The Carson Valley Trails Association fundraiser for the Carson Valley Discovery Trail is June 19 from 5-8pm at the C.V.I.C. Hall in Minden. The event will feature live and silent auctions, games, live music performed by Foothill Road, complimentary refreshments and no-host bar. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased by calling (775) 265.3736. This […]
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By Kathryn Reed Recommendations for how to spend $500,000 to improve ball fields on the California side of the South Shore are expected to be discussed in July by the board that oversees recreation Measure R. However, the committee that is tasked with coming up with the ideas in its last two meetings did not […]
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By David Wharton, Los Angeles Times When the 2012 London Olympics begin less than three months from now, it will mark an anniversary that Americans might not want to celebrate. Ten years have passed since the Games last took place on U.S. soil. And with the bidding process extended years in advance, this country’s next […]
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Lake Tahoe residents and visitors are invited to help with the removal one of Tahoe’s most prolific aquatic invasive weeds, Eurasian watermilfoil, during the inaugural Community Aquatic Weeds Removal Project at Baldwin Beach on June 3. The project is a partnership of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and U.S. Forest […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science are putting on the third annual Lake Tahoe Bird Festival on June 2 from 10am-4pm. The free event is at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89. The event includes […]
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Firefighters in the Lake Tahoe-Carson City-Reno area will be on high alert Monday afternoon as winds increase and humidity drops. “The combination of gusty winds and low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions Monday afternoon and evening,” the National Weather Service in Reno said. A red flag warning is in effect from 1-11pm on […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Stargazing enthusiasts across Northern California are mobilizing for the biggest event of its kind to visit the region in two decades: a “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse visible across half the state Sunday evening. The so-called “annular” eclipse means the moon will pass directly in front of the sun without […]
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Boating season is about to begin on the North Shore. The North Tahoe Public Utility District has set hours for the North Tahoe Regional Park, Tahoe Vista Recreation Area Boat Launch and Coon Street Boat Launch. North Tahoe Regional Park Current hours are 7am-7:30pm. Beginning June 1, park hours will be from 7am-9pm. Parking fees […]
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Two birding events are coming to the North Shore in June. The first is June 14 at 5:30pm where people can learn about Tahoe’s avian summer visitors. This will be at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences (291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village). Kirk Hardie, co-executive director of the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science, will […]
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Tahoe Resource Conservation District will again manage the Truckee Area Watercraft Inspection Program for 2012. Entering its third season, Truckee area inspections and boater education on aquatic invasive species will take place at Donner Lake and Boca, Prosser, and Stampede reservoirs from late May through September. Current funding for Truckee Area watercraft inspections and outreach […]
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