Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care received its first cub of the season on Memorial Day. This is just two months after the last bear was released. Weighing-in at 9.8 pounds, the little guy was given a physical by Kevin Willitts. Willitts, who owns Alpine Animal Hospital, is also the veterinarian for the South Shore animal rehab […]
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Physical therapist Chris Kozlowski will talk about maximizing bike performance on June 6 from 6-7pm at Kahle Community Center in Stateline. The event is free. She will talk about increasing pedaling efficiency, proper bike fit benefits, and bike-specific stretching and exercises.
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The Bureau of Land Management Carson City District would is warning people to be aware of the increased chance of wildfire due to extreme dry conditions and warmer temperatures. “The current conditions for this time of the year are dryer than what we have seen in the last 20 years,” Ken Smihula, fire management officer, […]
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Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park will discuss the General Management Plan as it pertains to mountain bike trails on June 7 from 5:30-7:30pm. The meeting is at the Chateau-Incline Golf Course, 955 Fairway Drive, Incline Village. The plan currently includes miles of new trails and the opening of the Snow Valley Peak section of the […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A girl from the tiny community of Lotus, El Dorado County, hopes to make a big splash by becoming one of the youngest people to swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco on Memorial Day. Nine-year-old Jordan Freer will enter the water from a boat with 350 adults competing in an […]
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Cycle the Sierra is an annual cycling event that takes place between the Gold Country and Lake Tahoe. This fully supported, five-day tour starts June 23 and takes riders 300 miles beneath granite peaks, through evergreen forests, into alpine hot springs, to Lake Tahoe, over the fourth highest bridge in the United States, to […]
Read moreSpace Science for Schools in collaboration with Sand Harbor Nevada State Park are sponsoring a free public astronomical viewing of the last Venus Transit of the solar disc this century. The event in the past was used to establish the size of the Solar System and measurements of the size of the Sun and Venus. […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association is looking for two people fill AmeriCorps summer of Service positions. The positions will run from June 7-Aug. 24. AmeriCorps members will receive a $2,000 living stipend, a $1,000 education award, CPR and first aid training, and the opportunity to give back to trails. The AmeriCorps member at the Tahoe […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee It doesn’t take a botanist or even a nature nut to identify yellow star thistle along a favorite hiking trail. Every outdoor enthusiast has felt the familiar stab of introduction. The invasive weed can reach 6 feet high with stiff limbs that seem to sprout daggers from every pore. Each […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the sale of fuelwood permits at the South Shore office on June 4 and at the North Shore office on June 6. Permits cost $20 per cord with a two-cord minimum purchase and a limit of 10-cords per household. Permits have specific conditions and […]
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