Tahoe Daily Tribune: State of the Lake report shows extreme highs and lows of the basin, 2023 on track to follow in historic data
State of the Lake report shows extreme highs and lows of the basin, 2023 on track to follow in historic dataTAHOE CITY, Calif.— The 2023 Tahoe State of the Lake report was released for public viewing, and Tahoe Environmental Research Center Director Geoffrey Schladow was able to present the findings at the Granlibakken Thursday, July 20. The report informs non-scientists about the important factors impacting the health of the basin, and provides the scientific details for preservation and management within Lake Tahoe. The 2023 report summarizes data collected during 2022 in the context of the long-term record of research done in Lake Tahoe. Researchers at UC Davis have been continuously... |
Tahoe Daily Tribune: Report: Pollution from sediment in Lake Tahoe reduced by 600k pounds in 2021
Report: Pollution from sediment in Lake Tahoe reduced by 600k pounds in 2021SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Efforts to reduce pollution and restore Lake Tahoe’s world- famous water clarity remain on track, despite impacts from climate change and other factors, according to a bi-state report released Tuesday by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, part of the California Environmental Protection Agency. Notably, the bi-state Lake Tahoe Total Maximum Daily Load Program’s 10-year Performance Report shows that pollution from fine sediment, which significantly impairs lake clarity, was reduced by nearly 600,000 pounds in 2021, or the mass equivalent of about 206 cars. This is an increase over last year’s reduction of 523,000 pounds. Nitrogen and phosp... |
Moonshine Ink: Mission Accomplished
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When Brooks McMullin and Cortney Knudson brought their idea of creating a community bike park before the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District, they never would’ve imagined how it would grow and evolve over the next decade. “Brooks and I had been in Sun Valley [Idaho] and we were like, ‘Wow, they just got a pump track. Why don’t we have one?’” Knudson recalled. Twelve years after the first phone call to TDRPD was made on July 3, 2010, the park is a long way from its humble beginning as a pump track, with features for every ability level and encompassing 12 acres off Joerger Drive. The th... |
East Bay Times: Bear canisters now mandatory at popular Tahoe backpacking area
| Bear canisters now mandatory at popular Tahoe backpacking area Bay Area News Group July 14, 2022 Starting Monday, campers in California’s Desolation Wilderness will be required to store food, trash and all scented items in a bearproof canister. In announcing the new regulation, the U.S. Forest Service cited bears’ increasing aggression in their search for food in the wilderness south of Lake Tahoe. One common method of keeping food out of bears’ reach — putting it in a bag and using a rope to fling it over a tree branch — has become less effective, as the animals have learned to retrieve the bags. The Forest Service said that in recent years as many as 10 parties a night have lost their food to bears in the Desolation Wilderness. The regulation specifies a hard-sided container designed to be bearproof, such as the Bear Vault and Bearikade brands sold in outdoor recreation stores for abo... |
Sierra Sun: Non-motorized watercraft can spread invasive species into Lake Tahoe
| Non-motorized watercraft can spread invasive species into Lake Tahoe Submitted to the Sierra Sun May 27, 2022 As summer in the Tahoe Basin begins to ramp up, boating does as well. Most boaters know their vessel needs to be inspected at a watercraft inspection station prior to launching. The Clean, Drain, and Dry protocol is universally seen and understood throughout the region. The process ensures that no new aquatic invasive species are introduced to the lake — and none have since inspections began in 2008. But, what about kayaks, paddle boards, sailboats, rafts, or even electric foil boards (Efoils) – do they need an inspection? Well, here is any easy guide to see if you need to come by a watercraft inspection station for a free, non-motorized inspection. NON-TRAILERED AND NON-MOTORIZED Non-trailered, non-motorized watercraft are not required to have an inspection but “may be subjec... |
Tahoe Quarterly: George Whittell, Jr.: The Accidental Conservationist
