Snippets about Lake Tahoe

• Kingsbury Grade will be closed at the summit starting Sept. 2. This will last through October. It will reopen to allow access for the Genoa Candy Dance on Sept. 27-28.

• Climate Change, Forests, and Fire in the Sierra Nevada: Implications for Current and Future Resource Management is the subject of Hugh Safford’s talk Sept. 15 from 6-8pm at the Tahoe Tree Company in Tahoe City.

• Sugar Pine Foundation and Himmel Haus are hosting a benefit concert called Reggae in the Pines to raise money for planting 10,000 sugar pines in the Tahoe region. The event is Sept. 6 starting at 8pm at Himmel Haus, 3819 Saddle Road, South Lake Tahoe. Cost is $10.

• The U.S. Forest Service is having an open house at its South Lake Tahoe office on Sept. 18 form 6-8 pm regarding the draft analysis of a proposal from Heavenly Mountain Resort to expand year-round, non-skiing activities.

• The El Dorado County Mental Health Clinic is moving to 1900 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe next week, with clinic doors expected to be open for clients Sept. 8. County Alcohol and Drug Program services will also be located at the new address. Clinic and staff telephone numbers will remain the same. For more info, call 530.573.7970.