Taylor Creek Visitor Center

Forest Service prepares Lake Tahoe spring recreation openings

Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 5:20am

By Lisa Herron

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will soon begin the annual process of opening recreational facilities around the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Grant supports Lake Tahoe 'Children’s Forest' at Pope-Baldwin

Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 2:33pm

By Cheva Heck

A grant to the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will help develop a “Children’s Forest” for exploration and education in the Pope-Baldwin Recreation Area, off Highway 89 near South Lake Tahoe.

Mountain Milers Donate $7,050 to Tahoe Heritage Foundation

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 4:25pm

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The Tahoe Heritage Foundation recently received a donation of $7,050 from the Tahoe Mountain Milers. The running club raised the money during the 2011 Kokanee Salmon Run. These funds will be used to support next year's Kokanee Salmon Festival and the college internship summer program at Taylor Creek Visitor Center.

Kokanee Salmon Festival continues today

Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 1:54am

Celebrate fall Lake Tahoe style, with quaking aspen, crisp air and red Kokanee salmon that spawn annually in Taylor Creek. The U.S. Forest Service hosts the annual Kokanee Salmon Festival at the Lake Tahoe Visitor Center at Taylor Creek, which continues today, Sunday, Oct. 2. Come participate in this family fun festival which has become one of the most interesting and educational events in Northern California.