By Reno Gazette-Journal SILVER SPRINGS–As water levels drop at Lake Lahontan, large rocks and sandbars become exposed and pose a danger to operators of high speed boats or those on personal watercrafts, state park officials cautioned this week. Ranger Supervisor Tony Beuregard reported that state park staff has pulled the boat ramps out on the […]
Read more
Officials doing the work to clear Eurasian watermilfoil from Emerald Bay say the efforts were successful. Eurasian watermilfoil is a fast-spreading aquatic invasive weed that has been on the rise in Lake Tahoe since its introduction more than a decade ago. A partnership between Tahoe Resource Conservation District, California Department of Parks and Recreation, Tahoe […]
Read more
Tahoe Valley Elementary School teacher Seth Martin was one of many honored in Sacramento today by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Sept. 17 event was to recognize the winners of the 2010 Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Spotlight Awards that is presented by the Anthem Blue Cross Foundation to organizations, events, park programs, parent […]
Read more
By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee State wildlife officials voted to consider the declining mountain yellow-legged frog as an endangered species. But they said the Pacific fisher, a forest carnivore, should not get that consideration. The California Fish and Game Commission took those actions at its meeting Wednesday in Sacramento. The vote to consider the frog […]
Read more
Join the Tahoe Rim Trail Association for a series of short Saturday hikes in September and October that encourage people of all ages and abilities to get outside this fall. These hikes are designed to be family friendly and are all less than seven miles. The hikes are scheduled each weekend to travel counter-clockwise around […]
Read more
On Sept. 25, Truckee Tahoe will host its Third Annual Walk for Farm Animals, an event taking place in more than 75 cities across the United States and Canada to promote compassion for factory farmed animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving rescue, education and advocacy work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading […]
Read more
Lake Tahoe area projects are recipients of Propositions 84 grant dollars for rivers and parkways, it was announced Sept. 14. Proposition 84 was approved in 2006. The Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act authorizes $5.388 billion in general obligation bonds to fund safe drinking water, water […]
Read more
Lovers of the great outdoors in El Dorado County can gather at the fairgrounds in Placerville this October for the first Gateway to the Sierra Sportsman’s Outdoor Expo. The Oct. 1-3 expo celebrates the rich and plentiful opportunities for outdoor recreation in El Dorado County, from fishing and hunting to boating, archery, biking, barbecuing and […]
Read more
Vail Resorts is offering a way for skiers to stay connected without pulling out their smart phone on a chairlift. EpicMix, dubbed a first-of-its-kind online and mobile application, debuts this season. It allows riders at Heavenly, Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone to use technology to digitally capture their ski and ride experience and share […]
Read more
By Joann Eisenbrandt Environmental Emergency Room. That could just as easily be the name on the sign outside the California Tahoe Conservancy’s offices on Third Street, just a long block from Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe. On Sept. 16, at Commons Beach in Tahoe City the Conservancy will celebrate a quarter-century of bandaging […]
Read more