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Supervisors Presented With Updated County Park Plan

04/04/2025

In their March 25 meeting, El Dorado County Supervisors were presented with the 2025 Parks and Trails Master Plan.

Rural California, Reliant on the Trump Administration for Jobs, Braces for Cuts

04/02/2025

Rural counties are some of the most reliant on federal funding and federal workers. But some still welcome Trump’s upcoming cuts to forestry and other departments

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Tahoe Adventure Film Festival Golden Camelot Award 2025

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Backcountry Skier Dies in Luther Pass Avalanche

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TAMBA Surpasses Goal of Raising $250,000 for Tahoe Trails

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Exploring Wild Ice

The do's and don'ts of long-time tradition and sport wild ice skating on surrounding Alpine lakes and ponds.

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Tahoe Is FebruBuried!

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Sometimes it takes a while, and this year, it took quite a while, but the Snow Gods have smiled on the Tahoe Sierra and we are now officially FebruBuried! And I do mean buried.
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