Sierra Nevada College
Blizzard conditions cause Lake Tahoe schools to close
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/10/2017 - 7:37am
If you or your child go to school in Lake Tahoe, consider yourself off for the day.
Lake Tahoe Unified School District has canceled school on Tuesday, January 10 due to blizzard conditions, extending the two-week break another day.
Lake Tahoe Community College is closed. Sierra Nevada College is closed.
Both Douglas County Schools at the lake, Zephyr Cove Elementary and George Whittell High School are closed. Jacks Valley Elementary School in the valley is closed due to flooding but all other County schools are open.
The Tahoe Natural Year, a journey through the seasons, at next TERC talk
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/24/2016 - 10:36am
Event Date:
January 19, 2017 - 5:30pm
Did you know that throughout the calendar year, our planet's orbit and tilt causes shifting weather patterns, movements and migrations of animals, emergence and disappearance of various plants and wildlife, and a host of other natural history phenomena? Learn about a wide variety of these natural history topics, track the ebb and flow of the Sierra's seasons, and catch a sneak peek at some of the wildlife you may want to watch for in the coming year at The Tahoe Natural Year: A Journey through the Seasons.
Ocean species responding to a changing climate is subject of next TERC event
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/01/2016 - 9:53am
Event Date:
December 8, 2016 - 5:30pm
Oceans are warming, becoming more acidic, and are being depleted of oxygen. How aquatic life reacts to these changes can help us understand more about this monumental issue. Learn how genetic differences facilitate how resilient some organisms are to environmental stress and what we can learn from it.
New business licenses issued in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/18/2016 - 10:40pm
The following 47 businesses took out business licenses with the City of South Lake Tahoe during the month of September:
09/01/2016
ASHLIE CURTIN RIDESHARE
DANIEL JONES RIDESHARE
DONNAS RIDESHARE
N. CEBALLOS INC
09/02/2016
CLAY RUSSELL RIDESHARE
IVANA RIDESHARE
JACQUELINE PALMER RIDESHARE
MIGUEL R RIDESHARE
RANDY CARLSON RIDESHARE
09/06/2016
KDC CONSTRUCTION
SHANNON SMITH RIDESHARE
09/07/2016
EFREN ROSALES RIDESHARE
HEALING JOURNEYS
09/08/2016
SIERRA VIEW HONEY
09/09/2016
RANDYS QUALITY ROOFING
RITCHIE ELECTRIC
RYAN SELF RIDESHARE
09/13/2016
"Conserve our Imperiled Fishes" to be featured UC Davis talk in Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/13/2016 - 8:51pm
Event Date:
November 3, 2016 - 5:30pm
Our world is rapidly changing, including the coastal and inland waters. Conservation is essential in order to preserve these areas and the fish that live there but water conservation is a complex subject. Find out what is being done and the issues California's coast and inland waters are confronted with at the UC Davis Tahoe Science Center on Thursday, November 3.
Join Dr. Nann Fangue to learn how we can conserve our imperiled fishes and find solutions by understanding physiological specializations that allow animals to survive and thrive in complex environments.
New bachelor's degree program begins at LTCC October 17
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/07/2016 - 2:19pm
The first four-year bachelor's degree program offered on the South Shore begins Monday, October 17 on the campus of Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) and there is still room for students to enroll.
In collaboration with Sierra Nevada College (SNC), LTCC is offering the degree in Global Business Management, the first several four-year degrees the campus plans on offering inside the new Robert and Lisa Maloff University Center which will open in Fall of 2018.
How your gut affects your brain discussed at TERC Talk
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/29/2016 - 8:24am
Event Date:
September 22, 2016 - 5:30pm
A Gut-Feeling: How intestinal microbes modulate mood and behavior, with Melanie Gareau a physiologist at the University of California, Davis, is part of the Mental Health in the Mountains series of educational talks.
TERC Talk: How three revolutions are starting to disrupt transportation
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/29/2016 - 8:12am
Event Date:
August 11, 2016 - 5:30pm
The passenger transportation system has seen little innovation since the advent of the Interstate Highway System. That is now changing. The ubiquity of smart phones is enabling the commercialization of a range of new mobility services, led by Uber and Lyft; rapid advances in battery and fuel cell technology are enabling electrification of vehicles; and rapid advances in digital technologies are enabling automation of vehicles. The challenge for policymakers is to direct these revolutions toward the public interest—including in the Tahoe Basin.
