Tahoe Truckee Region Parks & Recreation Digest

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will be accepting lottery entries June 1-30 for the limited number of pier allocations allowed every two years under the Shoreline Plan.

In coordination with Placer County and the Northstar Community Services District, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a new parking lot at Martis Creek Dam and Lake.

Truckee Donner Public Utility District will soon restart construction on the Pioneer Trail pipeline and pump station, which will require the closure of the Trout Creek Trail.

Spring conditions in the Lake Tahoe Basin have finally arrived but the effects of a tough winter will likely delay the official opening of many National Forest recreation sites, including beaches, campgrounds, forest roads and trailheads.

When El Dorado County closed the Rubicon Trail due to the atmospheric river storms, some users asked why. Resulting discussion led to a resolution that any closure should be for limited reasons and at the direction of the county’s transportation director.

John Stark has been appointed the director of parks and recreation, effective May 15.

As winter gives way, crews at the Truckee Bike Park gearing up for a 13th year in the community.

Construction of new tennis and pickleball courts at the North Tahoe Regional Park will begin soon after a critical funding component was approved.

Due to heavy snowpack and near record wet weather conditions this winter, Tahoe National Forest has extended the seasonal closure period of its roads and trails to motorized use.

New legislation supported by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) would enable the USDA Forest Service to retain some fees paid annually by ski areas and use it for local projects.

Sierra State Parks Foundation announced a historic Memorandum of Agreement between the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and the Sierra District of California State Parks.

The Truckee Town Council gave the thumbs up on changes to the West River Street Park project, in the works for almost two decades, and also extended microtransit service.

California State Parks and the California Natural Resources Agency are reminding visitors about three ways to explore the great outdoors for free.

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

The Incline Village General Improvement District Board of Trustees voted to take away out-of-district employee access to beaches in a 3-2 vote.

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 plan is not only a first for the county but also one of the first in the state to integrate solutions for adapting to extreme weather, wildfire, drought and other impacts as part of planning for parks and recreation amenities.

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.

Nevada State Parks and partners, including local officials and private donors, gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of a visitor center and amphitheater.

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.

The South Tahoe High Climate Crew Club and Key Club posed questions about housing issues and environmental threats to this year’s candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council.

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 Incline Village General Improvement District Board of Trustees were confronted by angry community members after it was announced that the David and Cheryl Duffield Foundation will no longer be funding the expansion of the recreation center.

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).