Happy 5th Anniversary to our friends at Sacramento Digs Gardening!
Tahoe swings straight from winter to summer Wow, that was quick. One day I’m battling sleet and chipping an inch of ice off my car window and a few days later torrents of melting snow have the region in a …
The Tahoe Sierra may have experienced a winter for the record books, but wildfire danger is still a concern to local fire officials that many people will become lax in their preparation for wildfires because of the snowpack. That is …
Stay safe this summer with Tahoe Weekly’s annual Wildfire Safety Preparedness Guide, full of tips and checklists to help you and your family be prepare and ready in case of a wildfire. Find the guide, including checklists to download and …
Courtesy Cal Fire and FEMA Preparing your home for a natural disaster or fire, includes checking that your insurance coverage is adequate and creating an up-to-date home inventory. Keep a copy of your home inventory in a firebox and with …
Courtesy TRPA If a wildfire breaks out, will firefighters be able to save your home? Having defensible space around your home will mean the difference between whether firefighters can save your home or not. The term defensible space refers to …
Courtesy Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team & Cal Fire If you were told to get ready for an evacuation or to evacuate immediately, do you have a Go Bag of essential items ready? If not, there’s no better time than …
Courtesy Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team & Cal Fire Residents and visitors need to be prepared to evacuate in the event of an emergency. Take the time to prepare a wildfire action plan and use this checklist to prepare your …
From Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities One of the first steps to being prepared for a wildfire is to understand what wildfire warnings and alerts mean. Issued by different agencies, sometimes wildfire alert terminology can be confusing. Do you …
University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe will present a book reading and panel talk in Prim Library in Incline Village, Nev., on June 10 on wildfire and climate change. This one-day event would look at the subject from the …
Clare Frank started firefighting in California at age 17 (she lied about her age on her application) and was promoted up the ranks to become the state’s first and only female Chief of Fire Protection. Along the way, she earned …
Courtesy Tahoe Resource Conservation District A team of California and Nevada scientists and practitioners has published the Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide, available for free download, with recommendations to retrofit homes. During a wildfire, 60 to 90 percent of home loss …
The Tahoe Sierra is an outdoor lover’s paradise. Whether your ideal outing is spent in the backcountry or lounging on the beach, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this summer. My advice after living here for more than 20 years, …
