By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times VOLCANO LAKE — The news is distressing: A cratering real estate market, tight-fisted banks unwilling to make loans and no appetite among elected officials to let go of a dime. So why are conservationists smiling? It turns out that the tattered economy has cracked open a window of opportunity […]
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By Kathryn Reed The treasurer of the board that oversees recreation Measure S on the South Shore just recently found out about the half dozen meetings the board has had this year geared primarily to rewriting the voter approved initiative. It took a call by an El Dorado County resident to county Auditor Joe Harn […]
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By Anne Knowles MINDEN – Plans to reroute Burke Creek under Highway 50 are getting under way in the first phase of a long-term project to restore Rabe Meadow. Douglas County Commissioners last week requested $100,000 from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Stream Environment Zone Fund to design the Burke Creek portion of the project. […]
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By Charlotte Trundle, ESPN Action Sports Riders from all corners of the globe battled it out this weekend at The Billabong Slopestyle 4-star TTR World Snowboard Tour event at Snow Park New Zealand, with Roope Tonteri of Finland winning the men’s finals and Jamie Anderson dominating the women’s field. With the highest ever TTR rating […]
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By Alex Forrest Our departure from Quebec City was delayed for a day, but sailing has been pretty smooth since. We’re now five days out, nearing the northernmost tip of Labrador, and soon will cross over to Baffin Island. For the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) team, this means that we’re closing in on our objective […]
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Mountain Bike Nevada is a 519-mile border-to-border tour from Sept. 10-20. Sponsored by the Nevada State Parks, the tour will start at the historic Cal Neva Resort on the North Shore and end in the shadow of Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park. The off-road route will explore the Flume Trail, six State Parks, […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal La Niña, the weather pattern that helped produce an epic winter for the Reno-Tahoe region in 2011, could return in a few months. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center on Thursday issued a La Niña watch, citing conditions indicating a return of the climatic phenomenon sometime next fall. La Niña, characterized […]
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Tough Mudder, a military-style obstacle course and one of the most difficult events in the country, has been nominated by readers of SportsTravel magazine for a SportsTravel Award. The event is at Squaw Valley Sept. 17-18. Criteria for nomination and voting include superior organization of and attendance at the event, an excellent experience for the […]
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For the first time since its inception five years ago, KidZone Museum Family Camp is offering families the opportunity to join in on guided nature walks, art projects, science exploration, entertainment and home-cooked meals for just a day, skipping the overnight camping. Family Camp is each year at Sagehen Creek, UC Berkeley’s field station where […]
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TAMBA’s Aug. 20 trail day will be work on the Christmas Valley trail. Work will include rounding turns, enhancing flow, bashing down square edge rocks, and fixing drainage problems. Lunch and post work barbecue with drinks will be provided to all volunteers — plus some goodies to give away. Meet at 9am at the lower […]
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