By Gary Martin, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — A battle is brewing among activists across the political spectrum over a Trump administration review of recently established national monuments, including Gold Butte in Nevada, and a 1906 law that permits presidential protection of public lands. In the most recent salvo, 71 environmental and natural resource lawyers […]
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By Kathryn Reed With the Upper Truckee River being about two weeks out from reaching its peak flow and the river well beyond its banks, it is too soon to completely assess what worked and what didn’t in regards to the new channel near Lake Tahoe Airport. It will likely be mid-July before officials are […]
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By Kyle Magin, Tahoe Quarterly A mountain lion stalked Eric Byrnes during the 2016 Western States Endurance Run. Somewhere around mile 55 of the 100-mile course, the 11-year Major League Baseball outfielder and former Oakland Athletic fled from the big cat. This was immediately before Byrnes, then 40, ran past a pack of trailside photographers […]
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Squaw Valley will host the 2018 Liberty Mutual Insurance NASTAR National Championships on March 21-25, the first time the event returns to the Sierra since 1981. NASTAR participants qualify for the championships by earning a top 10 national ranking or a top five state ranking within their age, gender and ability group by Feb. 19. […]
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By Maya L. Kapoor, High Country News U.S. Forest Service research ecologist Bob Keane has studied whitebark pine, a coniferous tree of the high country, for more than thirty years. Still, when asked to describe a whitebark to someone who’s never seen one, he takes a breath and pauses for a moment. “Gosh,” he says. […]
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By Ryan Canaday, KTVN-TV A record-breaking winter has damaged many trails in Lake Tahoe. As a result, experts are working to repair the beaten path. Chris Binder, director with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, says there’s no hiding the fact that Tahoe’s hiking paths need some care. “We’re seeing some evidence of erosion on the trails […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VALLEY – Warmth and skiing are seldom two words that go together. But these are not ordinary times. The abundance of available terrain at Squaw Valley is astounding. There is so much snow that resort officials hope the 2016-17 ski season blends into the 2017-18 season without interruption. If this happens, […]
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Lake Tahoe Hi-Lo’s 4WD Club is having a meet and greet membership drive June 3 from 9am-2pm in the TJ Maxx parking lot in South Lake Tahoe. The nonprofit promotes family recreation, social activities, enjoyment and protection of natural resources. The group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at Round Table Pizza at the […]
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By Terra Breeden Summer weather has finally arrived in Lake Tahoe and with it, recreational users are heading to the lake, rivers and beaches to enjoy the water. But this past winter, with its record-breaking snow accumulation, has caused extremely low water temperatures, high water levels and hazards where previously there was none. Users of […]
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There are an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 American black bears living in the Sierra Nevada and sharing habitat with the human population. Spring is the time of year when bears emerge from their winter dens in search of food. Bears are attracted to anything edible or scented. Once they get access to human food and […]
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