In the News A collection of environmental news about Tahoe, including newspaper articles, announcements and newsletters from Tahoe agencies, League press releases, and science reports. Join our RSS feed to stay informed._________________________________________________________________________________ Asian clam control project takes shape in Emerald Bay
Jan 11, 2013, Keep Tahoe Blue News
This story first appeared in the League's Fall 2012 newsletter.Asian clams have taken hold at the mouth of Lake Tahoe’s picturesque Emerald Bay, and a team from the Lake Tahoe Aquatic...
Tahoe emerges from the time capsule
Jan 11, 2013, Moonshine Ink
Tahoe’s new regional plan can be viewed many ways — an act of self-preservation, a pendulum swing in planning, a plea for private investment. But what it seeks to do is indisputable &mdash...
The evolution of a Regional Plan Update
Jan 11, 2013, Keep Tahoe Blue News
This story first appeared in the League's Fall 2012 newsletter.Regional planning is likely high on your list of significant activities, especially if you are the outdoorsy type who can’t wait to...
Guest Column: Moving forward after the Regional Plan Update
Jan 11, 2013, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
This piece originally appeared in the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza.LAKE TAHOE — Growing up in Tahoe was idealistic. I spent my summer days on the lake and winter afternoons on the slopes, gazing at...
Scientist: Consumers have role in climate change; forecast for Tahoe bleak because of less snow
Jan 11, 2013, Lake Tahoe News
STATELINE – While China was the No. 1 fossil fuel emitting country in 2011, what is missing from most conversations is who is consuming all the goods that country is producing.
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Judge blocks expansion at Tahoe's Homewood ski resort
Jan 8, 2013, Sacramento Bee
A dramatic expansion of a ski resort in the community of Homewood on Lake Tahoe's west shore has been blocked by a Sacramento federal judge.
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Ski with a ranger at Heavenly Mountain Resort
Jan 8, 2013, Keep Tahoe Blue News
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. --The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit invites you to Ski with a Ranger at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Ski with a Ranger interpretive tours begin...
Tahoe in Depth
Jan 6, 2013, TRPA, US Forest Service, US Fish & Wildlife, Nevada State Lands
TRPA has delivered its new environmental journal to mailboxes throughout Tahoe.Read the first issue.
Huge brown trout pulled from lake
Jan 6, 2013, San Francisco Chronicle
One of the biggest brown trout in history at Lake Tahoe, just 5 ounces from the lake record, was landed last weekend amid a proliferation of giant fish at the south end of the lake.A month ago,...
State changes plans for golf course
Jan 1, 2013, Tahoe Mountain News
California State Parks has released layout for the Washoe Meadows State Park/Lake Tahoe Golf Course project. Cyndie Walck, engineering geologist for the California Department of Parks and Recreation...
New Lake Tahoe plan to allow higher density development
Dec 26, 2012, Los Angeles Times
Lake Tahoe towns will grow taller and denser under a new regional plan that supporters hope will quell a rebellion by Nevada against land use regulations that have restricted development in the basin....
TRPA expands Lake Tahoe crawfish harvest
Dec 21, 2012, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
As many as seven commercial crawfish harvesting operations could be up and running at Lake Tahoe in 2013.The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency approved permits for four crawfish harvesting start-ups at a...
Boards approve transportation plan for Tahoe that would cut greenhouse gases
Dec 20, 2012, Reno Gazette Journal
Lake Tahoe boards have approved a transportation plan that brings Lake Tahoe into compliance with greenhouse gas rules, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced Wednesday.“Mobility 2035,...
CTC looking at how best to manage its lands
Dec 17, 2012, Lake Tahoe News
In a meeting that was more about reports than decision-making, the California Tahoe Conservancy board was updated last week about the Upper Truckee Marsh, lands the state agency owns and what the...
Scientists worry about long-term effects of changing levels of algae, oxygen in Lake Tahoe
Dec 16, 2012, Lake Tahoe News
INCLINE VILLAGE – In the last four years the amount of algae found in Lake Tahoe has dramatically increased.
Why?
Scientists are still trying to figure that out.
Cells that are 5, 6, 7 micron...
Nevada begins bike trail to connect around Lake Tahoe
Dec 13, 2012, Capital Public radio
The first mile of bike trail on the Nevada-side of the lake stretches from Stateline on the south shore north toward Nevada beach. Carl Hasty with the Tahoe Transportation District says a recent...
League supports finalizing Tahoe's regional plan
Dec 12, 2012, League press release
Statement of Darcie Goodman-Collins, PhD, Executive Director: “The League has played an active and positive role in the Regional Plan Update process over the past months. We feel that...
TRPA passes Regional Plan Update
Dec 12, 2012, Tahoe Daily Tribune
California and Nevada reached a historic agreement over Lake Tahoe this week with the passage of an extensive plan designed to shape development at the lake for years to come.The Tahoe Regional...
TRPA Governing Board approves future development
Dec 12, 2012, KTVN Channel 2 News
The governing board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has voted to approve the new Regional Plan for the Lake Tahoe basin.
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TERC Winter 2013 Newsletter
Dec 10, 2012, UC Davis
This additon of the Tahoe Environmental Research Center's winter newsletter features the "floating robots" experiement that is tracking Lake Tahoe's currents; an update on the work being done this...
Insight: Tahoe's new plan
Dec 10, 2012, Capital Public radio
On December 12th, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will vote on the adoption of a new Regional Plan. It's the first big overhaul to the original 1987 bi-state plan governing the Lake Tahoe basin and...
NV Secretary of State: TRPA withdrawal bill did its job, should be rescinded
Dec 10, 2012, Sierra Sun
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Secretary of State Ross Miller issued a statement Friday saying the legislation threatening withdrawal from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency should be rescinded.Miller ...
Vision of Tahoe outlined in plan
Dec 8, 2012, Reno Gazette Journal
Years of effort are coming to a head as Lake Tahoe land-use regulators consider a sweeping blueprint to guide development and environmental protection measures for decades to come.
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Nev., Calif. take another look at state park management in basin
Dec 8, 2012, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Agencies in Nevada and California are looking to update management policies of state parks and trails, changes that could eventually increase riding terrain for Tahoe's mountain bikers. The current...
Opinion: Focusing on climate change at Lake Tahoe
Dec 7, 2012, Lake Tahoe News
Some of the most important questions we currently face at the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center relate to the impact of climate change on restoration efforts at Lake Tahoe. Our past...
Changes in service possible for North Tahoe water shuttle
Dec 7, 2012, Tahoe Daily Tribune
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — The North Lake Tahoe Express Water Shuttle will return next summer, but possibly with a few minor tweaks based on passenger feedback.The water shuttle, a pilot program...
Scientists say Lake Tahoe area overdue for another earthquake
Dec 6, 2012, NBC News
SAN FRANCISCO — A tsunami-producing fault in Lake Tahoe is overdue for another earthquake, scientists said here Tuesday at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
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Four more companies want to cash-in on Tahoe's crayfish
Dec 2, 2012, Lake Tahoe News
Four outfitters want permission from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to harvest crayfish from Lake Tahoe.
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County, City look to develop South Shore recreation plan
Dec 1, 2012, Tahoe Daily Tribune
South Shore residents and visitors could have more organized sports and recreation opportunities starting as early as 2014, at least if all goes according to plan. The plan — devised jointly...
Study: Low snow years increasing in Tahoe region
Nov 28, 2012, Nevada Appeal
TAHOE/TRUCKEE — Predicting how much snow will fall at Lake Tahoe is a long-held pastime of skiers, professional weather watchers, resort operators and barstool meteorologists alike.And the...
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