The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking comment on a proposal to use a combination of manual and chemical treatments to control, contain, and/or eradicate Terrestrial Non-native Invasive Plant Species throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. The LTBMU has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) in order to evaluate the treatment […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Rarely does a humble county road become a legend. That, however, is the status of the El Dorado County route known as the Rubicon Trail. Though it is more a collection of granite obstacles than a road as that word is generally understood, the Rubicon is a mecca for those […]
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By Kathryn Reed An opportunity to buy the largest remaining parcel of private property along the Upper Truckee River may cause planners to change gears when it comes to the Meyers to Stateline bike path. The approximately 212 acres known at the Johnson Meadow (in the ranching world a parcel is named after the previous […]
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By Jacqueline Baylon, Sacramento Bee Hiking all 211 miles of the John Muir Trail from Yosemite to the summit of Mount Whitney is a challenge for any hiker. For Annette De Bow, the difficulty is multiplied. De Bow, 44, has a rare, chronic blood disease called polycythemia vera, which means her bone marrow makes too […]
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By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal It won’t matter if there are record-high temperatures on Aug. 21 and 22. Ken Harmon will be cold. The 50-year-old will try to swim a dual length of Lake Tahoe, 44 miles, in a nonstop swim for charity. The experienced long-distance swimmer will swim without a wet suit, in water […]
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By Kathryn Reed In many ways, the segment of Upper Truckee River behind Lake Tahoe Airport looks anything but natural. Guys are out there with what looks like a fire hose watering vegetation. Black berms filled with water are close by. Pumps are draining what will be the new channel. It has the look and […]
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Join the Tahoe Rim Trail Association for volunteer trail building workdays at the Kingsbury North Trailhead in Stateline on the Daggett Summit Trail System Project. Workdays are Tuesdays and Saturdays (9am to 4pm) in July. Learn new skills, meet like-minded trail enthusiasts, and give back to your community by joining a volunteer trail crew. Volunteers […]
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By Austin Fay A blur of black and green whizzes by with clenched fists and bared lime-green mouth guard. She earns one point for each of the five members of the opposite team she laps during a two-minute period, or “jam” in roller derby lingo. Trying to block Carey “Crazy” Jenkins, several of her opponents […]
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By Emerson Marcus, Reno Gazette-Journal STATELINE — Even with an 11-point lead, Billy Joe Tolliver refused to change his strategy today in the final round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. His final drive was proof. The 44-year-old former NFL quarterback blasted a 373-yard drive that set him up for a […]
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By Kathryn Reed MARKLEEVILLE — Closing my eyes I’m taken some place more distant than the 1.5 miles I hiked. The rushing water makes hearing difficult unless one speaks in a loud voice. It’s one of those times when listening to Mother Nature seems like music that can never be replicated. Nothing on my iPod […]
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