The Nevada Independent When the July Fourth crowds cleared out from Tahoe’s beaches this year, visitors left thousands of pounds of trash behind — Zephyr Shoals alone had 6,300 pounds of rubbish. The next day, volunteers flocked to the beaches, picking up broken coolers and lawn chairs, plastic cups and aluminum cans. But more rubbish, unseen by the volunteers, hid just … [Read more...]
Tahoe Ski Resorts Reach Gondola Deal with Conservationists
By Scott Sonner RENO — Conservationists at Lake Tahoe have agreed to drop a lawsuit challenging plans to build a 2.2-mile (3.5-kilometer) gondola connecting two ski resorts in exchange for neighboring land purchases and other wildlife protection measures. The resorts, including one that hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics, and a wilderness protection group finalized the … [Read more...]
Area Crime News
4 Juveniles Arrested in Carson City Shooting over Marijuana CARSON CITY — Sheriff’s deputies have arrested four juvenile suspects in connection with a Carson City shooting over the weekend apparently sparked by an illegal marijuana deal. The Carson City sheriff’s office says two male adults in their 20s were shot Saturday evening when the juveniles met with the victims to … [Read more...]
Artist Tries 1,000-Year Time Lapse Photo of Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — An artist is starting a 1,000-year photography project in hopes of changing the impacts of climate change at Lake Tahoe. World-renowned conceptual artist and experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats has partnered with Tahoe PublicArt and Sierra Nevada College to install a camera on the East Shore Trail that will capture changes over the next 1,000 … [Read more...]
Lake Tahoe’s famed water gets clearer after all-time low
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — The clarity of Lake Tahoe’s cobalt blue water improved last year from its worst level in a half-century after weather and runoff returned to more normal conditions at the alpine lake straddling the California-Nevada line. A dinner plate-sized disc used to measure clarity was visible at an average depth of 70.9 feet (21.6 meters) … [Read more...]
Report: Climate Change Is Making Lake Tahoe Warmer, Adding Stress to the Ecosystem
By Daniel Rothberg, The Nevada Independent In an annual report released this week, U.C. Davis researchers found that climate change is adding new pressure to the Lake Tahoe ecosystem. The “State of the Lake Report” found that surface temperatures in July 2017 were the warmest on record, more than 6 degrees hotter than recordings from 2016, a trend likely to continue as air … [Read more...]
Tennis and Arm Wrestling
Whatever the outcome of the Australian Open tennis tournament, it was good to see a smiling Rod Laver sitting in a prominent spot in the stadium named for him. As far as I know, Laver’s only appearance in this area occurred in 1965 at the opening of the Tahoe Racquet Club at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe. At that time, pro tennis players were not eligible to compete at Wimbledon … [Read more...]
Snow Expected in Sparks Through the Weekend
Blowing snow is creating poor visibility for travelers east and west of Reno as a winter storm makes its way into the Sierra Nevada, where a foot or more of snow is expected around Lake Tahoe by Wednesday night. Light snow fell in Sparks on Monday afternoon into the evening and should increase at times as the week goes on. A winter weather advisory was issued for the … [Read more...]