| GEORGE WHITTELL, JR.: THE ACCIDENTAL CONSERVATIONIST Matthew Renda In Best of Tahoe 2016 Through the wafts of cigarette smoke, the clinks of whiskey glasses and the inebriated squeals of a few straggling showgirls regularly employed at the Cal-Neva, it becomes apparent that Ty Cobb has a full house, while Howard Hughes leans on his two of a kind—both of which prove futile as George Whittell Jr., patriarch of the Thunderbird Lodge, lays down his straight flush in graceful triumph. This poker game featuring some of Lake Tahoe’s more notable denizens may be ripped from history, but like most of the anecdotes that comprise the famed region’s lore, it is susceptible to the storyteller’s natural tendency toward embellishment. TALL TALES Lake Tahoe, as a playground for the affluent for more than a century, has hosted more than its fair share of decadence. However, Whittell arguably sits atop Tah... |
Reno Gazette Journal: Declines in Lake Tahoe's clarity have been halted; scientists ponder what's next
| Declines in Lake Tahoe's clarity have been halted; scientists ponder what's next Amy Alonzo July 16, 2022 Declines in Lake Tahoe’s overall clarity have largely plateaued, according to recent measurements. And that’s a win, for some Tahoe scientists. “I’m cautiously optimistic,” said Alan Heyvaert, associate research professor at Reno’s Desert Research Institute. “The fact that we arrested the decline in clarity – that’s amazing that we’ve done that.” But work to restore the lake’s clarity to levels not seen in more than 50 years is moving slowly. Measurements show two diverging trends: Summer clarity continues to decline at just under 7.5 inches per year, while winter clarity is generally holding steady. Last year, average clarity in the lake measured just 61 feet, according studies by the University of California, Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Cente... |
Traveller: Lake Tahoe, USA: Diving into the world's second-largest alpine lake
| Lake Tahoe, USA: Diving into the world's second-largest alpine lake Julie Miller January 30, 2015 The aim of stand up paddle boarding, as a general rule, is not to get wet. But the gin-clear abyss of Lake Tahoe is an irresistible lure, and I need a closer view . I plunge into the blue where shafts of sunlight dance like lightning bolts, illuminating darting fish, boulders on the sandy floor and my own toes, corpse-white in the frigid depths. It's said that the clarity of the world's second-largest alpine lake has decreased since the 1960s from 30 to 23 metres; but to my waterlogged eyes, it's still as described by Mark Twain in 1872: "not merely transparent, but dazzlingly, brilliantly so." When the young humorist first laid eyes on the high alpine lake that straddles the border of California and Nevada, he declared it "the fairest picture the whole earth affords". It is, ind... |
SF Gate: Lake Tahoe’s low season high time for recreation
| Lake Tahoe’s low season high time for recreation Alec Scott October 29, 2014 “The fall up here? It’s a time when we watch extreme snowboarding videos and get psyched for the winter to come.” So says a guy who’s seated near me at dinner on a dock stretching out into Lake Tahoe from its less-visited west shore. He’s a precision carpenter from out East who’s worked on many high-end homes around the lake and in the villages that have grown up near its ski resorts. I’m a skier and understand that sense of eagerness for the season to get under way. But there's something to being up here now, with fewer folks, between its big-box-office summers and winters — the “shoulder season.” The roadside altitude markers jump up in increments of a thousand feet fairly quickly to top 6,000 as one enters Placer County, and my ears periodically pop. The efforts of engineers to make t... |
San Francisco Chronicle: Sunset snowshoeing and stargazing at North Tahoe
| Sunset snowshoeing and stargazing at North Tahoe Christine Delsol Sunday, December 18, 2011 Snowshoeing at sunset and stargazing when night falls come together in one Star Tour Snowshoe Adventure in North Tahoe Regional Park. Tahoe Adventure Company guides lead a guided snowshoe tour through the forest, demonstrating the area's natural and human history as the waning sun tints the Sierra peaks purple. Award-winning astronomer Tony Berendsen takes over at the view point, guiding a tour of the night sky through large-aperture telescopes. Designed to appeal to all ages, it's perfectly timed for a between-the-holidays family outing. All gear, hot drinks, snacks and permit fees are included. Vitals: Dates planned monthly December through March.) $75. 875 National Ave., Tahoe Vista. (530) 913-9212, www.tahoeadventurecompany.com. ... |