What new factors are affecting the health of Lake Tahoe?
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/09/2016 - 8:33am
Event Date:
July 28, 2016 - 5:30pm
Join Dr. Geoff Schladow for an entertaining public presentation about the most important factors that affected the health of Lake Tahoe last year during the next U.C. Davis Tahoe Environmental Science Center program. Hear about the most pressing issues for this year, and the new programs that are designed to address them.
New chemical discovered at UC Davis may be new tool for depression therapy
Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/29/2016 - 11:33am
Event Date:
June 30, 2016 - 5:30pm
A chemical discovered in a UC Davis lab may be a new, innovative tool to control depression. Studies involve an enzyme (soluble epoxide hydrolase or sEH) which is found in many species from bugs to humans. Research in animal models of depression suggests that sEH plays a key role in modulating inflammation, which is involved in depression. Years of research and discovery around this enzyme led from investigating insect biology to translating the basic science into a potential therapy for man.
LTCC to host open house about 4-year degree program
Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 1:32pm
Event Date:
June 16, 2016 - 5:00pm
Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) and Sierra Nevada College (SNC Tahoe) are co-hosting an Open House on Thursday, June 16 at 5:00 p.m. in LTCC’s Board/Aspen Room to explore offering an undergraduate bachelor’s degree in Global Business Management from LTCC’s South Lake Tahoe campus. The two colleges are seeking community and student input to gauge the level of interest in the program. As the partnership between LTCC and SNC moves forward, it will bring an accredited four-year bachelor’s degree option to LTCC’s South Shore campus for the first time.
Consequences of Lake Tahoe Basin tree mortality
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/03/2016 - 7:47am
Event Date:
May 10, 2016 - 5:30pm
Prolonged drought periods often result in forest tree mortality, but this death varies across the Lake Tahoe Basin. The causes of tree mortality range from native bark beetles, forest pathogens (both native and invasive), stressors such as drought and salt stress, as well as historical land-use.
SNC Tahoe and other Nevada colleges win grant for STEM and health research
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 5:01pm
Sierra Nevada College on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe has been awarded a five year grant to develop infrastructure for health-related research and STEM education in the state of Nevada. The National Institutes of Health program grant was given jointly also to the University of Nevada, Reno; UNLV, College of Southern Nevada; Great Basin College; Nevada State College; University of Nevada School of Medicine; Western Nevada College; and Truckee Meadows Community College.
Disasterous Deepwater Horizon Oil spill topic at next UC Davis talk
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/20/2016 - 7:26pm
Event Date:
May 19, 2016 - 5:30pm
It has been six years since BP's offshore oil drilling disaster. On April 20, 2010 one of the largest accidental marine oil spills in the history of petroleum industry occurred, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill which discharged an estimated 210 million gallons of oile were discharged into the ocean, and multiple efforts to contain the flow failed.
Preger to Speak About Photographing Burning Man April 5
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 5:10pm
Event Date:
April 5, 2016 - 6:00pm "From the Lens of Eleanor Preger," is an exhibition at Sierra Nevada College that includes images from Burning Man 2011-15, and the photographer will talk about her art during the closing reception for the show on April 5. Crimson Rose, Burning Man co-founder, and Maria Partridge, Artist Advocate for the Burning Man Foundation, are both expected to make comments during the evening.
Eleanor Preger's talk will take place in the Ron and Maureen Ashley Community Gallery at the Holman Arts & Media Center on campus from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location
Sierra Nevada College
999 Tahoe Blvd.
Incline Village, NV
United States
39° 14' 42.4176" N, 119° 56' 14.802" W
See map: Google Maps
Co-Founder of Elevate Blue to Speak at SNC Tahoe March 30
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 5:08pm
Event Date:
March 30, 2016 - 11:45am Jameson Stafford, the co-founder of Elevate Blue, will be the next US Bank Speaker this week, on Wednesday, March 30, from 11:45am-12:45pm in TCES Room 139/14 on the Sierra Nevada College campus in Incline Village. Stafford plans to speak about the variety of paths entrepreneurs can follow, and how his own path has brought him to Lake Tahoe.
