By Anne Knowles Installation of a stormwater treatment system at the Sierra Colina Village development site this week marks the completion of the first private-public partnership project many say is the kind of work that is key to Lake Tahoe’s future. The system will filter, treat and store runoff from the development and from Echo […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Ten bears have been killed in Nevada’s first black bear hunt, bringing the number of animals than can be taken to the halfway point. A female bear was killed Sunday and a male bear on Monday, the first since Sept. 18. The other seven bears were all killed during the […]
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The Tahoe Mountain Sports 5th Annual Pro/Am Disc Golf Tournament was a huge success; selling out to the full 90- player capacity for the first time in five years. The Oct. 8-9 tournament, a PDGA Sanctioned “B” Pro/Am event, brought high-caliber disc golfers from nine states across the country to the Tahoe Vista course. Top […]
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By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times The California golden trout — the official state fish — will not receive protection under the Endangered Species Act after a 10-year review of scientific information and conservation programs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday. “Conservation measures throughout the trout’s historic range have done much to protect […]
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Some people are still jumping – which is a good thing if the effort is going to set a world record. At Tahoe Valley Elementary School on Tuesday, 431 students and teachers did jumping jacks for one minute without stopping. “Our state PE organization, CAHPERD, was promoting the record attempt and I signed up our […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s more about the fishing experience than anything else. That was the message delivered by proponents Tuesday to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors during a lengthy discussion about whether the Upper Truckee River – the Meiss Meadow area in particular – should have the designation of National Wild and Scenic […]
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By Kathryn Reed With parts of the forest near developed areas being in prime condition for a wildland fire much like in June 2007 when the Angora Fire consumed more than 3,000 acres, the U.S. Forest Service is ready to do something about that land. Once the long-awaited South Shore Fuel Reduction and Healthy Forest […]
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This is year 15 that Doris DeVries of Reno has competed in the World Team Championships. DeVries and her 75s Queen’s Cup teammates are in Turkey now through Oct. 15 for the tennis tournament. DeVries is the reigning European Champion in 75s singles and doubles. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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Students at Tahoe Valley Elementary School are going to be a part of a world record jumping jack attempt Tuesday. The entire school will be on the field at 12:30pm to be a part of it. First lady Michelle Obama kicks it off in front of the White House. If enough people are certified, the […]
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The Sugar Pine Foundation plans to plant 15,000 young sugar pines and other native tree seedlings throughout the Lake Tahoe region now through November. During this time, the soil is naturally moistened from rainfall and conditions are ideal for giving young seedlings a good start. On the South Shore, there will be two community plantings. […]
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