Reservations begin Dec. 17 for Winter Trek Express at Lake Tahoe

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin accepting reservations for the 2013 Winter Trek Express program on Monday, December 17, 2012.

Teachers may reserve a spot by calling the Forest Service front desk at (530) 543-2694, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Winter Trek Express is a 5th-grade environmental education program that takes place at Heavenly Mountain Resort via the gondola. Forest Service rangers lead the class through the wilderness to learn snowshoe skills and discover winter adapting animals.

Winter Trek Express is a cooperative effort between the Forest Service, Heavenly Mountain Resort, the City of South Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Heritage Foundation.

Winter Trek Express begins January 8, 2012, and continues through March 28, 2012, weather permitting. Field trips are offered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information, contact Megan Dee at (530) 543-2618, email mldee@fs.fed.us or Joy Barney at (530) 543-2685, email jbarney@fs.fed.us or go here.