The Rocky Road of Entrepreneurship
Location
Sierra Nevada College
999 Tahoe Blvd.
Incline Village, NV
United States
39° 14' 42.4176" N, 119° 56' 14.802" W
See map: Google Maps
Lake Tahoe lecture: Garden Planting for Native Bees & Butterflies
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 11:30am
Event Date:
April 7, 2016 - 5:30pm
Enlightened gardeners realize that it is not enough for a garden to be just beautiful. Gardens must also attract crucial pollinators and conserve water. Gone are the days of lush, green, thirsty lawns. We can replace turf with species that are well adapted to the local climate, save water, reduce runoff, and support wild creatures in the face of habitat loss and climate change. Learn how to support the local ecosystem and insect pollinators like native bees and butterflies, too, at the next UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) lecture on April 7, 2016.
Mountain Resort Television daily segment
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/10/2016 - 7:23pmMountain Resort Television reporter Nicole Marsel talks to the coach of the South Tahoe High School Nordic Ski Team, Congratulates Sierra Nevada College on a great finish at USCSA Nationals, and fills you in on an awesome short film you need check out playing tonight at the Beach Retreat and Lodge in South Lake Tahoe.
Young entrepreneurs win $6,000 in prize money
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 10:27am
On Tuesday night at the annual Jalé and Warren Trepp Business Plan Competition, three teams of young entrepreneurs studying at Sierra Nevada College competed for $6,000 in cash prizes.
This event is one of the most exciting celebrations of the academic year at SNC Tahoe. After each team presented twenty-minute oral presentations to a panel of live, external judges and a public audience of more than 100 people, the room waited in anticipation for the announcement of the winners.
University Center at LTCC ready to break ground in Spring of 2017
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/05/2016 - 10:31pm
Long the dream of many in South Lake Tahoe, a four-year educational opportunity is on target to break ground in the spring of 2017 on the grounds of Lake Tahoe Community College. The Lisa and Robert Maloff University Center will then be built and open in the fall of 2018.
Tahoe native receives award for investigative journalism
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 6:04pm
The Society of Professional Journalists has awarded Jason Paladino, Sierra Nevada College Tahoe graduate and native of Truckee, Cal., their NorCal 2016 James Madison Freedom of Information Student Award for his investigation into the Navy’s Sea Dragon program.
Why is snow white? Physics of snow to be discussed at next TERC lecture
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/30/2016 - 5:48pm
Event Date:
February 18, 2016 - 5:30pm
Do you play in the snow? Dr. Bernhard "Benny: Bach will discuss the physics of snow during the next lecture series hosted by UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) on February 18, 2016.
Entrepreneurs Assembly
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/28/2016 - 1:04pm
Event Date:
February 3, 2016 - 6:00pm EA @ SNC - Entrepreneur's Assembly at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village holds working sessions on the first Wednesday of every month. Each monthly session provides an opportunity for you to set and accomplish new goals in moving your business forward. During the sessions you receive support from experienced mentors and your peers on your business. Students and community members with business ideas and businesses that need help are welcome to attend. The event is also open to potential mentors.
From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in TCES139.
Location
Sierra Nevada College
999 Tahoe Blvd
United States
39° 14' 42.4176" N, 119° 56' 14.802" W
See map: Google Maps
Find out if Curiosity found life on Mars during next TERC talk
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/17/2016 - 7:26pm
Event Date:
January 28, 2016 - 5:30pm
Is there life on Mars? The Curiosity rover is currently exploring the Gale Crater on Mars and the NASA Mars Science Laboratory team has discovered lake and river deposits that show that ancient Mars was habitable by Earth-like life.
