• The Fair Play wineries have a new website.

• America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride on June 2 is almost sold out, with less than 200 spots left. For more information and to register, go online.

• Earth Day is officially April 22. Here are some regional events: April 20, 9am-4pm, Tahoe-Truckee Earth Day at Squaw Valley Village; April 21, 10am-6pm: Reno Earth Day at Idlewild Park; April 27, 10am-4pm, South Lake Tahoe Earth Day at Bijou Community Park .

• In accordance with the municipal NPDES Storm Water Permit for Runoff Discharges in the Lake Tahoe Hydrologic Unit, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County,and Placer County have submitted Pollutant Load Reduction Plans describing how their respective municipalities will reduce fine sediment particle and nutrient loading to Lake Tahoe to meet established requirements. The submitted plans include measures taken since the Lake Tahoe TMDL baseline was established in 2004 and extend until the end of the existing permit term in 2015. The plans are available for review on the Lahontan Water Board website.