Lake Tahoe Snowfest ~ March 10-12, 2011
| Leave sNOw Trace! Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, Tahoe Rim Trail Association and Tahoe Mountain Sports have teamed up to promote responsible recreation at Lake Tahoe, with a weekend of fun events! Thursday, March 10: LEAVE NO TRACE WINTER SKILLS AWARENESS WORKSHOP 6-8pm - Come mingle at North Tahoe Events Center in Kings Beach with Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers Kate and Tracy, as well as, California's Volunteer State Advocate Liz Williams. Share your ideas about Leave No Trace and ways to increase community action and volunteerism. Workshop will explore the principles of Leave No Trace through hands-on engaging activities that are guaranteed fun for all ages! Enjoy some free pizza and a rumored appearance from Leave No Trace's Bigfoot! The Sasquatch Sale 10am-6pm - The Tahoe Mountain Sports annual spring clearance kicks off with 10% of all profits being donated to the Tahoe Rim Trail Association. Saturday, March 12: KINGS BEACH SNOWFEST PARADE 11:30a... |
Sustainable Experiential Tours
| California Tourism Website New this year, your registration for the 2nd Annual California Sustainable Tourism Summit on October 14-15, 2010, includes experiential tours of the Lake Tahoe area! Learn best practices for preserving the High Sierra. Click here for the Sustainable Experiential Tour sign-up sheet! Each tour will accommodate between 24-29 passengers and last approximately 2 hours. Each tour will offer a different experience, so please dress appropriately (i.e. If you plan on attending the "Outdoor Adventure" tour, please wear appropriate footwear and plan on bringing a jacket). We are expecting each tour to fill up, so please sign up early! Tour 1: Paddling Toward Sustainability Come and explore "A Paddling Route through Paradise" with representatives from the Lake Tahoe Water Trail committee, Tahoe Adventure Company and the Wild Goose Restaurant. The Lake Tahoe Water Trail Project, initiated in 2003 by an all-volunteer group of people, was developed with a set of common goals aimed at creating... |
Los Angeles Times features Tahoe Adventure Company
| Lake Tahoe: New multi-day kayak tours September 8, 2010 By Benoit Lebourgeois, Special to the Los Angeles Times No bellman will ask whether you wish to valet-park your kayak, but other guests might throw you curious looks if you stand at the front desk, paddle in hand. Unlike them, you would have traveled to your Lake Tahoe hotel over water as a participant in one of the Tahoe Adventure Co.'s new guided excursions around the west and north shore of the lake. The Lodge to Lodge Kayaking tours, lasting two to four days, are energetic but not too demanding, thanks to fast, two-person sea kayaks, said company owner Kevin Hickey. Participants cover about seven to nine miles each day, traveling between Sunnyside Resort in Tahoe City, Calif.; Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort in Tahoe Vista , Calif.; and the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nev. They overnight at the resorts. And there is no heavy luggage to haul. "We shuttle the gear from hotel to hotel, so people paddle only with... |
Sierra Sun features Tahoe Adventure Company
| Experience the Lodge-to-Lodge Kayak Getaway along the Lake Tahoe water trail By Pettit Gilwee Special to the Sun September, 15 2010 Sierra Sun TAHOE, Calif. - This fall, Tahoe Adventure Company is featuring a multi-day kayak and stay package along the West, North and East shores of Lake Tahoe. Guests enjoy the glassy, clear waters with early morning guided paddles spotting local wildlife and learning about the unique natural and human history of this special region. By afternoon, they arrive at their lakefront hotel for a hot shower, warm meal and pure relaxation. The best hotels have been chosen for their comfort and include Sunnyside Lodge, Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort and the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe. After checking in, guests can choose to benefit from a massage, a walk along the beach, skipping stones or simply relaxing by the pool or on the water's edge. Our four-day kayak adventure is a luxurious way to spend a long weekend, special occasion, or simply a reason to celebrate autumn on one of the m... |
SF Chronicle Features Tahoe Adventure Co.
