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TRPA honors 29th annual Best in the Basin award winners
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/18/2019 - 6:01pm
STATELINE, Nev. - Six projects were given Best in the Basin awards Wednesday by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA). The presentation of the 29th annual winners was made before their board meeting at Stateline.
The TRPA Best in Basin awards program showcases projects around the lake that demonstrate exceptional planning, implementation, and compatibility with Tahoe’s natural environment and communities.
Column: Lake Tahoe West Landscape Restoration Strategy.
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/11/2019 - 1:24pm
As the Fire Chief serving the north and west shores of Lake Tahoe, I am acutely aware and concerned about the potential for catastrophic wildfire here.
Ceremony to celebrate completion of new SR 89 realignment and bridge project in Tahoe City
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/11/2019 - 12:06pm
Event Date:
December 16, 2019 - 10:00am
TAHOE CITY, Calif. – A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Monday, December 16 to celebrate the opening of the State Route 89 realignment, including the new Truckee River Bridge in Tahoe City.
Attendee parking will be located at the Tahoe City Transit Center along West Lake Blvd. The public should plan to arrive by 9:45 a.m. to park and walk to the ceremony location, which starts at 10:00 a.m. The bridge will be closed for the event.
Winners announced at Barton Health's Festival of Trees & Lights
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/07/2019 - 9:25pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The designer holiday-themed trees have filled the room all weekend at the Barton Health Festival and Trees & Lights. There is still one day left for the public to view them as the annual event wraps up on Sunday, December 8.
All of the trees are beautiful and it was a tough decision by a group of community judges to come up with winners of five distinguished categories.
Christmas tree permits still available in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 10:58am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Long lines at the US Forest Service office in South Lake Tahoe on Monday put a dent in the supply of Christmas tree permits, but there are still many left.
Last year the supply was depleted in two weeks but the change in policy to only one permit per family instead of two may have had an effect on the numbers still available.
The USFS-Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit in South Lake Tahoe is open Friday until 4:30 p.m.
South Lake Tahoe Christmas Tree lighting festivities to enjoy
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 11:11pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - 'Tis the season to enjoy holiday activities around the South Shore, beginning with the lighting of the Christmas trees.
Here are the tree lighting festivities for the family to enjoy over the next two weekends:
November 29
NV Energy prepares for storm heading to Lake Tahoe and offers helpful tips
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 1:22pm
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - The incoming winter storm will not only bring with it heavy snow but also wind with gusts up to 115 mph over the crest of the Sierra.
"Safety is our top priorty," said NV Energy Director of Delivery Operations, Brian Costello. He said during these storms there is a concern for both public and staff safety with downed power lines.
NV Energy supplied electricity to the Nevada side of the Lake Tahoe Basin and to the Truckee Donner PUD. Their power lines go over the Mt. Rose Highway into Incline Village and over Kingsbury Grade into the South Shore.
Prescribed fire operations continue in Tahoe Basin, weather and staffing permitting
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/24/2019 - 10:50pm
North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, along with California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the USDA Forest Service are scheduled to continue prescribed fire operations over the next few weeks in the Tahoe Basin, weather, conditions, and staffing permitted.
Scheduled Prescribed Burns:
Tahoe Pines Campground
Space cleared to make way for new Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls Club building
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/22/2019 - 12:28am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's looking a lot different at the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe facilities at the former Al Tahoe Elementary School on Lyons Avenue.
The current South Lake Tahoe site for BGCLT had major clearing this week to make way for a brand new clubhouse. Old portable buildings were removed as were some trees as crews make way for their multi-million dollar future home.
Christmas tree permits go on sale Monday in Lake Tahoe - other forests already on sale
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/20/2019 - 12:46am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will begin the sale of Christmas tree permits on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Permits cost $10 each payable by cash, check or credit card (though they prefer the quicker transaction of cash).
There is a change to the policy this year - only one permit will be allowed per family or per address, instead of the previous two. They said by limiting permits to one per family, more will enjoy cutting down a tree this year.
Trees vandalized at popular South Lake Tahoe lakefront park
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/12/2019 - 3:09pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Nine pine trees have been vandalized at Regan Beach in South Lake Tahoe in what appears to be an attempt to cut them down. Each tree has a wide swath of chopping action across it with boring holes at the base.
