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Tahoe yellow cress planting at Baldwin Beach during Native Species Festival
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/20/2018 - 10:37am
Event Date:
June 23, 2018 - 10:00am
On Saturday, June 23, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Sugar Pine Foundation will co-host a Tahoe yellow cress (TYC) planting with the Tahoe yellow cress Adaptive Management Working Group at Baldwin Beach, which is National Forest System land managed by the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU). In addition, the LTBMU will host a TYC information booth at the Native Species Festival on June 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center.
Wild Tahoe Weekend at Taylor Creek in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/17/2018 - 4:32pm
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Sun Jun 24 2018 .
June 23, 2018 - 10:00am
June 24, 2018 - 10:00am
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will host the eighth Wild Tahoe Weekend 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday, June 23-24, 2018 at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89. The weekend event consists of the Native Species Festival on Saturday and the Lake Tahoe Bird Festival on Sunday.
Voltaire Fire in South Carson City burns 517 acres, 100 percent contained
Submitted by paula on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 7:55pm
UPDATE FRIDAY: The Voltaire Fire is 100 percent contained at 517 acres. Fire personnel on scene is 164 people, the area will be monitored throughout the weekend, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
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The Voltaire Fire in southwest Carson City that was ignited by campers burning human waste Tuesday night is nearing 100 percent containment, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Fire prompts voluntary evacuations in Carson City
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/12/2018 - 8:12pm
UPDATE 11:09PM: A voluntary evacuation order was placed Tuesday night for the Carson Colony area off of Curry Street in South Carson City. The Voltaire Canyon area is also voluntary evacuation. Plans are in the works to open a shelter for those displaced.
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UPDATE 10:54PM: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said Tuesday night's fire at Voltaire Canyon was started by campers who were burning excrement and toilet paper.
There were two campers detained and were cooperative, said Furlong. There were up to eight individuals who were camping in the area who were taken off the hill.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/10/2018 - 7:16pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
5/30
Lake Tahoe area roadwork June 10 - 16
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/09/2018 - 4:45pm
The following are Caltrans road projects on the California side of Lake Tahoe for the next week:
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
Several activities during Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Month
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/03/2018 - 7:09am
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – As we’ve learned from the recent Fire Season Outlook, year-round fire season is the new normal in the Lake Tahoe Basin and throughout the country. Now is the perfect time to learn what to do to prepare your home and family to survive wildfire, and to take action. To help you with this, the collaborative members of the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team are once again conducting Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Month throughout the month of June. We encourage you to “Prepare Now! Wildfire Knows No Season.”
Liberty Utilities upping their response to tree mortality on North Shore
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/02/2018 - 8:18pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With an increase in the number of dead and dying trees in the Lake Tahoe region, Liberty Utilities has tripled the number of inspectors they use to identify trees that pose a risk to the utility’s infrastructure. The inspection program and subsequent removal of hazardous trees are designed to reduce the risk of power outages, potential wildfires, and to comply with State regulations.
Full slate of activities to enjoy this weekend in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/31/2018 - 6:45pm
Looking for something to do this weekend in South Lake Tahoe? No matter what you like there should be something for your to enjoy!
Saturday, June 2
The first weekend of Valhalla Renaissance Faire in South Lake Tahoe at Camp Richardson, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. More info: http://southtahoenow.com/story/05/26/2018/valhalla-renaissance-faire-south-lake-tahoe-over-two-weekends
Tahoe Paradise Recreation & Park District Board of Directors meeting Thursday
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/30/2018 - 10:21pm
Event Date:
May 31, 2018 - 6:00pm
The monthly meeting of the Tahoe Paradise Recreation & Park District Board will be on Thursday, May 31 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the park located at 1011 E. San Bernardino.
Agenda items include the following:
Availability of online forum from CSDA/Dane Waddle update from CSDA -
Consideration of covering park volunteers with Workers Comp.
Paddle Board Concession Request
Deck and pathway update
Donation letter and Thank you letter Templates
Interpretive signs update & Budget
Community Park Projects List
Forest thinning Project Update and firewood
National Trails Day community cleanup in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/30/2018 - 8:51am
Event Date:
June 2, 2018 - 9:00am The Tahoe Rim Trail Association (TRTA) and partners, the Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association and US Forest Service, are organizing a morning community trailhead cleanup on Saturday, June 2 at 9:00 a.m.
