By Cheryl Millham I guess you all wondered when I would be talking about bears. OK. It’s time. I got a call last week. It sounded like a young woman who told me a bear was “stuck” in a tree. I found out that the bear weighed about 150 to 200 pounds. Well, first of […]
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By Kathryn Reed With the sale of Kirkwood Mountain Resort to Vail Resorts being finalized Thursday, Casey Blann can officially call himself vice president and general manager of the ski area. Blann, at 53, is a veteran of the ski industry – especially in Tahoe. Out of college it was Bill Killebrew who hired him […]
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By Fred Dreier, Forbes Fans of the bobsled and biathlon should not hold their breath for the United States to host the Winter Olympics. Officials in California and Nevada formed a committee last week to bring the 2022 Winter Olympics to the Lake Tahoe-Reno area, joining Denver, and Salt Lake City as potential American Olympic […]
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Tahoe Truckee Unified schools are calling it a snow day. All other schools in the Lake Tahoe Basin are open today. Some area ski resorts are reporting more than a foot of white stuff to greet skiers Friday morning. More is on the way throughout today. A winter weather advisory remains in effect through 5pm […]
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U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit officials are readying seasonal recreational facilities. Campgrounds, day-use areas and forest roads generally open in mid-May. It all depends on the weather. Taylor Creek Visitor Center and the Tallac Historic Site typically open Memorial Day weekend. Until recreation facilities officially open no parking, trash removal, or restroom […]
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The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory from 10 tonight through 5pm Friday. Four to 8 inches of snow are expected at the lake, with up to a foot above 7,000 feet. Wind will be a big factor. It already has been. For one commuter going over Spooner Summit on Thursday morning […]
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Woodcutting permits for the Tahoe National Forest may be purchased beginning May 2. 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. Applications for mail-in permits can be found online […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Guarding against the potentially disastrous spread of invading mollusks, Nevada officials hope to begin inspecting and decontaminating boats at three Northern Nevada reservoirs come summer. A voluntary inspection program could be under way at Lahontan, Rye Patch and Wildhorse reservoirs sometime in July, said Karen Vargas, aquatic invasive species coordinator […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee An estimated 445,000 deer live in California, or about equal to the city of Sacramento’s human population. Which sounds like a lot, until you realize the deer are spread over the entire state: 99 million acres. If there were only 445,000 people in California, how long would it take you […]
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By Chuck Raasch, USA Today Yellowstone National Park rangers are preparing for the upcoming tourist season by updating bear-warning signs and stepping up grizzly-awareness education after two hikers died in separate grizzly attacks in the park last summer. The deaths of men from Michigan and California, the first in 25 years, reflect a rising trend […]
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