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National Night Out makes a return to the South Shore on Tuesday, October 6 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Tahoe Paradise Park.

The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office will be hosting the event along with other first responders and specialty teams including the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and the county's Search and Rescue team.

There will be department swag for the kids and informative booths. It was originally planned as a drive through event but that has been changed to one kids and families can walk through.

UC Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe invite Tahoe-based community members with a passion for gardening and helping others to join their 2020 training.

This training is fun, informative and hands-on and is a chance to learn science-based sustainable gardening practices. No prior experience necessary.

The University of California invites Tahoe-based adults interested in teaching others sustainable gardening to become a Master Gardener volunteer. You will learn University-based scientific information and then share that knowledge with others. UC Master Gardener volunteers are people of all ages and from all walks of life with a common desire to help others learn about gardening.

El Dorado County has created a new website as part of its efforts to keep residents informed, safe and prepared for wildfires. Part of this new informative site is an explanation of defensible space and the County's new vegetation ordinance that takes effect May 30, 2019.

The County will use the next nine months to educate the public as to what the ordinance is and how to comply.

Saturday, April 27, 1 PM A Postal Journey: Discovering Nevada Through Its Post Offices. Join the Friends of the Library as we welcome author/photographer Nancy Raven to share her newest book. Upon her arrival in Nevada from Monterey, California, Nancy pondered the best way to explore the interesting state she now calls home. A friend suggested she travel the state photographing each town, which Nancy refined to Nevada’s post offices.

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Join the Friends of the Library as we host a very informative Bird Talk. Sarah Hockensmith of the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science will share with us all the birds that were discovered during the 2018 Tahoe Big Year. This year-long birding event celebrated the hundreds of bird species that occupy the Tahoe Region, and brought together birding beginners and enthusiasts alike. This presentation will show you what was found including common and unique birds of Lake Tahoe. Come learn how exciting (and addicting) birding can be. Free and open to all.

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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!

Join the Friends of the Library as they host a very informative Bird Talk on December 20, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.

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Author David C. Antonucci will speak on his book Fairest Picture: Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, August 12, at 10:00 am.

In 1861, Samuel Clemens, the man who would become Mark Twain, hiked to Lake Tahoe to stake a claim for a timber ranch. He spent many blissful days on the Lake but carelessly allowed his campfire to escape, creating a spectacular wildfire. He later wrote about his experiences in his 1872 memoir, Roughing It.

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Tahoe Rim Trail Geology Talk Have you ever wondered how Lake Tahoe was formed, why there are so many alpine lakes around here, or what all those strange rock formations are? Dave Schnake, a Tahoe Rim Trail Association Board Member and Crew Leader, and trained geologist and geochemist, will give us the low down on Tahoe geology, answer all your hard questions, and maybe even tell you about those strange rocks. This informative presentation is free and open to all. Get there early, seats are limited.

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Please join us for "A Friends of the Library Gathering" at the Libray on November 15, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Your "FOL" runs on volunteer power. Come elect those willing to serve as officers for the 2016-17 year. Help is always needed on committees, too and there will be a sign-up sheet with descriptions to encourage those who want to be part of our Volunteer Corps.

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Protecting Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada is the job of many stakeholders. Its not just a local job, not just a California job, not just a Nevada job, not just a national job, and as witnessed through President Obama's visit to the Lake Tahoe Summit Wednesday, it can only be successful through partnerships of all of those entities along with agencies, local and private investment.

On Tuesday, August 29, the day before the Summit, California Senator Diane Feinstein hosted a lunch for local officials, agencies and federal counterparts, described as the "Lake Tahoe Stakeholders Luncheon".

Leave No Trace travelling trainers will present a free workshop on Friday August 12 at 6:30pm.Come and learn how to minimize your impact while recreating on our public lands. It will prove to be an entertaining and informative evening.
The workshop will be held at Unity of the Lake, 1195 Rufus Allen Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe.
This event is sponsored by Lake of the Sky Outfitters and Leave no Trace.
Free admission.
Free raffle and refreshments,
Please RSVP to 530-541-1027

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The Sierra State Parks Foundation is excited to announce our first Archives Bus Tour on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Attendees will meet at Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center for a day of discovery and fun. Hopping aboard the bus at 9am, we will make our way to the California State Archives in Sacramento, with a stop in the heart of Gold Country, the Auburn State Recreation Area. Tickets are $60 ($55 for members) with limited seating. Reservations are required and parking for the day is included in the ticket price.