Celebrate National Trails Day, the nation’s largest gathering of trails by volunteering cleaning up the South Shore. Volunteers are needed to help remove graffiti off of massive granite boulders and remove garbage on a trail connector into Van Sickle Bi-State Park.
The morning event will wrap up by noon. Register at: tahoerimtrail.org/national-trails-day
Location
Party Rock
Saddle Rd and Adams Way
United States
See map: Google Maps
Lake Tahoe Yoga volunteers work on Elks Point bike path
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 10:49pm
Volunteers with Lake Tahoe Yoga came together to clean up the bike path that runs from Elks Point Road to Pine Ridge. The studio, serving the South Lake Tahoe area community for ten years, demonstrated their dedication to keeping Tahoe blue with a focus on Ahimsa (non-harming) and rallying residents to help on the path.
National Trails Day hike at Van Sickle Bi-State Park
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 9:49pm
Event Date:
June 2, 2018 - 9:00am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The public is invited to join the Sugar Pine Foundation and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association on National Trails Day, Saturday, June 2, at Van Sickle Bi-State Park.
The two organizations are teaming up for a morning of education and fun on the three- mile hike from 9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m.
On the way up to enjoy panoramic vistas with a brief visit to a waterfall, delve into the intriguing natural and human history of the area, discuss forest topics related to the trail you’re passing through, and see firsthand the impacts of a wildfire burn zone.
USFS and Starbucks teams clean Spooner Summit sled hill
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 8:08am
We've all seen the discarded sleds and other trash spread over popular roadside sledding areas around Lake Tahoe, and a recent cleanup got rid of the trash at Spooner Summit.
The Tahoe Fund organized the clean up day with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Starbucks of Incline Village.
Found during their morning cleanup efforts were lots of broken sled pieces, beer bottles, soda cans, gloves, wrappers and plastic utensils.
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/26/2018 - 11:40pm
The following are the 104 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from May 9-23, 2018:
5/9
10:00 - 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd - Lock out
11:25 - 3700 block of Primrose Rd - Dispatched & cancelled en route
13:08 - 700 block of Tahoe Island Dr - Public service assistance, other
13:09 - 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd - Alarm system sounded due to malfunction
13:29 - 2800 block of Blitzen Rd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
19:21 - 3600 block of Forest Ave - Attempted burning, illegal action, other
Memorial Day ceremony to honor Lake Valley Firefighter Larry Stewart
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/24/2018 - 10:55pm
Lake Valley firefighter Larry Stewart was on his way to a fire at Camp Richardson on Friday July 3, 1964 when the water tender truck he was driving ran into a tree. He died two days later.
On Memorial Day, 2018, Stewart will be dedicated on the Public Safety Wall of Honor during a ceremony at Happy Homestead Cemetery. The ceremony begins at 11:00 a.m.
In 2017, the first ceremony was held and the names of US Forest Service-Tahoe Basin Firefighter Mikey Hallenbeck and Lake Valley Fire Protection District (LVFPD) irefighter Mitch Underhill were permanently etched on the Wall.
Lake Spirit Awards celebrate dedication to Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/23/2018 - 7:14pm
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) recognized four people for their commitment to protecting and enhancing Lake Tahoe’s environment with Lake Spirit Awards on Wednesday.
People whose passions include building new paths and trails led the way in nominations this year, with improving mountain biking routes, creating new multi-use paths, and advancing pedestrian and bicycle safety among the interests of the award winners.
Save a bear - be smart about food storage/trash disposal in the outdoors
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/21/2018 - 8:56pm
Several Lake Tahoe agencies have joined together to remind residents and visitors to practice proper food storage and trash disposal at all times while in bear country. Intentional or unintentional feeding of bears can result in the bear being killed, fines and/or jail time for violators. Every year law enforcement and state wildlife officers respond to hundreds of calls in which bears may pose a public safety threat and/or are damaging property. In some cases, the animals are euthanized.
Become part of the solution and help save our Tahoe bears!
USFS fuelwood permits go on sale in Lake Tahoe June 4
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/21/2018 - 10:50am
The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the sale of personal use fuelwood permits at the Forest Supervisor’s Office in South Lake Tahoe on Monday, June 4, 2018, and at the Incline Village Forest Service office on Wednesday, June 6. Permits cost $20 per cord, with a two-cord minimum purchase and a limit of 10 cords per household.
Permits have specific conditions and complete information is provided when the permit is issued. Maps to designated cutting areas are provided and must be in the permit holder’s possession along with the valid permit when cutting.