The City of South Lake Tahoe Parks Department was notified of the damage on Saturday, November 9 and a police report was generated. Staff is calling the destruction "a wanton act of vandalism and abuse of public trust."
The Jeffrey Pines are estimated to be about 20-years-old.
Christmas Tree permits go on sale in Lake Tahoe November 25
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 3:27pm
Event Date:
November 25, 2019 (All day)
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - People have been asking for weeks when the popular Christmas Tree permits will be going on sale in Lake Tahoe. Though exact details on all of the locations where the permits will be sold, the will go on sale November 25, 2019.
Last year the permits were sold out in two weeks.
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will sell the permits on a first-come, first-served basis. Permit holders may choose from a variety of pine, fir or cedar trees up to six inches in diameter (at the base) in designated cutting areas.
Barton's 11th annual Festival of Trees & Lights returns to South Shore
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 8:45pm
Event Date:
December 6, 2019 (All day)
A holiday tradition on the South Shore for the past ten years returns to help children and adults of all ages ring in the holiday season. The Festival of Trees and Lights moves to a new home this year at Harrah's Lake Tahoe starting on Friday, December 6 and going through Sunday, December 8.
The seasonal celebration features events and entertainment including the Senior Stroll, Family Night, the Gala, and Teddy Bear Brunch.
Caples Fire 100% contained, 3,435 acres burned
Submitted by paula on Sat, 11/02/2019 - 11:34pm
A burned area assessment of the area burned by last month's Caples Fire is now underway. The Incident Commander Kevin Breitwieser has declared that the Caples Fire is now 100 percent contained and in patrol status at 3,435 acres.
There has been almost no change in fire size since October 18. The extreme wind event on October 26 that prompted a public safety power shutoff was a good test of the containment lines and resulted in three small spots that were extinguished. Traces of smoke from interior burning will continue to be visible, but no additional fire growth is expected.
New Sierra Boulevard officially unveiled with ribbon cutting ceremony
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/01/2019 - 10:58am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Almost six months after work on the rehabilitation of Sierra Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe began, an official ceremony dedicating its reopening was held Thursday.
"The Sierra Boulevard project is more than just a road project," said SLT Mayor Brooke Laine. "It is a quality of life project. Its completion brings more than a half-mile of bike and walking trails to this area."
Prescribed fire operations at four locations in Lake Tahoe Basin, weather permitting
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/18/2019 - 4:29pm
North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District and California State Parks may continue prescribed fire operations over the next several weeks in the Tahoe Basin, if weather and conditions permit.
- West side of Third Creek drainage, above Jennifer Dr. by the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District. 38 acres of understory 10/21 - 10/27/19. Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 1-2 days of ignition and 2 days of burn down time
Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: North/Northeast/East. Smoke may be visible throughout the Tahoe Basin and surrounding communities
Caples Fire has burned 2,949 acres and is 53 percent contained
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/14/2019 - 8:28pm
10.15.19 7:00 p.m. UPDATE: Tuesday was a productive day for firefighters. The northern ridge and southwestern corner are now contained and being patrolled. The containment lines on the eastern and southwestern sides of the fire containment lines are in progress. The hand line on the south side was extended farther northeast towards Castle Point by crews using tactical firing operations. Stronger winds from the southwest are expected late Wednesday afternoon and evening with light precipitation expected Thursday morning.
No parking fee at Eagle Falls trailhead Saturday in honor of National Public Lands Day
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 5:39pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is on Saturday, September 28 and in the Lake Tahoe Basin it will be celebrated by the parking fee being waived for the day at the Eagle Falls Trailhead.
The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) manages approximately 78 percent of the public land in the Tahoe Basin. They will continue to the celebration of NPLD through the weekend of October 5-6 when they host a booth at the Fall Fish Festival at Taylor Creek in South Lake Tahoe. This time is also the 50th anniversary of Desolation Wilderness.
Fatal crash involving gas tanker in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 09/07/2019 - 12:50pm
Update 10:00 p.m. - One person has died after the tanker truck they were driving on Highway 50 just west of South Lake Tahoe collided with the Upper Truckee River bridge near Elks Club Road.
