Placer County Parks & Recreation Digest

The Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District has named Sven Leff as the new general manager to replace a local legend.

The Lake Tahoe edition of Monopoly—a modified version of the game originally inspired by Atlantic City’s Boardwalk—was revealed at Edgewood Resort.

Alterra Mountain Company has closed on the purchase of Snow Valley Mountain Resort, adding another Southern California destination to its portfolio.

JLL will prepare a dozen regional strategic plans to help the state marketing organization promote smart, sustainable tourism over the next decade.

Palisades Tahoe’s draft revised EIR for the Village at Palisades Tahoe raises concerns over its size and scale.

The South Lake Tahoe City Council was presented with the status of the recreation center project and also a new plan for garbage and waste collection.

Roseville City Council renames Roseville Sports Complex as “Mahany Fitness Center” because of an adjacent park. Brookstone Drive’s soccer field is now Roseville Soccer Complex. Antelope Creek Drive’s dog park has been renamed “Apollo Dog Park” in honor of former K-9 officer Apollo.

Originally owned by PG&E, 1,200 acres have been donated to CalFire and protected forever from development.

Bear River Recreation Area will reopen but only for daytime use. The Placer County of Board of Supervisors authorized sanitary services for the area, and day use activities including hiking, fishing and panning for gold.

Avi Kwa Ame National Monument will protect sacred Native American sites, wildlife.

The Tahoe Backcountry Alliance aims to make backcountry sports more accessible for those who are just getting started, while making sure those who participate are responsible stewards.

American River Conservancy announced the purchase of Lewis Ranch—972 acres protecting 3 miles of creek frontage and oak woodland and forest habitat near the South Fork American River in El Dorado County.

Fodor’s, publisher of travel guidebooks, has recommended tourists bypass Lake Tahoe next year due to a “people problem”—crowded beaches and trails, traffic, and threats to the lake’s clarity.

For the first time in three years, visitors won't need to book ahead to enter the park in 2023.

The Incline Village General Improvement District Board of Trustees met Oct. 24 to discuss the formal timeline of the recreation center expansion project and the end to the grant agreement with the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation.

Nic Macy, Alan Loberstein and Scott Holbrook are candidates for two openings on Auburn Area Recreation and Parks District. They discuss priorities: reservations, facilities, and (Loberstein) “a world-class dog park.”

Six permanent pickleball courts to be built at Lincoln’s McBean Park. Local players cheer the decision.

BEBOT got its first test run on Tahoe’s beaches: it's a solar-powered, tank-treaded cleaning robot that removes trash. One mission by this real-life WALL-E on a pre-cleaned beach unearthed 2,000 pieces of plastic.

US Forest Service and Sensus R.A.D. Trails opened a new all-levels mountain biking trail on a rehabilitated logging road on Upper Tyrolean trail above Incline Village.

The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has released the Nevada Trail Finder, a free, web-based mapping resource that details thousands of miles of trails across Nevada’s public lands and waterways.

The Tahoe Fund and EarthViews have created the first “street view” style map of all 72 miles of Lake Tahoe’s shoreline. This new, interactive map offers a 360-degree view of the shoreline, as well as underwater views and water quality data.

The California Tahoe Conservancy has awarded the following grants to support environmental education and expand equitable access to Lake Tahoe’s beaches, trails, and mountains: Adventure Risk Challenge ($100,000), the Gateway Mountain Center ($150,000), Lake Tahoe Unified School District ($99,000) and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association ($100,000).

Lake Tahoe has endured many different eras of history, and all are woven into the fabric of its unique landscape. One way to take a trip back in time is to visit the iconic mansions and rustic cabin museums around the lake’s shores.

Dozens of residents voiced their opinions in support or in opposition to Lincoln’s plan on adding a new disc golf course at Auburn Ravine Park at the Parks and Recreation committee meeting on Sept. 7. The 10-acre park that features a dog park and walking trail.

Those who enjoy trekking down the American River Parkway into areas of Rancho Cordova should be prepared for detours starting after Labor Day. There will be closures from the El Manto entrance to the Sunriver Park entrance.

Lincoln is expected to have its first 18-hole disc golf course at Auburn Ravine Park by next spring. City of Lincoln Maintenance Services manager Scott Boynton recently received approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop the course at the site.

The Tahoe Fund has partnered with the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science for the Nature for All program, which will provide immersive experiences to hundreds of people who do not have access to the outdoors.

All over California, wildfires have ravaged iconic landscapes. Places that once seemed permanent are disappearing—and researchers are having to rethink how best to protect them.

A ribbon-cutting event Aug. 16 marks the opening of the Martis Valley Trail, a 4.6-mile paved pathway connecting Truckee to Northstar Drive. The project is a collaboration between Placer County and Northstar Community Services District in partnership with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Truckee Donner Land Trust, and Northstar California/Vail Resorts.

With East Trails Phase I improvements wrapping up, the Rocklin City Council approved the next step for the 180-acre Sunset Whitney Recreation Area, formerly the shuttered Rocklin Golf Club.

According to Roseville Parks, Recreation and Libraries Director Jill Geller, her department spent the last year developing a master plan for the next decade. The Roseville City Council has reviewed and adopted the plan.

As human life has evolved, so have trail networks, with game trails to access hunting grounds giving way to trade routes, and then to roads. In modern times, trails provide an equally essential purpose: a place to exercise and experience the outdoors.