| Any season is fine for Tahoe Adventure Co. Mark S. Bacon, Special to The Chronicle Sunday, March 28, 2010 Article Tahoe Adventure Co. is an all-weather tour business. When spring arrives in the Sierra, there'll be biking, rock climbing, hiking and kayaking trips, including a four-day paddle around the northern half of Lake Tahoe with overnight stays in hotels. Right now, it's snowshoeing. A variety of guided snowshoe trips are available: crunching past Donner Lake, tramping along Truckee trails in search of stars or the full moon at night or wildlife and vistas during the day. Formed seven years ago, the company offers many trips on an open schedule, says owner Kevin Hickey - just about anytime you want to go, the company can have a guide ready. Full-moon snowshoe trips are scheduled for April 30 and May 1; meanwhile, other types of snowshoeing tours can be scheduled for a minimum of two people. ... |
Full Moon Snowshoeing Featured in Local Press
| Snowshoeing: More than just a trek through the snow by LJ Bottjer Full moons have been reported in fact and fiction to make people dance under them and werewolves sprout hair. During the current lunar phase this Friday and Saturday night, Tahoe Adventure Company invites all to don a pair of snowshoes. Then atop a winter wonderland where moon rays cause the snow to glint and gleam, participants can tramp across the frozen paradise. On the Friday, Jan. 29, the nocturnal expedition leaves at 5 p.m. from the North Tahoe Regional Park located one mile north of Tahoe Vista. The Saturday, Jan. 30 night journey in the Donner Lake locale also includes a dinner at the Cedar House in Truckee. Each tour, like the tours offered during the day throughout the winter months, offers more than just a trek through the snow. Knowledgeable guides highly versed in the history and naturalist aspects of the region lead the tours. Often stories of long-ago Washoe Native Americans can be mixed with talks on the vast array ... |
Snowshoeing featured in Healthy Beginnings Magazine
| Tested by Time, The Snowshoe Plods On Monday, February 1, 2010 by Sean Block Roughly 6,000 years ago, the largest pocket of the human population was located near present-day Central Asia. Around that time, the first primitive snowshoe, a crudely bound mishmash of leaves, leather and branches began to emerge, making migration to the snowy North much easier. Some migrated to what is now Northern Europe and developed skis as a method of transportation. Those that crossed the Bering land-bridge into North America to become the Inuit and many American Indian tribes chose the snowshoe. Their durable, simplistic design was as crucial to the pioneers that conquered the west as any other modern tool of the time. Skis were not documented in America until the 1800s when the Finns, Swedes, and Norwegians began to immigrate in substantial numbers. Despite the introduction of the ski, the snowshoe was more efficient; it remained the preferred method of winter travel in America from roughly 4,000 B.C. until the 196... |
Tahoe Adventure Company Recognized
| It's Not Easy Being Green New regional awards program raises the bar for business Published: December 14, 2009 by Beth Ingalls Keep Sierra Green Businesses of 2009 Placer County Granlibakken Conference Center & Lodge Tahoe Mountain Sports Tahoe Adventure Company Integrated Environmental Restoration Services Incline Village Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort and Casino Law Office of Lara Pearson EV Village The Potlatch Soli Real Estate The Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences Nevada County GreenSmart Truckee's Cedar House Sport Hotel was the setting for the first annual Keep the Sierra Green (KSG) Exemplary Business Awards for 2009. Born out of a shared vision and collaborative partnership between Truckee's Recycling Coordinator Nichole Dorr and Incline Village General Improvement District's (IVGID) Resource Conservationist Madonna Dunbar, KSG recognizes businesses focused on ecological and economic practices in the north central Sierra and foothills. The program has grown into a... |
Meetings West Features
