Bears have been leaving their dens earlier for the last couple of years due to warmer than normal temperatures and lots of sunshine. Already this year the BEAR League reports approximately 20 calls of bear sightings following a nearly silent January. Two recent bear sightings, one in Kings Beach as well as one in South Lake Tahoe, have been a mother bear with a cub. To compound the problem Continue Reading
Resident Reaction to Tahoe City’s Fanny Bridge Proposal
A community advisory group was formed, and met over the last year, to evaluate and comment on the Fanny Bridge project in Tahoe City. The participants met with representatives of Tahoe Transportation District (TTD), architects from Wood Rogers and the landscape contractor. One participant in the group (and he emphasizes not an authorized representative) spoke to the Sierra Sun in an opinion Continue Reading
SnowFest! Lake Tahoe Begins Friday, February 27th
Each year for ten days and nights we celebrate winter in North Lake Tahoe. It all begins with the Kick-Off to SnowFest! Party at Gar Woods Grill & Pier Thursday evening from 5pm to 8pm. The official start of SnowFest! occurs on Friday with the SnowFest! Queen coronation, fireworks, a torchlight parade and live music at Squaw Valley! Begin your Saturday with the North Tahoe Firefighters Pancake Continue Reading
Friends of Alpine Meadows to Meet Saturday
This will be the first public meeting of FoAM and it will be held at the Tahoe Mill Collective, 150 Alpine Meadows Road, Saturday, February 21st at 5:00 p.m. The group was formed last year and presented itself and its goals on December 22, 2014. Alpine Meadows has been combined with Squaw Valley since its purchase by KSL Capital Partners in 2011. The group is striving to maintain the separate Continue Reading
Don’t Miss Kid-O-Rama at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows!
This free event is fun for all ages. Kid-friendly activities include free face painting, cookie happy hour, game and craft room, live music and Big Truck Day. Take part in arts and crafts projects, ping pong, air hockey, foosball and the climbing wall. Light Up the Night is new this year and features snow tubing and mini-snowmobiling from 4-7 pm on Saturday. A complete schedule of activities is Continue Reading
Lake Tahoe’s Water Level Rises 4.8 Inches in Last Two Storms
Two major storms inundated the Tahoe/Truckee region over the last weekend bringing high winds, torrential rain, power outages and snow at the higher elevations. Ski resorts are reporting two to four feet of new snow. I know for skiers there is nothing more important, but in the bigger picture it is water in Lake Tahoe. The lake’s natural rim is at 6,223 feet, and the current level is 6,222.75. We Continue Reading
Joerger Ranch Plan Approved by Truckee Planning Commission
With its unanimous approval on January 20, 2015, the Town of Truckee Planning Commission forwards the Joerger Ranch Specific Plan to the Town Council for final review and approval which includes adoption of site plans and maps, and certification of an environmental document. The plan outlines the vision and goals for the project, proposed land uses and development standards within the Planned Continue Reading
Truckee Railyard Application Delayed
Preliminary applications for the Truckee Railyard were submitted to the Town of Truckee on October 2, 2014, by Truckee Development Associates. Since then numerous changes have been made to the plan including the location of the grocery store and parking. The Union Pacific Railroad balloon track facility will remain in its current location requiring an amendment to the Railyard Master Plan. The Continue Reading
Developer Excludes Tahoe Basin Land from Martis Valley Project
Mountainside Partners (formerly East West Partners) has requested of Placer County that it exclude 138 acres of the Tahoe Basin from the Martis Valley West Plan. The developer also requested that the application to Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for development within the Basin be withdrawn and that any future development proposals be approved separately from the Martis Valley Project. Jennifer Continue Reading
Draft Environmental Document Released for Fanny Bridge Project
The report is available at the offices of Tahoe Transportation District, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Placer County Planning Services, Tahoe City Public Utility District as well as Tahoe City, Kings Beach and Truckee libraries. Comments should be submitted to Brian Judge, principal environmental specialist, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, P O Box 5310, Stateline, NV 89449, no later than Continue Reading
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