The preliminary investigation shows that at 11:55 a.m. on Saturday, September 7 the driver of a Toyota Prius was making a right turn from Elks Club Road onto Highway 50 when he pulled out in front of the eastbound truck. According to CHP South Lake Tahoe Commander Terry Lowther, the driver of the Pruis violated the truck driver's right-of-way.
New partnership created to "Keep Tahoe Bears Wild"
Submitted by paula on Fri, 08/30/2019 - 4:01pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Tahoe Basin is bear country and natural resource and law enforcement agencies are working diligently to remind residents and visitors to practice proper food storage and trash disposal when living in or visiting bear country. To help spread the message, a new website has been launched, TahoeBears.org, where residents and visitors can go to learn everything they need to know about living, visiting and playing responsibly in bear country.
No visible or laboratory evidence of toxic algae in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 08/30/2019 - 3:10pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The tests are back and there is no visible or laboratory evidence of toxic blue-green algae in Lake Tahoe.
On August 21 it came to the attention of authorities that the owner of a dog said his pet died after swimming in water behind the Tallac Historic Site on Kiva Beach in South Lake Tahoe. Even though there was no evidence of toxic blue-green algae, Lahontan Regional Water Quality Board took samples and submitted them for testing.
Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen coming to Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/29/2019 - 11:14am
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen is heading to Lake Tahoe! The celebrated multi-Michelin star chef and television personality will be opening the third restaurant in his chain inside the historic Sage Room at Harveys Lake Tahoe. It is planned to debut in late 2019.
The Sage Room isn't going away though, it's moving upstairs to the 19 Kitchen & Bar location.
Similar to the other Hell's Kitchen restaurants, design and menu elements will be pulled directly from the long-running hit FOX reality show.
Funds awarded to combat climate change and reduce wildfire risk at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/21/2019 - 6:07pm
MEYERS, Calif. - At its meeting today, the California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) Board approved a grant of up to $240,286 to California State Parks for forest health management at Burton Creek State Park. Funds for the project come from an earlier grant to the Conservancy from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for high-priority forest health projects designed to combat climate change and reduce the risk of wildfire.
New executive director announced for Barton Foundation
Submitted by paula on Mon, 08/19/2019 - 9:39pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Chris Kiser has been announced as the new executive director for the Barton Foundation. He will be overseeing fundraising efforts to improve healthcare for the Lake Tahoe community through philanthropy.
There will be a community meet and greet for Kiser at Lake Tahoe Aleworx on Tuesday, August 27 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork August 11 - 17
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/10/2019 - 7:41am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County Roadwork schedule for Caltrans projects.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Routes 28/89 (El Dorado and Placer County): Work is now complete on a $4.8 million project to remove dead and dying trees from State Routes 28 and 89 in various locations of El Dorado and Placer counties. Completion is expected this fall.
South Lake Tahoe family fights planned cell tower next to their home
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/04/2019 - 5:44pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "This is a nightmare," says life-long South Lake Tahoe resident Monica Eisenstecken.
Her summer has been filled with preparing to fight the South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission's decision in June to allow Verizon to place a 112’ monopine cell tower next door to the home her dad built (it could go as high as 123' with a ten percent change allowed).
Lake Tahoe area roadwork August 4-10
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/03/2019 - 10:43am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County Roadwork schedule for Caltrans projects.
Most traffic-interfering work will be limited from noon Thursday, August 1 through 8 p.m. Monday, August 5 and noon Wednesday, August 7 through 8 p.m. Monday, August 12 for Hot August Nights.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Routes 28/89 (El Dorado and Placer County): Work continues on a $4.8 million project to remove dead and dying trees from State Routes 28 and 89 in various locations of El Dorado and Placer counties. Completion is expected this fall.
Millions of butterflies in Lake Tahoe: "Phenomenal Eruption"
Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/01/2019 - 4:24pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - If you thought you were seeing many more butterflies around Lake Tahoe than normal, you would be correct. The entire Lake Tahoe Basin is in the midst of a massive outbreak of the winged beauties, especially in the Angora Fire burn area and along the east shore.