Dr. Dawn Sumner, from UC Davis and the NASA Mars Science Laboratory team, will be speaking in Incline Village at the next UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) talk held on Thursday, January 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Dan Costa headlines US Bank Speakers Series at SNC Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 2:16pm
Event Date:
October 21, 2015 - 11:30am Dan Costa, entrepreneur and CEO of First Tactical, will headline the first 2015-2016 US Bank Speakers Series event at Sierra Nevada College. This free lunchtime event takes place Oct. 21 at 11:30 a.m. on SNC Tahoe’s Incline Village campus in their Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences. It is open to the public.
Location
Sierra Nevada College TCES
United States
See map: Google Maps
Nevada Arts Council Fellowship work on Display at Sierra Nevada College
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 12:08pm
Event Date:
October 16, 2015 (All day) Sierra Nevada College presents a traveling art show from the Nevada Arts Council October 16 through December 11, 2015 in the school's Prim Library.
“PANORAMA: Selections from the Nevada Arts Council’s Artist Fellowship Program,” the third in a series of traveling exhibits showcasing the recipients of the agency’s Artist Fellowship Award in the visual arts. PANORAMA features twelve exceptional artists and brings Nevada’s statewide artist landscape into view. Each contributing Fellow has demonstrated mastery of process and medium in producing a significant body of work.
Location
Sierra Nevada College Prim Library
United States
See map: Google Maps
Missing Sierra Nevada College student safe and back at school
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 10:06pm
Update 7 a.m. 10/14/15:
Dianne Thacher is no longer missing and returned to her dorm room at Sierra Nevada College Tuesday afternoon. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that she is safe, not injured and that there was no foul play associated with her disappearance.
How El Niño will influence Lake Tahoe's winter subject of talk
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/08/2015 - 9:12pm
Event Date:
October 29, 2015 - 5:30pm
UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) will host Dr. Kelly Redmond, regional climatologist for the western United States with the Desert Research Institute, on Thursday, October 29, 2015.
Dr. Alan Walker takes helm as Sierra Nevada College president
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/02/2015 - 2:26pm
Sierra Nevada College is under new leadership with the appointment of Dr. Alan Walker, who started his tenure as president of Nevada’s only private college in September.
Lake Tahoe earthquake faults topic of next UC Davis talk in Incline
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/22/2015 - 7:45pm
Event Date:
September 17, 2015 - 5:30pm
Courtney Brailo from the University of Nevada Reno Seismological Lab to discuss faulting and geologic history of the Lake Tahoe region using newly acquired LiDAR imagery at the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) on September 17.
A $5 donation is suggested for this event. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
The program will begin at 6 p.m. with refreshments and no-host bar from 5:30 - 6 p.m. at 291 Country Club Drive in Incline Village (between Tahoe Boulevard/SR 28 and Lakeshore Blvd.) on the campus of Sierra Nevada College.
Lake Tahoe concert line-up for August
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/02/2015 - 2:52pm
July 17-Aug 23 Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival: "Romeo and Juliet" @ Sand Harbor
July 29-Aug 02 Shayla Rivera / Pete Banachowski @ Improv at Harvey's
July 31-Aug 16 Lake Tahoe Summerfest classical music series @ Sierra Nevada College
July 31-Aug 01 Lisa Marie Johnston @ Moodys Bistro
Coburn Station @ Bar of America
August 01 Three Dog Night @ Montbleu
Robert Cray @ Harrah's
Forget the Roses @ Hard Rock Hotel
Drought Relief @ Heavenly Village
DJ Rick Gee / DJ Rockwell @ Peek Tahoe
Daze on the Green @ Cabo Wabo
JKC Band @ Steamers
Darren Senn @ 968 Park Hotel
Classical Guitarist Ana Vidović at the 2015 Summerfest
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/09/2015 - 7:24am
Event Date:
August 7, 2015 (All day)
Classical music scores from the hit PBS TV-series “Downton Abbey,” Hollywood classics “Sense and Sensibility,” and the Hitchcock masterpiece “Psycho” along with flamenco and dance-inspired symphonies will highlight the second weekend of Lake Tahoe SummerFest. Ana Vidović, premier classical guitarist of her generation, along with Jeremy McCoy, a critically acclaimed double bass player with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, are the guest artists Aug. 7-9.
