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Forest Service releases proposal to address Incline Lake Dam
Jun 14, 2013, Keep Tahoe Blue News
South Lake Tahoe, Calif.- The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking public input on a proposal to remove the Incline Lake dam and restore the area impacted by it. The...
Guest Column: Excited to move forward with Nevada on board
Jun 13, 2013, Tahoe Daily Tribune
The people of Nevada have done an amazing thing. In the face of strong lobbying by special interests, they spoke out loud and clear that they want environmental protection for Lake Tahoe.
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Ride to support keeping Tahoe blue
Jun 12, 2013, Keep Tahoe Blue News
The League to Save Lake Tahoe and Climate Ride are looking for cyclists to join a five-day tour from New York City to Washington DC from September 21-25 to support bike advocacy and organizations...
Cal Fire and U.S. Forest Service initiate fire restrictions
Jun 11, 2013, Keep Tahoe Blue News
With one of the driest winters on record, vegetation is drying earlier and the fire danger is rising. Beginning on June 17, 2013 CAL FIRE’s Amador-El Dorado- Sacramento ...
Sandoval signs bill recommitting to Tahoe compact
Jun 10, 2013, The Associated Press
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- The frigid relations between California and Nevada over protecting the cold blue waters of Lake Tahoe warmed Thursday when Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill...
Defensible space can be the difference between a home still standing and one reduced to ash
Jun 8, 2013, Lake Tahoe News
What would happen if an ember the size of a softball were to land on your property? On your roof? Is there anything that would catch fire?
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Tahoe researchers shock water to rid lake of goldfish, bass
Jun 6, 2013, KCRA News 3
Researchers and scientists spent this past week on Lake Tahoe zapping fish with electricity as they try to survey the number of non-native fish and stop their spread.
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League saddened by passing of Carl Young
Jun 2, 2013
The League is saddened by the passing of Carl Young, former program director for five years here. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family. Carl was passionate both about the environment at...
Snail surveys in Truckee to begin soon
May 25, 2013, Reno Gazette Journal
Wading up and down the Truckee River, biologists will soon begin a new round of surveys in effort to gauge the scope of a recently discovered infestation by a non-native snail.A 2012 study...
Agencies launch volunteer program to identify aquatic invasive plants
May 23, 2013, League press release
In June, several Lake Tahoe agencies are kicking off a new volunteer effort called “Eyes on the Lake” in which water recreationists of all types will be identifying and reporting on the...
Discovery of mystery creature may provide clues to clarity of Lake Tahoe
May 20, 2013, Capital Public radio
A Lake Tahoe area scientist has found an unidentified life form in a high-altitude lake. Now agencies in the area are trying to figure out what it is.
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Work at Washoe Meadows set for this summer
May 20, 2013, Lake Tahoe News
Despite an ongoing 1½-year-old lawsuit involving Washoe Meadows State Park, improvements at the South Shore park are expected to begin this summer.
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Douglas County's Tahoe area plan nearly complete
May 18, 2013, Lake Tahoe News
STATELINE – While the South Shore Area Plan for Douglas County doesn’t come with a project per se; it is the map for which one could seek approval.
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Study: Decreasing snow cover threatens wildlife
May 17, 2013, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Declining snow cover puts animals and plants across the Northern Hemisphere at risk, according to a “Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment” report published earlier this month.
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New invasive species poses threat to Lake Tahoe
May 16, 2013, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Another invasive species is encroaching on Lake Tahoe Basin waters.
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Agencies ask the public to practice proper food storage and trash disposal in bear country
May 16, 2013, Keep Tahoe Blue News
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. –With the summer season approaching, agencies are asking residents and visitors to practice proper food storage and trash disposal when living in or visiting...
Adopt the South Lake Tahoe Bring Your Own Bag Ordinance on June 11
May 16, 2013, Keep Tahoe Blue News
Plastic bags pollute our waterways and kill wildlife. Now they are history in hundreds of communities around the nation. You can help South Lake Tahoe to do the same by encouraging the South Lake...
Forest Service to hold informational meeting on Upper Truckee project
May 15, 2013, Keep Tahoe Blue News
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. – The Forest Service will hold a meeting Thursday, May 30, 2013, to answer questions and provide information about its Upper Truckee River restoration project. The...
Nevada, California governors announce Tahoe pact
May 14, 2013, The Associated Press
CARSON CITY, Nev. — The governors of Nevada and California announced an agreement Tuesday to manage the Lake Tahoe Basin, eliminating Nevada's threat to leave the decades-old Lake Tahoe...
Nevada and California renew partnership to preserve, enhance Lake Tahoe Region
May 14, 2013, Keep Tahoe Blue News
CARSON CITY and SACRAMENTO – Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced an agreement that renews Nevada and California's bi-state partne...
Governors' compromise preserves Tahoe Compact
May 14, 2013, Joint press release
The League to Save Lake Tahoe and Nevada Conservation League are applauding a compromise that would preserve the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, a 44-year-old agreement between the states of Nevada...
Guest Column: Do your part to be bear smart
May 13, 2013, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Tahoe’s black bears regularly come into neighborhoods all around the lake, searching for food. With humans living in the forest, we have all become neigh-bears, creating a need to peacefully...
Runoff peaks early in another sign of drought in Tahoe area
May 4, 2013, Reno Gazette Journal
The water trickling from a melting mountain snowpack and into the area’s rivers and streams has apparently reached its peak, with that peak coming early and looking nothing too impressive.In ...
Ward Creek restoration a win for environment, park lovers
May 2, 2013, Sierra Sun
Anyone standing on the new wood-planked boardwalk surrounded by the lush, green meadow dotted with yellow flowers within Ward Creek Park would have been standing in a water-entrenched trail this...
Forest managers: Burn it to save it in Sierra
May 2, 2013, Reno Gazette Journal
There could be more fires burning in the hills this year, and that’s a good thing.From the forested terrain north of Reno south to the California line and beyond, crews with the U.S. Forest...
TRPA withdrawal discussed by local governments
Apr 30, 2013, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Efforts by both California and Nevada that could unravel decades of bi-state planning at Lake Tahoe were among the items discussed at a joint meeting of the South Lake Tahoe City Council and...
Though too cold to swim, spring is perfect for paddling
Apr 29, 2013, Tahoe Daily Tribune
With Lake Tahoe’s temperature hovering around 40 degrees, it’s a little too cold to spend much time in the water. But with the sun out and little wind, spring is a fine time to paddle...
Placer County sets dates to discuss Tahoe plans
Apr 28, 2013, Lake Tahoe News
Placer County Board of Supervisors received a progress report last week about the Lake Tahoe Basin Community Plans.
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NV Assembly likely to repeal threat to withdraw from TRPA
Apr 24, 2013, Nevada Appeal
As the Nevada Senate did Monday night, the Assembly is expected to pass legislation repealing Nevada’s threat to pull out of the bi-state Tahoe Regional Planning Agency compact.
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20 pounds? Not too bad, for an extinct fish
Apr 24, 2013, The New York Times
PYRAMID LAKE, Nev. — For most fishermen a 20-pound trout is a trophy, but for Paiute tribe members and fish biologists here the one Matt Ceccarelli caught was a victory.That Lahontan cutthroat...
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