What most people are seeing is the California Tortoiseshell Butterfly, orange and black on the top of the wings, shades of black underneath. They thrive on the Mountain Whitethorn, part of the Ceanothus family, something that itself is thriving where the Angora fire burned in 2007.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork July 28 - August 3
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/27/2019 - 5:09pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County Roadwork schedule for Caltrans projects.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Routes 28/89 (El Dorado and Placer County): Work continues on a $4.8 million project to remove dead and dying trees from State Routes 28 and 89 in various locations of El Dorado and Placer counties. Completion is expected this fall.
Conservancy to consider selling some "Asset Lands" for implementation of Meyers Area Plan
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/25/2019 - 2:14pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Most have seen the blue and gold placards attached to trees on lots around Lake Tahoe, signifying the California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) owns that piece of property.
CTC currently owns nearly 4,700 of these labeled parcels comprising around 6,500 acres around Lake Tahoe. Over 4,300 of these parcels are environmentally sensitive, leaving 331 parcels as "asset lands."
Create your own space rocket at next South Lake Tahoe Library STEAM program
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/22/2019 - 9:58pm
Event Date:
July 26, 2019 - 2:00pm
Children are invited to create your own space rocket and launch it into the trees and beyond! Join the South Lake Tahoe Library at their Stomp Rockets activity on Friday, July 26 at 2:00 p.m. and become the next rocket scientist.
This is part of the Summer Reading Challenge at the library which is located at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.
Open to all school-aged children, supplies are provided.
Sponsored by Friends of the Library.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork July 21 - 27
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/20/2019 - 11:15pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County Roadwork schedule for Caltrans projects.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Routes 28/89 (El Dorado and Placer County): Work continues on a $4.8 million project to remove dead and dying trees from State Routes 28 and 89 in various locations of El Dorado and Placer counties. Completion is expected this fall. No traffic-interfering work is scheduled.
Angora Fire, Fire Academy and Leona Allen featured in Lake Tahoe tree-planting campaign
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/20/2019 - 9:04am
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - California has just experienced the deadliest and most destructive wildfire seasons with more than 8,500 fires burning an area of more than 1.8 million acres in 2018 alone.
Fire is no stranger to Lake Tahoe.
Fan life at the 2019 American Century Championship
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/14/2019 - 9:56pm
A bit of magic took place on the 17th hole this weekend at Edgewood Tahoe golf course when Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry asked a young fan dressed in all-Warriors gear to join him on the green. Tyler Golla from Sparks ran on to the course to meet his favorite idol.
Security followed closely behind as Curry made Golla, 15, comfortable by letting him take part in an improvised hoops shoot-out in front of hundreds of fans – and with Justin Timberlake joining the competition. As Golla shot the ball, Curry and Timberlake signed his Warriors hat.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork July 14 - July 20
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/13/2019 - 8:26pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County Roadwork schedule for Caltrans projects:
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Routes 28/89 (El Dorado and Placer County): Work continues on a $4.8 million project to remove dead and dying trees from State Routes 28 and 89 in various locations of El Dorado and Placer counties. Completion is expected this fall.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork July 8 - 13
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/08/2019 - 12:31pm
7/9 UPDATE: This report has been updated to include lane closures that were added after press time.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Department of Transporation (Caltrans) is working on roads at Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County this week. Here is a list of both long-term and short-term projects in the area.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
Did you feel it? 7.1 earthquake felt in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/05/2019 - 11:19pm
Ridgecrest, California was rocked with a 7.1 earthquake Friday night, and even though 311 miles away, many residents in South Lake Tahoe felt the trembler.
The quake struck at 8:19 p.m., causing Kern County fires, rocking buildings, cracked foundations and has led to the closure of some roadways in Southern California. The latest earthquake occurred 11 miles northeast of Ridgecrest, according to the US Geological Survey.
Three South Lake Tahoe residents weighed in after the earthquake:
Column: Wildfires happen. Is your community prepared?
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/25/2019 - 7:33am
Welcome to summer! The solstice officially arrived Friday at 8:54 a.m., welcoming in the longest day of the year. As the snowpack melts away, and the lake fills above rim, we enter the warm and dry months that we relish after winter. As Lake Tahoe’s landscape begins to dry out, wildfire danger will grow.
Our respite from the seasonal dangers of wildfire here in the basin is coming to an end. With temperatures climbing, relative humidity lowering, and afternoon winds blowing across the lake, the basin will become susceptible to wildfire.