| The Water's Fine by Kelly Crumrin Meetings West, April 2007 You can't tell by looking that Lake Tahoe is one of the deepest and highest lakes in the world, but its extraordinary clarity and mesmerizing blueness have to be seen to be believed. Its setting among the peaks and forests of the Sierras makes it a living postcard that groups will be tempted to experience and explore. Luckily, there are nearly as many ways to get out on the lake and enjoy the scenery as there are shades of blue. Tahoe Adventure Company features team-building exercises for nearly any size of group, either on the water or off. In the summer, guided sunset, full moon and astronomy kayak tours on the lake are just a few of the memorable experiences available, and customized programs are also offered. In the colder months, a Winter Olympics-theme team-building package is designed to bring out both competition and collaboration in groups. Team Up for Adventure by Katie Morell Meetings West, April 2006 Lake Tahoe's ma... |
Outdoors: Kayaking In Slow Motion
| Newsweek and Tahoe Adventure Company By Paul Tolme Calm-water kayak tours are like a nature hike on water, offering the chance to see wildlife and view landscapes unreachable on foot. Void of running rapids or raging surf, calm-water tours are ideal for first-timers. Here are a few locations where beginners can get their paddles wet. Lake Tahoe's legendary clarity and aqua-blue color allow visitors to see down 70 feet and draw comparisons with the Caribbean-that is, until you touch the brisk mountain water that flows down from California's Sierra Nevada and Nevada's Carson ranges. Navigate around giant rounded boulders deposited by glaciers and land on a secluded beach for lunch ($85 for a five-hour trip; tahoeadventurecompany.com Sunset, Full Moon & Astronomy Paddles Are Popular Summer Fun at Lake Tahoe Float in a kayak on the clear blue water at Lake Tahoe while the sun sets the sky on fire! Watch the stars come out while you skim across the water. Increase your knowledge of astronomy... |
Kerry Andras of the Tahoe Adventure Company paddles a kayak on Lake Tahoe in Tahoe Vista on Wednesday. Ryan Salm/Sierra Sun
Lake Tahoe Water Trail and Tahoe Adventure Company
| Despite legislative delay, plans continue By Joanna Hartman Sierra Sun September 5, 2007 The dream of a kayak and canoe trail around the shores of Lake Tahoe continues to move forward, despite recent delays in California legislation. Assemblyman Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, scored an apparent victory in April when his Lake Tahoe Water Trail Bill, AB 1227, passed through the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. Sponsored jointly by the Lake Tahoe Water Trail Committee and the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, the assembly bill would have authorized the creation of a kayak and canoe trail around the 72-mile perimeter of Lake Tahoe. But the bill has since been waylaid and will likely be re-introduced by a new legislator next year, said Executive Director Patrick Wright of the California Tahoe Conservancy. At a Tahoe City Public Utility District board of directors meeting Tuesday evening, Wright explained that even though a state mandate would have to wait another year, water trail plans are moving forward. W... |
Bachelor parties get more relaxed, PG
| Date Published: 2006 By Andrew DiLuccia The bachelor party has long been a clich for wild debauchery and adult entertainment. But as the years have gone on, many men are finding that scantly clad women and a lot of alcohol is not the only way to send their friends on to matrimony. The days of getting the groom the night before his wedding and taking him out on a world-wind tour of adult fun has transformed to weekend trips a few weeks or so before the nuptials that involve many activities. While the strip club and adult-themed bars are still a standby, golfing trips, poker parties, sports games, weekend trips and outdoors adventures are getting higher on the list of priorities. Kayaking on Lake Tahoe is one of the many things you can do when going on a weekend trip run by the Tahoe Adventure Company. THINGS TO DO Outdoor Adventure: Tahoe Adventure Company; 530-913-9212 "It kind of seems to me that the stripper thing is not quite as popular as it used to be," said fishing guide J.D. Richey, who cha... |
Moonlight kayaking a quiet adventure on Lake Tahoe
| MERRIE LEININGER RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL Posted: 9/22/2006 The smoke from California wildfires crept over the West Shore of Lake Tahoe, threatening views during our astronomy-themed full moon kayak trip on a Thursday night. I stood on the beach of Tahoe Vista Recreation Area with my friend, Jessica Caughey and our guide, Kevin Hickey, and looked at the hazy sky. Our fears were confirmed as the sky darkened -- but the smoke gave us something, too -- a sunset full of pink and orange clouds, and a huge red moon that reflected off the water. The other lights lining the shore and the glow sticks taped to every paddle, dipping up and down, comforted us as we made our way out into Lake Tahoe in the dark. Hickey, who owns the Tahoe Adventure Company, led the group of about 15 people in double, sit-on-top kayaks out past the moored boats and toward Tahoe City. Before we started he had provided a short lesson on paddling and getting in and out of the water and provided everyone with warm drysuits. Hickey says you ... |
