agriculture

Food distribution to take place in Zephyr Cove

The Department of Agriculture will distribute food to low-income Nevada residents on Thursday.Frozen meat, canned fruit, pasta and juice are some of the items that will be handed out. Preference wi...

Agriculture inspections going to the dogs

Education Roundup: Lake Tahoe Unified ahead of the game with healthy

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With new school meal rules handed down from Michelle Obama and the United State Department of Agriculture, schools across the country are eyeing their menus to see if ...

Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee to meet at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

(News Release) — The Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee (LTFAC) is scheduled to meet from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Feb. 9, 2012, at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 128 Market Street, Stateline, NV 89449. LTFAC will address issues related to federal activities at Lake Tahoe. Items on the agenda include reviewing and confirming the LTFAC Vision and Strategic Planning Session outcomes, and public comment.

Eagles & Agriculture celebrates 10th year

What began in 2003 with a small group touring Valley ranches during calving season has become one of the most noted birding and wildlife events in the West. The 10th annual Eagles & Agriculture...

UNR scientists explore climate change in the Sierra using art

By Mike Wolterbeek
Scientists from the University of Nevada, Reno helped renowned environmental artists Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison create an exhibition on display at the Nevada Museum of Art in downtown Reno that predicts the potential effects of climate change on the Sierra Nevada mountains.

“The exhibition by the Harrisons helps people see how climate change may alter natural areas that many of us enjoy,” Thomas Albright, professor of geography in the University’s College of Science, said.

Fishing report through Oct. 26

Here is this week's fishing report through Oct. 26 for Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.

Fall festival, corn maze in Fallon

Lattin Farms' 14th annual Fall Festival and Corn Maze in Fallon is under way. This year's maze was inspired by Tractors & Truffles, a small farm agriculture and ...www.laketahoenews.net/20...

UNR helps scientists take the world’s temperature as well as Lake Tahoe to monitor invasive weeds

By Mike Wolterbeek
From the suffocating heat of Death Valley to the bone-chilling cold of Antarctica, scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno are leading the way in new, more precise methods of collecting important temperature data from around the world.

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