environmental
Trout in the Classroom Teacher Training at South Tahoe, Incline Village
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 12:54pmBring real biology and aquatic ecology into your classroom! This hands-on program engages and inspires students as they raise Lahontan cutthroat trout for release. At this FREE workshop, learn how to care for trout eggs and facilitate an unforgettable learning experience.
*Previous participants are strongly encouraged to attend*
Two Training Times/Locations Available:
Saturday, March 31st, 9:00am - 12:00pm, Tahoe Resource Conservation District, S. Lake Tahoe, CA
Ocean, Earth atmosphere addressed at Thursday lecture
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 12:00pmThe study of climate change through Earth history has produced a wealth of information on the operation of the ocean-atmosphere system during climate transitions as well as the feedbacks that impact the magnitude and rate of climate change on the planet. A public lecture on Thursday at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences will address some of what has been found.
It's a draw in League vs. TRPA on Shorezone Plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 11:10amSo who won? Both the League to Save Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency have hailed a Feb. 29 decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding TRPA's Shorezone Plan, a comprehensive document which governs lakeshore development, including the number of piers and buoys allowed on the lake.
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care eyes Echo Creek Ranch for relocation
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 2:43am
A 16-acre parcel near where Highways 89 and 50 meet is being scoped as a possible and permanent relocation site for Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care.
The property, known as Echo Creek Ranch, sits in an estate and trust by the late Alex Graf and once had a value of about $7 million during the height of the real estate boom.
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency updates regional plan schedule
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 1:01pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is updating the schedule for the release of the Regional Plan draft documents for late April, according to TRPA officials, and remains committed to completing the updated Regional Plan by December 2012 as scheduled.
Grant supports Lake Tahoe 'Children’s Forest' at Pope-Baldwin
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 2:33pmA 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.
USFS roads target of House panel hearing in Elko
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 10:10amELKO, Nev. (AP) - A congressional panel is in northeast Nevada for a field hearing on what critics say is excessive environmental regulation on federal lands across the West.The House Resources sub...
USFS roads target of House panel hearing in Elko
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 10:10amELKO, Nev. (AP) - A congressional panel is in northeast Nevada for a field hearing on what critics say is excessive environmental regulation on federal lands across the West.The House Resources sub...
Lecture looks at climate change
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 6:00am"Our Changing Seas: Climate Change" lecture will be presented at 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 22 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village.Dr. Howard Spero, UC...
Wild & Scenic Film Festival includes film on the Truckee River Watershed
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 1:33pmOne of the largest environmental film festivals in North America, the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival returns to South Shore Friday for the seventh consecutive year. With a growing public...
Wild & Scenic Film Festival includes film on the Truckee River Watershed
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 4:05pmOne of the largest environmental film festivals in North America, the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival returns to South Shore today for the seventh consecutive year. With a growing public ...
7th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 7:09pm
The Sierra Nevada Alliance is hosting the 7th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival at the MontBleu Showroom on Saturday, March 6 at 7:00PM. A silent auction will also be available with such items as Sierra-at-Tahoe Lift Tickets, Lava Cap Winery Private Tour and Tasting, and Two Nights Stay at the Yosemite Bug.
Transportation and the Economy Kicks Off Tahoe Regional Young Professionals
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 9:14amTahoe Regional Young Professionals’ development and education speaker series kicks off, March 15, from 6 - 9 p.m. at the Lake Tahoe Airport’s Flight Deck Restaurant and Bar with Alfred Knotts, principal planner/project manager for the Tahoe Transportation District.
Truckee Donner Land Trust recognized for environmental efforts
Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 11:55amPublic workshops to discuss water transit at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 6:51am
The idea of a coordinated public transit system that spans across Lake Tahoe has been talked about for years. Now it is becoming closer to reality.
The public is invited to workshops on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 6-7, to discuss a North Shore to South Shore transit connection by Aquabus, a waterbourne public transit ferry service that could be implemented, possibly, by summer 2015.
Court Orders New Study of Boat Buoys on Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:02amOn Feb. 29 the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) acted illegally in not analyzing the boat pollution impacts for over one thousand illegal boat mooring buoys in the lake and that it must do so before it can approve other lake development.
The appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that found proposed amendments to the shoreline development plan were invalid. Under the new ruling, TRPA will retain discretion in how it will conduct a new study of the impacts of legalizing these buoys.
Preservation foundation appoints new director
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 6:00amMountain Area Preservation Foundation announced Monday that Alexis Ollar has joined the organization as the new executive director.Ollar has nine years of experience with environmental non-profits,...
Lake Tahoe agency gets favorable 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in buoy dispute
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 5:21pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling on Shorezone litigation between TRPA and the League to Save Lake Tahoe, allowing the agency discretion on how to determine its baseline measurement of buoys on the lake.