Guest Columnist: Be Prepared for Wildfire at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 5:02pm
Both California and Nevada suffered destructive wildfires last year. Nevada saw 768 fires burn more than 1.3 million acres. California experienced the deadliest, largest, and most destructive wildfires in its history. Just a few hours-drive from Tahoe, more than 40 people died and thousands of homes were destroyed in the wine country and North Bay last October. In Southern California, the Thomas Fire ravaged communities and forest lands last December with damaging flooding and landslides piled on after the fire subsided.
Camp Richardson light to remain "off line" indefinitely
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 11:40am
CAMP RICHARDSON, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After meeting with partner agencies, Caltrans has decided to discontinue the use of the pedestrian hybrid beacon crossing device on State Route 89 in Camp Richardson indefinitely.
In an effort to make for safe pedestrian passage across the highway and to manage traffic through the State Highway 89 corridor, Caltrans installed the beacons in 2016 but they were often confusing to drivers with its yellow and red light system.
Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day - Spring
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 12:29pm
Event Date:
June 9, 2018 (All day) Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are invited to this fun, hands-on restoration day. By pitching in, you are improving the watershed habitats that surround Lake Tahoe. Healthy forests act as natural pollution filters to Keep Tahoe Blue.
Participants at the Spring Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day will help assess the work done from a past event and continue important work. A light breakfast, refreshments and a prize will be provided to all volunteers.
Location: Intersection of Barbara Ave. and Lodi Ave., South Lake Tahoe. (Shuttle to site provided).
Four vying for El Dorado County Supervisor, District 5
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/12/2018 - 9:51pm
There are four people running for El Dorado County Supervisor for the 5th District on June 5: Incumbent Sue Novasel and challengers Kenny Curtzwiler, Norma Santiago and Jeffrey Spencer. The 5th District covers Pollock Pines to South Lake Tahoe and Tahoma.
South Tahoe Now asked each candidate the same questions, and here are all of their answers, exactly as they were presented to us.
Sue Novasel
Occupation: El Dorado County Supervisor – District V
Past political history:
2015 – Present: County Supervisor, District V
Fanny Bridge/SR-89 project in full swing, expect delays in Tahoe City
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/07/2018 - 2:11pm
Work resumed May 1 on the SR 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project in Tahoe City, a project that will bring a new Truckee River Bridge, three roundabouts, and street improvements including lights and sidewalks.
The old Fanny Bridge will be replaced with one that has a new bridge rail that matches the original bridge rail, plus there will now be sidewalks and bike lanes on both sides.
Comments sought for 1000 acre project near Incline Village
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/29/2018 - 7:56pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) has opened the comment period for proposed management of 1,083 acres on National Forest Lands off the Mt. Rose Highway above Incline Village, Nev.
USFS approves Heavenly's plans that include widening trails
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/27/2018 - 6:01pm
A project to improve existing skiing and snowboarding terrain at Heavenly Mountain Resort was approved this week by the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU).
Improvements will include selective widening of ski trails, removing trail obstacles and relocation and/or realignment of some portions of existing snowmaking air and water pipelines to improve user experience, maintain user safety, increase energy and water efficiency, and maintain native species.
Fuel reduction plan released for over 3700 acres of National Forest lands
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 7:31pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Fuels on 3,737 acres of South Lake Tahoe area National Forest lands will be reduced by thinning forest stands and removing forest biomass vegetation, prescribed burning, and reforestation.
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) announced the the final decision on the project last week. This project helps decrease the risk of wildland fires and complements defensible space treatments implemented by local municipal fire districts on adjacent non-federal lands.
Tahoe Fund expands advisory board
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 9:56pm
The Tahoe Fund has expanded its Advisory Council to include the Forest Supervisor of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Jeff Marsolais, and the Executive Director of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Joanne Marchetta. Marsolais and Marchetta add federal and regional agency representation to the council that already includes Patrick Wright, Executive Director of the California Tahoe Conservancy and Jim Lawrence, Deputy Director of Nevada’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Firefighting planes demonstrated in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/19/2018 - 11:11am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two examples of the newest tools in the fire fighting toolbox stopped by Lake Tahoe Airport on Tuesday to show how they can help in the Sierra, just as they do across the country.
Dauntless Air out of Appleton, Minnesota brought two Air Tractor AT-802F Fire Boss planes to town at the request of the United States Forest Service (USFS) and put on a demonstration for South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, CalFire and the USFS from both Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe National Forest.
