Keep Tahoe Blue NewsThe Keep Tahoe Blue News is a collection of environmental news about Tahoe, including articles, announcements and newsletters from Tahoe agencies, League press releases, and science reports. Join our RSS feed to stay informed._________________________________________________________________________________ LETTER TO THE EDITOR: TRPA director's speech a harbinger for another hole?
Feb 17, 2012, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Those 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 dismayed...
Lake Tahoe bailout law draws fire from California Senate leader
Feb 17, 2012, Tahoe Daily Tribune
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A California Senate leader has expressed sharp displeasure with Nevada legislation threatening to pull out of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. The bill, by state Sen....
Leading the League: New environmental leader pledges transparency, community involvement
Feb 14, 2012, Tahoe Daily Tribune
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Love 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...
Alpine and El Dorado Counties host open houses to discuss wild and scenic river designations
Feb 7, 2012, The Record-Courier
Trout Unlimited and California Trout are having two open houses in Markleeville and South Lake Tahoe to discuss a locally-based proposal for Wild and Scenic River Designation for the Upper Truckee...
Three California Forests Selected for New National Program
Feb 6, 2012, KCET
Nancy Upham imagines a group of Sierra Club hikers meeting with folks from the California Cattleman's Association to discuss the issue of grazing in the National Forest. Maybe there are fights, maybe...
Sierra frogs get state endangered species protection
Feb 3, 2012, Summit County Citizens Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY —Two species of rare frogs native to high-elevation lakes in California’s Sierra Nevada will get protection under the state’s Endangered Species Act.
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Opinion: Governor's cuts to fire safety in Tahoe doesn't make sense
Feb 2, 2012, Lake Tahoe News
As we near the fifth anniversary of the devastating Angora Fire that ravaged the Lake Tahoe area, leaving destruction in its wake, I am baffled by the governor’s decision to put lives and...
Guest Column: TRPA starts to use common sense, maybe?
Jan 30, 2012, North Tahoe Bonanza
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — I would like to recommend that every property owner in Incline Village and Crystal Bay attend the TRPA public workshop on Thursday, February 2nd at 6 PM at the Donald W....
New Forest Planning Rule Seeks to Restore the Nation's Forests through Science and Collaboration
Jan 26, 2012, Keep Tahoe Blue News
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today signaled the U.S. Department of Agriculture's intent to issue a new planning rule for America's 193-million acre National...
New Leader Reshapes the League
Jan 24, 2012, Moonshine Ink
A new face with a long history at the League to Save Lake Tahoe has taken over as executive director of the lake’s oldest environmental organization. Darcie Goodman-Collins, a 32-year-old...
Tahoe cubs get a second chance
Jan 22, 2012, Sacramento Bee
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE – The life of a Lake Tahoe bear is a continual dance with death. Not because of the extreme climate and struggle to find food, but because their lives are so closely intertwined...
Letter to the Editor: Why turn 64-Acres into a transit hub?
Jan 20, 2012, Sierra Sun
What makes Tahoe unique and glorious? Why do people come here? Natural beauty and open space. Imagine my shock when I learned of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's (TRPA) and the Tahoe...
League to Save Lake Tahoe Names Darcie Goodman-Collins, PhD its new Executive Director
Jan 17, 2012, League press release
After a thorough and competitive national search, the League to Save Lake Tahoe today announced that Darcie Goodman-Collins, PhD will be its next Executive Director.
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TRPA to hold public workshops on major code change
Jan 17, 2012, Tahoe Daily Tribune
LAKE TAHOE — The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will host two public workshops to help orient customers to a reorganization of agency's code going into effect March 1. “These workshops...
Public Input changes USFS Fallen Leaf Lake plans
Jan 14, 2012, Lake Tahoe News
CAMP RICHARDSON – People are cycling and walking on what’s commonly referred to as the Camp Rich bike trail. A red-tail hawk soars overhead. Fallen Leaf Lake is glassy, almost inviting to...
Forest Service approves South Shore fuels reduction
Jan 13, 2012, Keep Tahoe Blue News
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. – The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) has approved a project that will reduce wildfire risk to communities on Lake Tahoe's South Shore and...
Toxic Treatment for Tahoe?
Jan 13, 2012, Moonshine Ink
For decades government agencies have poisoned lakes and streams around the nation to rid the waterways of invasive species and to improve game fisheries, but the thought that toxic chemicals would...
2011 a 'good year' for keeping invasive species out of Tahoe
Jan 11, 2012, Reno Gazette Journal
Land-use regulators are taking stock of 2011's steps to protect Lake Tahoe from aquatic invaders -- a "good year," one official said -- while a similar program to defend other lakes and reservoirs...
Douglas County's master plan takes control from TRPA
Jan 7, 2012, Lake Tahoe News
MINDEN – The Douglas County Commission approved an update to the county’s 15-year-old master plan, paving the way for the county to take over permitting in its portion of the Lake Tahoe...
Forest Service to begin aspen restoration work on South Shore
Jan 6, 2012, US Forest Service Press Release
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. –On Monday, January 9, 2012, the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin aspen restoration work near the Pope/Baldwin Bike Path adjacent to Hwy...
My Turn: Revitalization does not equal bypass
Jan 6, 2012, Special to the Sierra Sun
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — After attending two of the community meetings regarding the State Route 89/Fanny Bridge Community Re vitalization Project, I have come to the conclusion that the name of...
CA initiates state protection for rare woodpecker
Dec 26, 2011, Mercury News
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.—Over the objections of the U.S. Forest Service, wildlife officials in California are taking steps at the state level to protect a rare woodpecker partly because the...
TRPA committee endorses changes to coverage rules
Dec 25, 2011, Tahoe Daily Tribune
LAKE TAHOE — The Regional Plan Update Committee of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board has endorsed updated policies to improve land coverage restrictions and local governance,...
GUEST COLUMN: Science vs. opinion regarding stormwater and Lake Tahoe
Dec 21, 2011, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Recent news articles and guest opinions have raised questions about the science behind the Lake Tahoe Total Maximum Daily Load and the decision to implement it in a recently adopted...
Statement on the TRPA Approval of Phase I of the Homewood Mountain Resort Project
Dec 14, 2011, League press release
Today, Carl Young, Interim Director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe issued the following statements upon the completion of the TRPA hearing and the approval of Phase I of the Homewood Mountain Resort...
Ski resorts fail to post gains on report card
Dec 14, 2011, Reno Gazette Journal
Western ski resorts failed to significantly increase renewable energy and energy efficiency activities for the first year in five years, according to a recent report from the Ski Area Citizen's...
West Shore community desires better - not bigger - redevelopment
Dec 13, 2011, Sierra Sun
The West Shore of Lake Tahoe is at a critical juncture with the final decision on the Homewood Mountain Resort (HMR) development expected at the upcoming TRPA meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 14. There have...
Historic Fanny Bridge eyed for overhaul
Dec 13, 2011, Sierra Sun
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — A historic piece of Tahoe City could receive a major overhaul as transportation officials are calling for the two-lane Fanny Bridge to be reconstructed into four lanes with...
Hyatt awards $10,000 to League to Save Lake Tahoe
Dec 13, 2011, The Record-Courier
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, through the efforts of Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino, announced today that it has awarded to the League to Save Lake Tahoe with a significant grant of $10...
Plan to allow pesticides at Lake Tahoe criticized
Dec 11, 2011, Mercury News
RENO, Nev.—Lake Tahoe's leading conservation organization is criticizing a regional board's vote to allow the use of pesticides to combat non-native aquatic species at the Sierra Nevada lake.
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