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You’ve heard people talk about it. We sense that our climate is changing. But is it actually true? And if it is changing, what could we possibly do about it? In this talk focused on our south shore home, Bonnie Turnbull will explore the evidence, and show you that not only can you do something—you already are.

The public is welcome to attend this informative, free presentation by local Bonnie Turnbull at the February general meeting of the South Lake Tahoe branch of the American Association of University Women.

Your Mountain Resort Television segment for Saturday, January 16, 2016.

South Tahoe Now and Mountain Resort Television have teamed up to provide readers with video stories about Lake Tahoe along with daily written news. Each day South Tahoe Now will carry their most recent informative stories.

In this story, reporter Austyn Harrington checks in with Mifico Scarves, a new company designing fashionable ski/snowboard scarves for the mountain. Mention this news segment on Saturday 1-16-16 Trunk Show at Simply Tahoe in Northstar Village to recieve $10 off each scarf purchase!

BE PREPARED FOR 2016 with new employment laws for California & Nevada!

Get caught up on the new employment laws and understand how they impact you and your business. Join your fellow Chamber members at these two informative sessions that will present highlights of new legislation and case law updates, including new wage and hour laws, for both California and Nevada.

CALIFORNIA SESSION: 9:00am - 10:30am

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Historian and author Mark McLaughlin will present his program “Reign of the Storm King” in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, October 3, at 10:00 a.m.

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An online biking guide for cyclists of all abilities in the South Lake Tahoe, North Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Carson Valley and California Alps just been released. Bike Tahoe: Tahoe’s Ultimate Bicycling Guide, features 65 of the most popular bicycle rides in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin, and can be visited at www.BikeTahoe.org. This is a “responsive web site” meaning that it automatically resizes the content format to fit the screen size of the device being used (smart phone, tablet, laptop).

The Friends of the Library, in partnership with the Lake Tahoe Historical Society, is excited to welcome back author, Mary Jo Sonntag. Her new presentation answers questions about the early pioneers to our area: What was pioneer life really like? What diseases did pioneers experience?

Her award-winning book, "Write, If You Live to Get There" tells the true story of her ancestor’s westward migration from Vermont to Tahoe through a series of family letters spanning more than 120 years. Interesting, informative and open to all.

Book sale and signing to follow.

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Women of all ages are invited to attend the fourth annual Mom’s Morning Out on Saturday, May 2.

Mom’s Morning Out was started by Barton Health as a health and wellness program for new moms. The program has grown and last year more than 200 women, not just moms, participated in the event.

Learn about the Geology of the Tahoe Rim Trail with TRTA Board Member, Dave Schnake during his talk on April 28 starting at 6 p.m. You'll gain an appreciation of the enormous geologic forces that led to the formation of Lake Tahoe in this informative, non-technical presentation of the geologic history of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The varying geology to be discovered as one travels around the Lake on the Tahoe Rim Trail will be highlighted.

Free and open to all.

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“The course of true love never did run smooth," wrote William Shakespeare in his most famous comedy, 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream.' Fans of the Bard are in for a treat as the talented South Tahoe High students present this famous play in the school's new, state of the art TADA Theatre March 13-15 and 20-22.

Midsummer's Night Dream will be presented with a Tahoe Twist and promises to keep you in stitches. Director Nannette Niven has a cast of 20 students including Bjorn Hedqvist, Stephanie Hernandez, Zoe Greco, Tyler Martin, Steve Huerta, Zane Brady, Hunter Turney and Jered Stowell.

BE PREPARED FOR 2015 with new employments laws for California & Nevada

Get caught up on the new employment laws and understand how they impact you and your business. Join your fellow Chamber members at these two informative sessions that will present highlights of new legislation and case law updates, including new wage and hour laws, for both California and Nevada.

CALIFORNIA SESSION 9:00am - 10:30am

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