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Community Celebrates Student Entrepreneurs at FuturePreneurs Pitch Week Showcase
The inaugural FuturePreneurs Pitch Showcase, hosted by Sierra Business Council and the Truckee Chamber of Commerce, was a resounding success, filling the Truckee Town Council Chambers with a crowd...
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GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif. – Each year aerial observers for the USDA Forest Service ride in small fixed-wing aircraft 1,000 feet above California forests. Their focus isn't on the views or the horizon, but rather downward. Their trained eyes …
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Máyala Wáta, also called Meeks Meadow, is proceeding with lodgepole pine removal through a grant from the California Tahoe Conservancy. The conifer thinning will take place over 200 acres of the area, which will help …
TAHOE CITY, Calif. – The Tahoe Fund is opening its annual call for projects. The nonprofit is seeking projects for its 2025 portfolio that will increase the pace and scale of forest restoration, improve lake clarity and health, encourage sustainable …
The Climate Transformation Alliance, in collaboration with the North Tahoe Chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) and 100% Renewable Truckee, will host a webinar on "Community-Led Thermal Energy Networks: Learning from Vermont" as part of its series for community leaders …
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – California's 30×30 goal was a topic at the Sierra Nevada Alliance Conservation Conference held at Lake Tahoe Community College, Nov. 7-8. In 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom committed the state to conserving 30% of lands …
For the Sugar Pine Foundation (SPF) – a local non-profit dedicated to restoring Tahoe's sugar pines and overall forest health – this September was incredibly busy with seed collection because 2024 proved to be a mast year for sugar pines …
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A peak under the bottom barriers at the Taylor and Tallac creeks and marshes reveal the mats successfully treated 17 acres of aquatic invasive plants in one of Tahoe's largest aquatic invasive species control projects …
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit's (LTBMU) announced last year that the Christmas Tree Permit Program will pause, starting this fall of 2024, for several years due to limited cutting areas suitable …
TRUCKEE, Calif. – Last week, the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) awarded a $1 million grant to the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment—the biggest grant that TTCF has directed in its history. The money will go towards the Sierra …
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. / Nev. – AT&T has announced it will resume removal of the controversial lead-clad cables in Lake Tahoe.
(Sierra Nevada, CA) The Sierra Fund, a respected regional organization, proudly announces their board of directors has elected six new Indigenous Board Members from around the region (making the board 75% Indigenous members) and hired a visionary Indigenous leader as …
MEYERS, Calif. – In their second virtual workshop of the summer, El Dorado County's team for the Tahoe El Dorado (TED) Area Plan presented the feedback and engagement they've received over the summer and discussed the next steps. The team …
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A recent audit shows that 82% of audited businesses in the City of South Lake Tahoe are abiding by the single-use water bottle ban that just went into effect on Earth Day this year.
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./ Nev. – Tahoe's clarity report card just came out, yet two sewage spills occurring within less than two weeks of each other have minds on murkier matters.
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) today announced the launch of "Tahoe Living: Cultivating Community, Conserving the Basin," the next phase of the agency's affordable and workforce housing program. Cultivating Community is a comprehensive, multi-year project to help address the …
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Last week, the North Tahoe Community Alliance launched the second Annual Grant Cycle and began accepting applications for the financial support of projects and programs that achieve community vitality, economic health, and environmental sustainability. Applicants have …
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Tahoe Transportation District received $7.9 million in federal funding for six new 35-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses that should be operating around Lake Tahoe in about two years. The additions to the quieter green bus fleet …
TRUCKEE, Calif. – A proposed industrial development, including a sawmill and wood processing facility, has elicited concern among local residents. Friends of Prosser Truckee, a group of community members, has formed to address the project, which is set to be …
Washington, D.C. – Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's (D-Nev.) legislation to extend the authorization of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act for 10 years passed the Senate on Wednesday. Cortez Masto's legislation is cosponsored by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), …
TRUCKEE, Calif. – Visit Truckee-Tahoe (VTT) unveiled its latest initiative, the Sustainable Truckee Visitors Guide. This digital and printed guidebook is designed to educate visitors on how to enjoy Truckee responsibly. The initiative is part of VTT's broader Sustainable Truckee …
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