Mexican national to do time and pay to fix land used for illegal pot grows in Sierra
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/10/2018 - 9:06pm
A 31-year-old man from Michoacán, Mexico was sentenced Monday to two years and two months in prison and ordered to pay $32,712 in restitution to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for the damage to public land and natural resources.
USFS gives opening dates for Lake Tahoe recreation areas
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 9:38pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will soon begin the process of opening recreational facilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Weather and snow conditions permitting, Inspiration Point will be the first site to open on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Baldwin and Nevada beaches open April 28. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center opens Friday, May 25. The Tallac Historic Site parking area opens Tuesday, May 15, and will be staffed beginning Saturday, May 26.
The following is a list of opening/service dates, weather and snow conditions permitting:
Prescribed burns in Lake Tahoe ahead of next storm
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 6:31pm
Prescribed fire operations will continue around several areas around Lake Tahoe this week, weather permitting. he Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT), which includes the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations in Sugar Pine Point and Burton Creek state parks on the West Shore, Carnelian Bay and Kings Beach on the North Shore, Logan Shoals on the East Shore and on Kingsbury Grade and off Ski Run Boulevard on the South Shore. Smoke may be present.
Smoke from large prescribed fire may come into Lake Tahoe Basin
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/03/2018 - 6:40pm
The Eldorado National Forest will begin implementing the Power Fire Fuels Maintenance project 13,50 acres southwest of Lake Tahoe on April 4, ahead of the incoming storm.
Two portions of that project, units 4 and 6, will be prescribed burned. These units are south of Highway 88 between Bear River Reservoir and the Mokelumne River in the 2004 Power Fire burn scar. Due to wind flows, smoke from this fire may come into the Lake Tahoe basin starting Wednesday.
Prescribed fire operations continue around Lake Tahoe Basin
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 6:56pm
Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team has announced continued prescribed fire operations by the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team at several locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin this week, weather and conditions permitting. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S.
Column: Funds needed to make fire response proactive instead of reactive
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 6:20pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Last October, California experienced a series of devastating wildfires that destroyed property and took lives. In a four month period the State endured fires and floods from San Diego to Mendocino that destroyed over 11,000 homes and commercial structures and killed 64 Californians. Local Government fire and rescue personnel and equipment comprised up to 80 percent available resources for mutual aid throughout the State. The City of South Lake Tahoe Fire Department along with other fire agencies around the basin engaged in these critical fire fights.
SLTFR responds to small fire in South Lake Tahoe Easter morning
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/01/2018 - 10:55am
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue responded to a small fire behind Raley's at Stateline Sunday morning, quickly extinguishing it.
It was probably caused by an abandoned warming or cooking fire according to SLTFR Battalion Chief Karl Koeppen. He said it had probably been used a few days ago and has since been smoldering.
Koeppen said the fire wasn't very big but did spread into a tree. The scene has now been turned over to the U.S. Forest Service as it occurred on their land.
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/30/2018 - 1:17pm
The following are the 79 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from March 16 - 25, 2018
3/16
01:52 - 1200 block of Martin Ave - Arcing, shorted electrical equipment
10:59 - 1200 block of Heather Lake Rd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
14:15 - 3500 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
15:12 - Sierra At Tahoe - False alarm or false call, other
13:12 - Barton Hospital - Interfacility Transfer
Tahoe Paradise Recreation & Park District Board of Directors meeting Thursday
Submitted by paula on Tue, 03/27/2018 - 5:49pm
Event Date:
March 29, 2018 - 6:00pm
The board of directors for the Tahoe Paradise Recreation and Park District will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, March 29 in the park's clubhouse starting at 6:00 p.m.
Here is the meeting agenda:
1. CALL TO ORDER AND CONFIRMATION OF QUORUM
2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/17/2018 - 9:27pm
The following are the 153 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from Mar. 1 - 15, 2018
3/1
04:32 - 1600 block of Marshall Ct - Special type of incident, Dispatch error
05:37 - Barton Hospital - EMS Call, Interfacility Transfer - Dispatched & cancelled en route
09:41 - 3700 block of Blackwood Rd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
12:31 - 800 block of Rubicon Tr - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
12:21 - Heavenly - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
Conservancy approves funding for ED raise and several projects
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 10:24pm
During this week's California Tahoe Conservancy board meeting, funds were not only approved for the Greenway shared use trail in South Lake Tahoe, but also for grants to be used on the lake, a forest health project and a 10 percent raise for Executive Director Patrick Wright.