How diet influences your health is topic at next Tahoe Center talk
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/30/2015 - 9:02pm
Event Date:
June 11, 2015 - 5:30pm
UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center invites the community to join guest speaker Dr. Carolyn Slupsky of the UC Davis Departments of Nutrition and Food Science & Technology for a presentation that will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 11 at the Tahoe Science Center in Incline Village, Nev.
Op/Ed: Improving Tahoe’s Regional Economy
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/29/2015 - 8:37am
The Tahoe Prosperity Center mission is uniting Tahoe’s communities to strengthen regional prosperity. Prosperity is defined as “the condition of being successful or thriving, especially economic well-being.” The Tahoe Prosperity Center is the basin-wide organization focused on that goal for all who live and work in Lake Tahoe.
Lake Tahoe SummerFest concert schedule released
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/03/2015 - 7:07pm
Event Date:
July 31, 2015 (All day)
Lake Tahoe SummerFest’s fourth season, “Passport to a World of Music,” will bring Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn to audiences July 31 – Aug. 16 (www.TahoeSummerFest.org). The three weekend series of nine different concerts will transport attendees through masterpieces translated by renowned artists and a nationally acclaimed orchestra of 40 players.
Jeremy Evans hired as new LTCC women’s head soccer coach
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/24/2015 - 8:59pm
After taking the South Tahoe High Varsity Girls Soccer team to back-to-back NIAA state championships, coach Jeremy Evans has left the program to become the new Lake Tahoe Community College women's head soccer coach.
LTCC found themselves without a women's coach after first year Coyote coach Christian DeLeon recently left the program to become the new women's head coach at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village.
Agriculture, Food & Nutrition from Local to Global theme of next Incline Village talk
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/19/2015 - 8:05pm
Event Date:
April 23, 2015 - 5:30pm
What does it take to feed nine billion people? How does our food system encourage California agriculture to remain globally competitive, while reducing poverty in low-income countries? How can we deliver healthier outcomes for malnourished communities in Asia and Africa, while reducing rising obesity rates around the world? A food system that meets growing global demand must lower our environmental footprint as well.
Nevada poets featured at next LTCC Writer's Series event
Submitted by paula on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 11:58pm
Event Date:
April 21, 2015 - 7:00pm
Reno's first-ever poet laureate, Gailmarie Pahmeier and poet/teacher Shaun T. Griffin will be the next featured artists at the Lake Tahoe Community College's Writers Series on April 21 at 7 p.m.
The poets will read selections from their works, answer questions from the audience and sign copies of their books at the event which will take place at the college'e Roberta L. Mason Library. Their books will be available for sale.
Do-It-Yourself BMPs for Lake Tahoe residents and contractors
Submitted by paula on Sat, 04/04/2015 - 9:48pm
Learn how to design and install Best Management Practices (BMPs) for homes and small businesses in a series of workshops being presented by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in coordination with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and Nevada Tahoe Conservation District.
Due to limited grant funding, this will be the last year the workshops for both the contractor and the do-it-youselfers will be held. The workshops will also be the last time businesses can qualify for the BMP Installation Service Providers List by having at least one supervisor per business attend.
Osteoporosis: Prevention & Treatment
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/19/2015 - 11:36am
Event Date:
April 16, 2015 - 6:00pm Presented by: William Cottrell, MD, Barton Osteoporosis and Bone Health
-What is it? An introduction to bone biology.
-How do you diagnose osteoporosis?
-How is it treated? Nutrients & Pharmaceuticals
Attend any four of Barton’s 2015 Wellness Lectures and be entered into a drawing for a $150 gift certificate to a Lake Tahoe business of your choice. Questions? Call 530-543-5537.
This lecture will be held at Sierra Nevada College, TCES 139 in Incline Village, NV
Location
Sierra Nevada College, Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, Room 139
291 Country Club Dr
Incline Village, NV
United States
See map: Google Maps
Advancing agriculture innovations locally and globally
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/05/2015 - 11:50pm
Event Date:
April 9, 2015 - 5:30pm
What does it take to feed nine billion people? How does our food system encourage California agriculture to remain globally competitive, while reducing poverty in low-income countries? How can we deliver healthier outcomes for malnourished communities in Asia and Africa, while reducing rising obesity rates around the world? A food system that meets growing global demand must lower our environmental footprint as well.
