The Truckee River Fund has awarded $267,267 to the Tahoe Resource Conservation District to protect Truckee area water bodies from the growing threat posed by aquatic invasive species. The funding will also be utilized to work toward the implementation of a mandatory watercraft inspection program and the establishment of a stakeholder collaborative to fund a […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal Within 15 minutes of opening, a lift line had already formed. Keeping up its tradition of being the first ski area in Northern California to open for the season, Boreal Mountain Resort fired up its lift on Friday afternoon and hosted hundreds of snowboarders and a few skiers. Boreal took […]
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By Emerson Marcus, Reno Gazette-Journal The theme of the 73rd annual Nevada Day Parade is “The Great Outdoors.” Nevada Department of Wildlife spokesperson Chris Healy will preside as the grand marshal for the event, which is Saturday in Carson City. We spoke with UNR history professor Bill Rowley and former state archivist Guy Rocha to […]
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Keeping with tradition, Boreal will be the first Tahoe area ski resort to open. It will be open today from 3-8pm and Oct. 29 from 9am-2pm. Operations are on a day-to-day basis based on how conditions are. Boreal will operate the Nugget chairlift. This provides access to one run that has a terrain park with […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – “It is finally Lake Tahoe’s time.” Those are the words of Squaw Valley CEO Andy Wirth. His peers Bill Rock, COO of Northstar, and Art Chapman, president and chairman of JMA Ventures, concur. The three shared the stage Thursday during the 59th annual membership lunch for the North Lake […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the sale of holiday tree permits Nov. 7. Permits cost $10 each (cash or check only, no credit cards) with a limit of two permits per family, valid for cutting on or before Dec. 25. Permit holders may choose from a variety of pine, […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the hum of men and their machines permeate the air, so does the anticipation of what Lakeview Commons will be when the work is completed in a month. The $6 million project in South Lake Tahoe on the waterfront at El Dorado Beach is winding down. A TRPA extension is allowing […]
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Kahle Community Center in Stateline is hosting its annual basketball referee-training clinic in November for this season’s youth and adult basketball leagues. Cost is $40 for instruction and rule book. Ages 16 and older may participate. No experience necessary. Participants must attend all trainings sessions. The class trainings are from 9am-noon on Nov. 5, Nov. […]
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By Science Daily The reclusive American marten is getting even harder to find in the Sierra Nevada, according to a study by a team of researchers from the U.S. Forest Service and Oregon State University. A new study at the Sagehen Experimental Forest found that marten detections have dropped 60 percent since the 1980s — […]
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The 11th annual Tahoe Cross County Ski Swap is Nov. 12 form 10am to 3pm. Skate ski equipment, classic, light touring, backcountry, snowshoes, kid’s sleds, kid’s ski gear, clothing and accessories will be available. Also for sale will be used rental gear, demos, samples, everything you need for the season. Selling? Register your sale items […]
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