Letter: No Globe Alliance lays out plan
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 6:41pm
The following is an email sent to both the South Lake Tahoe City Council and the SnowGlobe Music Festival organizers:
1. Independent Engineer:
- a. Repeat previous dB tests for comparison
- b. Establish new dB tests and standards
- c. Establish Sound Czar with authority to adjust volume or end performance of artist
2. Must have standards, monitoring and fines for violations that are independently en-forced with a mechanism to have complaints responded to within 20 minutes of being reported (no unattended phone number for complaints).
3. Noise Engineering per Presentation.
USFS hosts Desolation Wilderness volunteer workshop in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 11:15am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is looking for hard-working, dedicated volunteers that are interested in helping to preserve one of our nation’s most beautiful wilderness areas, Desolation Wilderness. Interested and committed individuals are invited to attend an informational open house on Thursday, March 15, 2018, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. and/or Saturday, March 17 from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the Forest Supervisor’s office, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California 96150.
California State Parks seeking volunteers for Earth Day work at Grover Hot Springs
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/09/2018 - 9:06pm
Event Date:
April 21, 2018 - 9:00am
The 20th annual Earth Day Restoration and Cleanup is taking place at 40 parks up and down the state of California on Saturday, April 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The closest park with a project the public can work on is Grover Hot Springs.
Work there will be to continue maintenance of, and improvements to, the Native Plant Demonstration Garden including irrigation and weed removal, Grover Meadow invasive weed removal and landscape enhancements such as trash pickup, raking, clearing fire rings.
USFS seeks community input on off-highway vehicle grant
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/04/2018 - 12:14am
It is time again for public comment on the annual grant funding for trail maintenance and operation of facilities for off-highway vehicle (OHV) access in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) is applying for the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division grant application.
The 30-day grant application comment period begins Tuesday, March 6 and ends Monday, April 2, 2018.
Squaw Valley - Body of missing boarder found, avalanche injures 5
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 6:16pm
A snowboarder missing since yesterday afternoon was found deceased at Squaw Valley Ski Resort on Friday. Rocklin resident Wenyu Zhang, 42-years-old, was found deceased this morning by Squaw Valley Ski Patrol. A search area was narrowed through the use of a tracker program used by the resort.
Opinion: TRTA, USFS and partners more important now than ever
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 9:40am
Non-profit partners of government agencies play a critical role in managing trails, recreation, planning and other essential activities taking place on public lands. Locally, the Tahoe Rim Trail Association (TRTA) is the region’s largest non-profit trail organization and has the primary responsibility for managing and maintaining about 200 miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails in and around the Tahoe Basin in partnership with the US Forest Service (USFS) and NV State Parks.
Good decision making key to staying safe around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 4:18pm
Search and Rescue (SAR) teams from Douglas County and El Dorado County save lives each year, and many times they have to respond to adverse conditions just as was the case when they were called out to Mott Canyon after two skiers were lost last week after skiing out of bounds at Heavenly.
Rescheduled Tahoe Paradise Park meeting
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 10:02am
Event Date:
March 8, 2018 - 5:00pm
Last week's snowstorm postponed the meeting of the board of directors of Tahoe Paradise Recreation and Park District. It has been rescheduled to Thursday, March 8 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Tahoe Paradise Park, 1011 E. San Bernardino.
The agenda for that meeting includes rules and regulation updates lower park parking lot winter preparation, the July 7 triathlon, signage, projects, forest thinning, amphitheater and dock projects, Lake Trail project, Music in the Park, grants, way finding and more.
Master Gardener's workshops on growing food in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 1:25pm
Event Date:
May 14, 2018 (All day)
Learn how to grow vegetables in your Lake Tahoe garden this summer through a series of free workshops presented by the UCCE Master Gardeners. The classes are offered at both ends of the lake on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during May. This year's classes are potatoes, onions, raspberries, lettuce & kale, and tomatoes.
Each week will be a new theme. The workshops are all family friendly and attendees get to go home with plants for your home garden!
Classes will run from May 14 - June 14th, 2018 in the evenings.
Widespread prescribed fire operations continue around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/26/2018 - 4:15pm
Members of the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT), which includes local, state and federal agencies, will continue prescribed fire operations this week in multiple locations around the Tahoe Basin, weather permitting. North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, California Tahoe Conservancy and U.S.