LTCC Writers’ Series Brings Short Story Writer, Novelist to Campus
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/21/2015 - 12:08am
Event Date:
March 5, 2015 - 7:00pm
The Lake Tahoe Community College Writers’ Series proudly presents an evening with novelist Gayle Brandeis and short story writer Dimitri Keriotis on Thursday, March 5 at 7 p.m. in the Aspen Room, inside the library building. The two writers will read selections from their works, answer audience questions, and sign copies of their books, which will be available for sale. This event is free and open to the public.
New leadership for Lake Tahoe SummerFest
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 8:58pm
Brad Trexell, a former Opera Colorado and San Francisco Opera administrator was appointed executive director for Lake Tahoe SummerFest (www.tahoesummerfest.org), the classical music concert series in August.
Stem Cell Treatments for Inflammatory & Traumatic Diseases
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 11:40pm
Find out how stem cells function to heal tissues in animals and people at the next lecture series held at the Tahoe Environmental Research Center in Incline Village on January 15.
Dr. Dori Borjesson from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine will speak about current veterinary clinical trials using stem cells to treat inflammation and spinal cord injury in small and large companion animals.
Borjesson is a veterinarian and Professor at UC Davis, specializing in regenerative medicine and stem cell therapy.
South Tahoe High grad to present cost-effective way to detect Lake Tahoe hazards
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/03/2015 - 11:24pm
Event Date:
January 8, 2015 - 5:30pm
1980 South Tahoe High graduate Dr. Graham Kent from the UNR Seismological Laboratory will give a presentation on ALERT Tahoe in Incline Village on Thursday, January 8.
ALERT Tahoe is a new, one-of-a-kind, fire camera and multi-hazard tracking system that includes smoke investigation, prescribed fire oversight, wildfire tracking, Earthquake Early Warning, and monitoring of extreme weather events. A prototype of the fire camera system is functioning, scoring early successes during the summer of 2014.
Dr. Kent will present on the existing and planned camera system.
Learn about mountain weather and climate at next Lake Tahoe lecture
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/23/2014 - 9:34pm
Event Date:
December 4, 2014 - 5:30pm
Past climates in the region characterized by ice ages or droughts leave clues that are etched into our mountain slopes. These records remain today for us to uncover in the field, laboratory, and through computer modeling efforts.
Ongoing weather and climate research in the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin and how it shapes our understanding of the greater Earth system will be discussed in the next Tahoe Center for Environmental Science free public lecture.
NASA Scientist uses Lake Tahoe as a measurement of the earth's temperature
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/19/2014 - 8:51pm
Event Date:
November 13, 2014 - 5:30pm
Dr. Simon Hook from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will be in Lake Tahoe on November 13 to discuss his work at the lake and around the Earth using satellite measurements of the surface temperature.
Lake Tahoe lecture: Family values -Some insights from the rest of life
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/25/2014 - 9:42pm
Event Date:
October 16, 2014 - 5:30pm
UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center invites the community to take a different approach to family values in a public presentation led by Dr. Rick Grosberg. The program will begin at 6 pm on Thursday, October 16 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences.
State of the Lake Address held in North Lake Tahoe August 14th
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/03/2014 - 10:18pm
Event Date:
August 14, 2014 (All day)
Find out how healthy the lake is at the annual State of the Lake Address at the Tahoe Environmental Center in Incline Village on August 14.
Dr. Geoff Schladow will report on how the quality of Lake Tahoe's water has changed as well as examining the long term trends that affect clarity. Schladow is the founding director of TERC and an expert in the areas of environmental fluid mechanics, water quality modeling, and the dynamics of inland waters.
Children's Environmental Science Day
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/27/2014 - 11:50pm
Event Date:
August 9, 2014 - 1:00pm
Children and their families are invited by U.C. Davis to visit their Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences on Saturday, August 9 for a day of hand's on activities.
The 15th annual event is free and sponsored by the Tahoe Environmental Research Center. Children's Environmental Science Day includes more than 30 interactive science activities hosted by local organizations, all aimed at children ages 6 and up.