Water clarity at Lake Tahoe improved in 2011
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 9:54amLake Tahoe clarity improved in 2011, but overall has remained nearly stable since 2000, according to a summary issued by UC Davis scientists who study the lake. Data released today by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency reported the average annual clarity level for 2011 at 68.9 feet, a 4.5-foot improvement over 2010, when average clarity levels were the second-worst on record.
TRPA fireside chat at Sierra Nevada College rescheduled to March 5
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 9:14amThe "Fireside Chat” featuring Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Executive Director Joanne Marchetta that was originally scheduled for Monday at Sierra Nevada College but canceled because of bad weather has been rescheduled for March 5.
The event will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences on the campus of Sierra Nevada College at Incline Village.
Tahoe resorts, business outfit vehicle fleets with Lake Tahoe license plate
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 5:26pm
New Lake Tahoe license plates are appearing on the vehicle fleets of major ski resorts and businesses in the Tahoe Basin, as support for the Tahoe plate program in California and Nevada continues this winter.
Heavenly Ski Resort helped launch the program in 1996 and has 140 vehicles plated for Tahoe. Northstar Resort, Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, and Tahoe Dave’s Skis and Boards have ordered new Tahoe plates.
Whittemore manager claims Seenos violated environmental permits
Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 1:17pmMeet the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s new Executive Director
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 1:01pmJoin us in welcoming the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s new Executive Director, Darcie Goodman-Collins, PhD at a meet and greet reception on Tuesday, March 6th at the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s offices in South Lake Tahoe.
Meet Darcie, learn about the League to Save Lake Tahoe, and enjoy light refreshments.
For more information or to RSVP, email events@keeptahoeblue.org or call 530.541.5388. Registration is required.
Details
What: League to Save Lake Tahoe Meet & Greet Reception
When: Tuesday, March 6, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Who: All interested community members.
Kudos & Kindness: Thanks for making magnet school event a great success
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 6:00amWatch D.O.G.S. (Dad's of Great Students) at the Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School thanks the following sponsors, donators and volunteers for their needed and appreciated support at the...
Kudos & Kindness: Watch DOGS thanks sponsors
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 6:00amWatch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) at the Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School thanks the following sponsors, donators and volunteers for their needed and appreciated support at the ...
Gas pump prices, future of oil economy featured at UC Davis Lake Tahoe Center lecture
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 12:26amVolatile oil prices. Looming climate change. Worldwide economic and political unrest. Worsening traffic congestion. Crisis in transportation financing.
Lake Tahoe planning agency announces 2011 Best in The Basin award winners
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 12:43pmRecognized for stewardship and care taken in the building and construction of developments around Lake Tahoe, the 22nd annual Best in the Basin awards were announced Tuesday by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
The TRPA, which sets policy for development around Lake Tahoe, will recognize the winners, listed below, during the 2011 Best in the Basin awards presentation during the meeting of its Governing Board on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in Stateline. Go here for the agenda.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: TRPA director's speech a harbinger for another hole?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 10:44amThose of us who want to see the TRPA succeed in bringing about the changes that are necessary in the basin to attain the environmental objectives required by the bistate compact can only be dismaye...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: TRPA director's speech a harbinger for another hole?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 10:44amThose of us who want to see the TRPA succeed in bringing about the changes that are necessary in the basin to attain the environmental objectives required by the bistate compact can only be dismaye...
Leading the League: New environmental leader pledges transparency, community involvement
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 8:12pmLove them or hate them, it's impossible to deny the influence the League to Save Lake Tahoe has on decision-making at the lake. And for the first time in nearly two decades, the environmental organization has a new leader.
League to Save Lake Tahoe drops lawsuit against city's general plan
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 11:13amThe City of South Lake Tahoe and the League to Save Lake Tahoe (League) have entered into a Settlement Agreement in which the League agrees to drop its appeal of their lawsuit against the City regarding the General Plan Update (GPU) and the City agrees not to seek payment for legal fees.
Homewood lawsuit: Court rejects plaintiffs' request for shorezone judge
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 11:07amThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a positive ruling in the opening stages of the lawsuit challenging the Homewood Mountain Ski Area Master Plan that was filed by the Sierra Club and the Friends of the West Shore.
Two Billion Cars: Driving Towards Sustainability
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 6:00amAmericans' love affair with the automobile and its environmental impacts will be the topic of a presentation at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Dr...
