawski, Fresno Bee Pack station owners serving Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California are breathing easier this week after a federal judge allowed the parks to issue permits for commercial stock use effective immediately. “We’re going full-speed ahead,” said Tim Loverin, owner of the Cedar Grove Pack Station. “It’s going to […]
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The 2nd annual Adventure Sports Week Tahoe (June 15-24) includes a series of mountain biking events. The Lake Tahoe Mountain Bike Race is June 16. It kicks off at 8am and has a 4- and 8-hour race that participants can engage in solo or on a team of two, three or four people. The Tahoe […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association and REI in Reno have developed a Family Camping 101 program to teach families the basics of car camping, including: camp cooking, pitching a tent and gear demonstrations. There will be campfire activities and camping games for the whole family. S’mores, hot chocolate and coffee will be provided by the […]
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By Kathryn Reed The morning of my lesson there is a Tweet from Tahoe Fly Fishing: “Rainbow, Brown, Brook or Cutthroat.” At least I know these are all kinds of trout. The problem is I think one fish looks like the next. Will it matter? The day after my lesson the Tweet is: “Dry fly […]
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