http://keeptahoeblue.com Read More]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0600 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. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, threatens withdrawal from the Tahoe Regional Compact by 2015 unless... Read More]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0600 Read More]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0600 Read More]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0600 Read More]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:00 -0600 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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Read More]]> Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:00:00 -0600 LAKE TAHOE, CA – BEARPAW Footwear announced today a new agreement with The League to Save Lake Tahoe. The League is Tahoe’s oldest and largest nonprofit, environmental, advocacy organization dedicated to maintaining and improving water quality and clarity for the preservation of a... Read More]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:00:00 -0600 A Nevada man could begin pulling crayfish out of Lake Tahoe's waters by next spring following action by state wildlife officials. On Saturday, the Nevada Wildlife Commission unanimously approved regulations authorizing the commercial harvest of crayfish from Tahoe's Nevada waters. While approv... 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Read More]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:00:00 -0600 HOMEWOOD, Calif. — Nearly seven months after government officials approved the Boulder Bay project, eyes are now shifting to an iconic locals-favorite ski resort and a proposed multi-million-dollar facelift that proponents say will further a modern era of responsible redevelopment at Lake... Read More]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:00:00 -0600 Read More]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:00:00 -0600 Read More]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0600 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Whether a massive South Shore fuel reduction project adequately protects rare species and takes into account Echo Lakes' unique forests has been called into question by two separate groups. Echo Lakes Association and the Earth Island Institute each filed... Read More]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:00:00 -0600 Read More]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:00:00 -0600 South Lake Tahoe, Calif. –The Forest Service will begin the sale of holiday tree permits on November 7.  ... Read More]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0500 TAHOE CITY, Calif. — A stream restoration project on Lake Tahoe's North Shore is reaping environmental benefits as a small fall run of kokanee salmon was spotted in the lower reaches of the creek earlier this month.According to Placer County, the run has gone missing since the 1960s when... Read More]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:00:00 -0500