Day 3 of Lake Tahoe News’ four-part series on Angora Fire — 5 years later will run June 17. Sunday’s stories will be about the water supply provided by South Tahoe Public Utility District, landscaping issues, a university study that includes the Angora Fire, and TRPA Executive Director Joanne Marchetta’s point-of-view. If you missed the […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau If another Angora Fire happened today, would there be enough resources available to fight it? The simple answer is no. “There would be no number of firefighters that we could employ that would be able to fight that kind of disaster,” said Chief Brian Uhler of the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department. […]
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By Norma Santiago Memories of the Angora Fire and its aftermath can renew feelings of pain, despair and loss. There are some of us who, with each anniversary, take time to reflect on the events of that day. Some look at the rebuilt homes, neighbors settled in, and new landscape with gratitude, but long for […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Could you throw a smoldering ember the size of a softball anywhere in your yard and walk away feeling confident that it will not start a fire? If not, then it may be time to work on your defensible space. Practically an everyday term now, defensible space was not mentioned much in […]
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Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s annual garden tour will feature four gardens in the Angora burn area. The event is July 29 from 10am-4pm. The other three gardens are off Pioneer Trail. Music and refreshments will be in town on Springwood in a garden. Tickets are $20 and will be available for sale on July 1 […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy Not only did the people living within the boundaries of the huge swath of the Angora Fire suffer titanic losses to the rampaging fire, they also, when the dust settled, had to begin the process of working with their insurance companies. They found, when it comes to fire insurance, not all […]
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Day 2 of Lake Tahoe News’ four-part series on Angora Fire — 5 years later will run June 10. El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago talks about the fire, find out about insurance issues, defensible space and if there are the resources today to fight the next Angora. If you missed the June 3 installment, […]
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South Tahoe High School senior Jason Reum plants a yarrow seedling in the Angora Fire area on May 29 as part of a cooperative project that includes the U.S. Forest Service, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and South Tahoe High School. The project aims to restore native plants to the burn area while teaching students […]
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