NY Times and Tahoe Adventure Company
| By CINDY PRICE ~ New York Times Published: August 18, 2006 POLITICS and religion aside, 200,000 people can't be wrong. According to the California Tahoe Conservancy, that's the estimated crowd at Lake Tahoe on a busy summer weekend. That's enough people to make you rethink your vacation plans, but Tahoe never feels too frantic. Maybe it's the enormous mountain lake standing center, proudly straddling California and Nevada, that lets you know right away who's in charge, but the weekenders who flood the 72 miles of shoreline instinctively bow to nature's pace. And there's that other little fact, too - far less provable, but widely asserted: There's nothing quite like a weekend spent circling Tahoe. The endless activities of summer are standard enough, but they're set to a Sierra backdrop of soaring evergreens and crystalline water worthy of a thousand poets. Throw in the late-night siren call of the Nevada casinos, and it's a tough act to follow. Friday 3 p.m. DEEPER SHADES OF BLUE "It's just like th... |
Tahoe Adventure Company now offering Kayak Rentals on the North Shore
| The Tahoe Adventure Company has opened a Kayak Rental Concession at Tahoe Vista Recreation Area & North Tahoe Regional Park on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Adventure Company provides both single and double kayak rentals on the beach at the newly completed Tahoe Vista Recreation Area. Paddle right from the beach and explore the North Shore at your own pace. Tahoe Adventure Company also leads high quality adventure trips including guided kayak, hiking and mountain biking tours that focus on learning about the natural and human history of the area as well as getting out and enjoying the Lake and the surrounding forests. Kayak Tours originate from the beach in Tahoe Vista, Sand Harbor State Beach on Lake Tahoe's East Shore or King's Beach. Popular tours include Sunset, Full Moon and Astronomy paddles, as well as mountain biking and hiking tours on local trails that can be chosen based on guests' ability levels. Trips can be customized to the desires of groups of any size and can include BBQ's... |
Full Moon Kayaking
| Is there a full moon? Then it's time to hit the kayaks! By Judy Green -- Bee Staff Writer Published 2:15 am PDT Thursday, August 18, 2005 Lapping water and dipping paddles may be the only sounds kayakers hear if they take a full-moon tour this weekend on a lake or along the coast. Away from city lights, they can expect to see the bright lights of Venus, Jupiter, Scorpio and Sagittarius - even by the light of the moon. Paddlers of all abilities can enjoy nature's monthly bright light on Lake Tahoe through a tour planned by Kevin Hickey of Tahoe Adventure Co. in Tahoe City. The cost is $60 per person. Company owner Hickey said first-timers often are amazed at how easy the sit-on-top boats are to maneuver after a short lesson. "Ninety-nine percent of people fear it's too hard, and most are surprised and wonder afterward what they were worried about." Tahoe participants will meet on the beach for outfitting and a short paddling lesson before slipping a single or double kayak into the water and followi... |
Team Building Adventures
| Effective Team Building Adventures Available Minutes From The Office Whether you want to foster better communication between sales teams, achieve a heightened level of trust between team members or you want your team to bond, focus or think "out of the box" when problem solving you can accomplish it and keep everybody laughing throughout the process. And you don't even have to travel far to do it. Tahoe Adventure Company offers a world class setting for effective team building adventures, only minutes away from northern Nevada offices. You can choose from more than a dozen Beach or Lawn Olympics activities or select Custom Frisbee Golf through an Orienteering Challenge Course. Olympics options include some serious team building challenges. Using a section of half round pipe to move marbles may sound easy but there are challenges along the way so teamwork is essential. Getting an object from point A to point B may seem like it will be a piece of cake but if only one member can see, only one... |
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