vector control
The time is here to place yellow jacket traps out in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/10/2020 - 6:57pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It still isn't too late to prevent pesky yellow jacket interruptions of July and August picnics and outside dinners in Lake Tahoe. Now is the time to prepare by placing traps for the queens as they start to emerge from their winter hibernation.
The queens are the only bee colony member to hibernate in the winter. She emerges in spring and begins to look for a suitable place to build a nest and begin her new colony. By the end of summer one colony can have 4,000 to 5,000 yellow jackets.
New agreement in the works for 56-acre South Lake Tahoe downtown project
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:43pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The long-discussed 56-acre parcel in the middle of South Lake Tahoe is finally seeing movement again, and both the South Lake Tahoe City Council and El Dorado County Board of Supervisors (BOS) supporting further conversation. A formal agreement between the two is expected later in 2020 with another one-two years of public meetings, consultant review, and planning before plans are implemented. The California Tahoe Conservancy is funding the cost of the consultant, just as they did 30 years ago.
The buzz about yellowjacket season in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/28/2019 - 7:41pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Yellowjackets - they seem to appear whenever you sit down for your picnic lunch or other outside dining enjoyment in Lake Tahoe, especially in the months of July and August.
While the uninvited guests have some redeeming qualities they are predatory, sting pets and humans and are capable of stinging multiple times. Their aggressive behavior ruins many the outside activity. Yellowjackets are actually wasps but shouldn't be confused with other wasps, such as hornets and paper wasps. They are often mistakenly called "bees" (as in "meat bees").
Family Science Day in Kings Beach with free activities, fun, and games
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/26/2019 - 11:41am
Event Date:
August 3, 2019 - 1:00pm
Everyone is invited to spend a day learning about Lake Tahoe’s unique natural environment, ecology, and conservation from area experts. Family Science Day takes place from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at North Shore’s Kings Beach State Recreation Area.
Safe neighborhoods and camaraderie focus of National Night Out
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 12:06am
Event Date:
August 1, 2017 - 4:00pm
The South Lake Tahoe and Meyers community will be joining local law enforcement fo National Night Out on Tuesday, August 1 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Environmental Science Magnet School located at 1095 E. San Bernardino Ave.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer and more caring places to live.
Mosquito Awareness Week brings reminders on how protect against the insect
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/21/2017 - 6:44pm
The arrival of mosquitoes in El Dorado County communities is delayed this year due to the long and wet winter, but health officials are taking Mosquito Awareness Week of April 16 through April 22, 2017 to remind the public to protect themselves. As warmer weather approaches residents should be aware of the serious risks mosquitoes present to their health, including West Nile, Saint Louis encephalitis, and potentially dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses.
Mountain Resort Television: Fallen Leaf Lake Campground closes for week
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/27/2016 - 5:57pmMountain Resort Television covers the story of Fallen Leaf Lake Campground closing this week to spray for plague. Reporter Nicole Marsel also brings us the City in 60 report on the 4th of July parade.
Fallen Leaf Campground will be closed starting Monday, June 27 so county and state public health and vector control officials can start pesticide treatments to minimize the risk of plague.
Fallen Leaf Campground to close next week for pesticide treatments
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/22/2016 - 9:13pm
Fallen Leaf Campground will be closed starting Monday, June 27 so county and state public health and vector control officials can start pesticide treatments to minimize the risk of plague.
The treatments are a public safety precaution after tests on 15 rodents resulted in one positive case of plague on June 20, 2016. There is minimal risk to the public at this time.
The campground will close at 7:00 p.m. Monday but all campers will need to check out by noon. The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit expects it to reopen by Friday, July 1 in time for the holiday weekend.
Land transfer between City of South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County getting closer
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/25/2016 - 8:30pm
There are many parcels of land in South Lake Tahoe owned by El Dorado County that the City would like to have, and talks between the two are getting closer to making the land transfer a reality.
USFS to close some sites in South Lake Tahoe to address plague issue
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/15/2015 - 2:02pm
Tallac Historic Site, Kiva Beach, Valhalla and the Taylor Creek Visitor Center will all be closed on Wednesday so the U.S. Forest Service can conduct pesticide treatments to reduce the risk of plague. The Pope-Baldwin Bike Trail will remain open, but signs will be posted where the trail crosses closed sites.
The gates to these areas will close on Tuesday evening, September 15 at 7 p.m. and likely reopen on Thursday morning, September 17.
Blue Ribbon Award Nominees Announced by TahoeChamber
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/14/2014 - 8:29pm
The nomination period for the 2014 Blue Ribbon Awards ended on Friday, October 10 at noon. TahoeChamber’s prestigious awards program that recognizes exceptional South Shore businesses received over 175 nominations for eight separate award categories. The finalists and winners will be announced at the 7th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards dinner and ceremony on November 13 at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Tickets for the awards ceremony are now available for purchase at www.tahoechamber.org.
The Nominees:
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.
Now is the Time to Prevent Colonies of Yellow Jackets in Your South Lake Tahoe Yard
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/07/2014 - 11:36pm
The yellow jacket queens have already been seen in South Lake Tahoe, and if you don't want your backyard volleyball game or summer picnic ruined by them, now is the time to take action.
The queens are the only bee colony member to hibernate in the winter. She emerges in spring and begins to look for a suitable place to build a nest and begin her new colony. By the end of summer one colony can have 4,000 to 5,000 yellow jackets.
So if you take out one queen, you eliminate thousands of bees.
14th Annual Children’s Environmental Science Day
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 07/30/2013 - 10:47amEvent Date:
August 10, 2013 (All day)
Children are invited to spend the day with scientists on Saturday, August 10, learning about the unique ecology, function, restoration and preservation of Lake Tahoe. Children’s Environmental Science Day will be held at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences in Incline Village.
Two more chipmunks test positive for plague in South Lake Tahoe area
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 10/26/2012 - 4:22pm
The El Dorado County Department of Environmental Health was notified this week by the California Department of Public Health that two additional chipmunks in the South Lake Tahoe area have tested positive for plague. One of the chipmunks was found in the Tallac Historic Site area and one was near the U.S. Forest Service Taylor Creek Visitor Center.
Chipmunk tests positive for plague, Forest Service issues warning for South Shore Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 12:58pm
Visitors to recreation sites around South Lake Tahoe should to take precautions against the bubonic plague after a chipmunk found at Taylor Creek Visitor Center tested positive for the disease, the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit reports.
The California Department of Public Health has recommended the Forest Service and its concessionaire post warning signage in the area of Taylor Creek Visitor Center, the Tallac Historic Site, and Camp Richardson Resort explaining how the disease is transmitted, the symptoms and how to prevent infection. The Forest Service is advising its staff and visitors to report any sick or dead animals immediately.
Kudos & Kindness: Tahoe Vector Control offers a great service
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/29/2012 - 6:00amI wanted to both thank and get the news out to the community regarding a wonderful service El Dorado County Vector Control offers. We had no idea this service was available.We had a bad yellow jack...
13th Annual Children’s Environmental Science Day
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 4:56pmEvent Date:
August 11, 2012 (All day)
Children are invited to spend the day with scientists on Saturday, August 11, learning about the unique ecology, function, restoration and preservation of Lake Tahoe.
RIBUADO: Notes from the front row
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/30/2011 - 2:49pmFile this under better late than never. Lahontan representatives recently made a presentation to the city of South Lake Tahoe about the need to formally allow pesticides to be used in Lake Tahoe for vector control and invasive species. They indicated their board needed another tool in their tool kit. Really? Where have they been?