Conservancy approves $500K to spend on Alta Mira project in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/22/2019 - 7:26pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) board voted Thursday to spend $500,000 to start planning for improved beach access, stormwater improvement, and shoreline stabilization along part of the South Lake Tahoe shoreline that once housed the Alta Mira Building.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork June 23 - 29
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/22/2019 - 9:17am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County Roadwork schedule for Caltrans projects:
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Routes 28/89 (El Dorado and Placer County): Work continues on a $4.8 million project to remove dead and dying trees from State Routes 28 and 89 in various locations of El Dorado and Placer counties. Completion is expected this fall.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork June 16 - 22
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/15/2019 - 4:33pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County Roadwork schedule for Caltrans projects:
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Routes 28/89 (El Dorado and Placer County): Work continues on a $4.8 million project to remove dead and dying trees from State Routes 28 and 89 in various locations of El Dorado and Placer counties. Completion is expected this fall.
NV Energy and Liberty Utilities outline wildfire mitigation plans for Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/11/2019 - 1:03pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With electrical transmission lines found to be at fault in recent California fires, agencies responsible for supplying electricity to communities have been creating plans to prevent fires in the future.
Both companies that supply power to Lake Tahoe, NV Energy and Liberty Utilities, have announced new mitigation efforts to reduce the risk of fire.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork June 9-15
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/08/2019 - 7:02pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County Roadwork schedule for Caltrans projects:
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Routes 28/89 (El Dorado and Placer County): Work continues on a $4.8 million project to remove dead and dying trees from State Routes 28 and 89 in various locations of El Dorado and Placer counties. Completion is expected this fall.
June 10-14
Lake Tahoe area roadwork June 3 - 8
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 3:25pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County Roadwork schedule for Caltrans projects:
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Routes 28/89 (El Dorado and Placer County): Work continues on a $4.8 million project to remove dead and dying trees from State Routes 28 and 89 in various locations of El Dorado and Placer counties. Completion is expected this fall.
June 3-7
New El Dorado County website launched as new vegetation ordinance begins
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/28/2019 - 3:15pm
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.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork May 26-June 1
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/26/2019 - 1:47pm
The following is a list of Caltrans projects at Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County. Most traffic-interfering work will be limited through 10 p.m. Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day Weekend.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Routes 28/89 (El Dorado and Placer County): Work continues on a $4.8 million project to remove dead and dying trees from State Routes 28 and 89 in various locations of El Dorado and Placer counties. Completion is expected this fall.
Detached trailer takes tumble toward Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 8:45pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.- At the end of Clean Tahoe's field crew supervisor Jeff Pollitt's shift Wednesday he came across a trailer that had come loose from a truck and almost tumbled into Lake Tahoe.
Luckily, the trees stopped it from going all the way into the water. A broken fence and debris were left behind.
Pollitt said the driver of the truck carrying the trailer did not stop.
Emerald Bay boulder incident draws $50,000 fine for contractor and Caltrans
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 4:36pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - All involved parties reached a settlement today concerning the May 2018 boulder rolling incident at Emerald Bay. At that time, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) received a complaint about the contractors hired to build a retaining wall at Emerald Bay on SR89. In that complaint, a video was provided that showed equipment pushing a large boulder over the edge of the road as crews cheered. As the boulder rolled it took out or damaged several trees, including a majestic Sugar Pine.
Keep Tahoe Bears Wild - Practice proper food storage and trash disposal
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/18/2019 - 10:21pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Lake Tahoe natural resource and law enforcement agencies 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 unwanted bear behaviors, increased human-bear conflicts, and public safety issues, as well as fines and possible jail time for violators. Each year law enforcement and state wildlife officers respond to hundreds of calls in which bears may pose a public safety threat or are damaging property. In some cases, the bear must be euthanized.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork May 19 - 25
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/18/2019 - 1:48pm
Most traffic-interfering work will be limited from 6 a.m. Friday, May 24 through 10 p.m. Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day Weekend. The following are the current CalTrans projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Routes 28/89 (El Dorado and Placer County): Work continues on a $4.8 million project to remove dead and dying trees from State Routes 28 and 89 in various locations of El Dorado and Placer counties. Completion is expected this fall.
