The Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition has produced an update to the Lake Tahoe Bikeways Map. It is available throughout the Tahoe region for free. This map illustrates the many bikeways in the Tahoe/Truckee region with one side dedicated to the South Shore area and the other side the North Shore. A bikeway is an inclusive […]
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The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival will be a weekend of adventure, activism and community in Truckee on Sept 26-27. On that Friday there will be a special screening of the Patagonia sponsored film, “DamNation” at 6pm. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is a collection of films from the annual festival in January […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is looking to reissue the 20-year special use permit for Camp Richardson Corral. Comments are being taken until Sept. 22 on the proposal that would reauthorize the operation and maintenance of the corral and outfitting and guiding services. Guided trips on an approved network of National […]
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By Kathryn Reed If treated wastewater weren’t pumped out of the Lake Tahoe Basin, the clarity of the lake would be much different than it is today. That was one of the messages delivered Aug. 21 by Charles Goldman during the South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District board meeting. The 83-year-old renowned limnologist has been […]
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By Michelle Feeney As a parent, we want our children to be safe. Certain safety measures are designed to help keep children safe, like child safety seats, seat belts, and toddler gates. However, some parents may overlook one critical component to keep children healthy and safe: vaccinations. Current vaccinations are the most effective and safest […]
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South Fork State Recreation Area, which is seven miles south of Elko, has tested positive for quagga mussel DNA. No adult quagga mussels or veligers (larval stage quagga) were found in that waterway, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The reservoir is not considered infested at this time. Infestation is declared when adult quagga […]
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Funding has been secured to continue the invasive species and boat inspection programs at Lake Tahoe. The federal Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force recently approved a five-year revision to the Lake Tahoe Region Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan. The management plan guides collaborative efforts to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species at […]
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The body of a man was found Friday morning floating near the boat ramp at Sand Harbor in Incline Village. An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the cause of death and identity of the victim. Bob Harmon, spokesman for Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, said people playing at the beach on Aug. 22 called the […]
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By Wayne Parry, AP ATLANTIC CITY — A long-planned initiative to create bigger jackpots by linking casino slot machines in New Jersey and Nevada is up and running. The New Jersey Gaming Enforcement Division says the progressive slots system links 100 machines in Atlantic City with 600 in Nevada. The progressive jackpots grow in size […]
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A Sonoma County man has been arrested in connection with the December 2013 murder of an Incline Village resident. Washoe County sheriff’s detectives arrested Joseph John Personeni, 20, of Santa Rosa on one count of murder on Aug. 21. On Dec. 22, 2013, Christopher Elliott, 46, was found dead on his porch on Northwood Boulevard […]
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