Message from the Mayor: A summary of actions by the South Lake Tahoe City Council
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:36pm
The following is from Claire Fortier, the mayor of the City of South Lake Tahoe. Mayor Fortier has launched a regular "Monthly Message from the Mayor" report, which summarizes the accomplishments of the South Lake Tahoe City Council. Here is her first report:
Fallen Leaf trail and improvement plan continues to stir concerns
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:48amQuestions continue regarding a U.S. Forest Service plan to make trail and other improvements in the Fallen Leaf Lake area. With a comment deadline now past, the project entails improvements to 12,960 acres and includes nearly 42 miles of existing trail from Pope to Baldwin beaches on the north end to the south and west ends of Fallen Leaf Lake.
Tahoe Project fundraiser screening of 'Happy' the movie
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:48am
On Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 the Tahoe Project and Mo's Place are partnering to host the Tahoe venue for the first annual World Happy Day, when thousands of people will join together in communities around the globe to watch the award-winning film "Happy." Local musician and entrepreneur Tyler Lewis will play live music after the screening and DJ the dance party after that. Plan on a happy night out!
Locals Help to Identify Biggest Threats to Lake Tahoe Basin
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 5:44pm
This winter, the Tahoe Resource Conservation District launched a Facebook contest in support of its “Tahoe’s Most un-Wanted” campaign in order to collaborate with the community for its series of educational posters. The wild-west themed posters are intended to help locals and visitors to identify some of the most pressing threats to the Tahoe Basin, as well as what people can do to help mitigate environmental challenges.
JT Holmes Shoots Promo for Lake Tahoe 'Plate for Powder' program
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 10:45am
Extreme snow sports legend and Transformers film wingsuit stuntman JT Holmes has finished shooting promotional TV spots for the Tahoe Fund’s Plate for Powder program, which gives purchasers of California and Nevada
Tahoe environmental center presents lecture that addresses transportation solutions
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 8:56amVolatile oil prices. Looming climate change. Worldwide economic and political unrest. Worsening traffic congestion. Crisis in transportation financing.
Lecture on fragrances at Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 1:52am
There are many people who experience unpleasant physical effects from scented products, such as perfumes and colognes. Sometimes, it might be a headache or nausea when passing by a department store’s fragrance counter or riding in an elevator with someone wearing a certain fragrance. However, there is a growing number of people who suffer more severe reactions to these and many other types of products and chemicals. This condition is known as multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) and involves people who have developed an acute sensitivity to various chemicals in the environment.
Judge dismisses League's challenge to city's general plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 7:16pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A federal court judge dismissed a Lake Tahoe environmental group's lawsuit against the City of South Lake Tahoe on Thursday.Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. signed an order g...
Tahoe License Plate for Powder Program To Benefit from Snow Forecast
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:00pm
The snow forecast to hit the Lake Tahoe region during the next few days is expected to give the Tahoe Fund's Plate for Powder program a boost along with Sierra ski resorts and businesses. Drivers who purchase a California or Nevada Tahoe vehicle license plate will receive two free ski lift or Nordic tickets to the resort of their choice. New Tahoe plates cost $50 in California and $61 in Nevada.
Proactively Pursuing the Health of Our Community in 2012
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 7:10pm
The New Year has always been the perfect time to reflect and look ahead with a fresh perspective. As the primary wellness provider for the South Lake Tahoe area, I would like to address questions you may have about the future of healthcare and what Barton Health has planned for 2012 and beyond.
League to Save Lake Tahoe Names Darcie Goodman-Collins as New Executive Director
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 12:00pm
South Shore native Darcie Goodman-Collins has been named the new executive director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, officials announced today. She replaces Rochelle Nason who resigned last September.
“I’m very excited to move back to Lake Tahoe. I grew up skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and waterskiing on our beautiful lake. I am passionate about science, education, and the Lake. I will lead the League’s efforts to restore the Lake and work hand in hand with the local community to do so,” said Goodman-Collins in a news release.
League to Save Lake Tahoe announces new executive director
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 11:23amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The League to Save Lake Tahoe announced Tuesday that Darcie Goodman-Collins will serve as the environmental group's new executive director.Goodman-Collins replaces longti...
LTCC Writer's Series on Wednesday with Jeremy Evans and Scott Lankford
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 6:17pmLake Tahoe Community College's Writers' Series continues as two local authors, Jeremy Evans and Scott Lankford, read and sign their work at the LTCC library. Stop by for the reading, buy a book to get signed, and chat with the writers.
Science program for educators
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 4:09am9 from 10am-4pm at Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village. The second meeting is Feb. 16 from 10am-4pm at the ...www.laketahoenews.net/2012/.../science-progra...
New bus shelters sprout up in South Lake Tahoe area; more on the way
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 8:18pm
The operator of BlueGo, the South Lake Tahoe area public transportation system, has installed four new bus shelters in the city with plans for three more in early 2012 to provide additional safety, convenience and comfort for riders.
