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Get To Know A Group Local Water DigestThe USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is reaching out to both the general community and fellow agencies to seek input on the environmental review of the Meeks Bay Restoration Project. The goal is to return the area into a more natural state while still accommodating recreation.
(June 9, 2022) → Read the full Tahoe Daily Tribune reportPlacer County Water Agency recently issued its 2022 recreational water release schedule, as well as campground information for the Middle Fork American River Project. The county is adjusting to the driest January-March on record.
(May 27, 2022) → Read the full Auburn Journal report Recent Articles
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Editor’s Note: Only locations accessible by boat this summer are featured. You’re lounging on the bow of a boat on Lake Tahoe soaking up the sun while waves gently lap against the hull. You’d be asleep except your stomach is …
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Boating, paddling and swimming season has begun on Lake Tahoe and at other local waterways, and it’s important to practice safety and understand boating laws in the high-altitude lakes in the region. Cold water shock | The water is cold; …
Saving water is more important than ever in California, due to the region’s worst drought conditions in 1,200 years. Here are some steps you can take to help.
California can increase water savings in urban and suburban areas by 30 to 48 percent using nothing but existing technology, a new report from the Pacific Institute says.
California’s outdated water rights laws have failed to account for the effects of climate change, says a new expert report, which makes some strong recommendations.
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STORY BY UC DAVIS TERC The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) has partnered with Palisades Tahoe and Protect Our Winters on an educational campaign to increase public awareness and understanding of the negative effects of climate change to …
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A new December all-time record for snowfall at the Central Sierra Snow Lab on Donner Summit measured 202.1” inches, which smashed the previous record of 179 inches of snow in December 1970. Light, intermittent snow showers will continue on Dec. …
Community service districts can do most anything a city government can do. Here’s how they work and how to start one.
Comstock’s reporter Jennifer Junghans learns about some innovative solutions to the problem of ice on winter roads.
Placer County’s water management and delivery system: where it came from and what it looks like today.
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