• Kirk Hardie, co-founder and co-executive director of the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science, will lead a bird walk along the Rainbow Trail at Taylor Creek on the South Shore on Aug. 7 from 8-10am. Meet at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center building next to the Rainbow Trail sign.
• On Aug. 9, Pony Express re-riders will be on the Tahoe Rim Trail meeting with users to talk about the important role the Pony Express once played in the Sierra.
• Tahoe City Day is Aug 8, with a celebration from 5-8pm. For more info, go online.
• The Perseids meteor showers have begun. They are likely to be obscured at their peak Aug. 11 because of the full moon.