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Blooming Gold in the Fall
Wildflower or not, the rubber rabbitbrush sure puts on a show in early autumn with its golden bloom.
Three First-Place Awards to Moonshine, Other Recognition Received in Annual Newspaper...
Moonshine Ink received more than 10 awards in the 2025 Better Newspaper Contest.
Toe-Biter Bug in Lake Tahoe?
Up to 5 inches long, the water bug — aka the toe-biter — has been spotted in and around Tahoe/Truckee. Learn what to do and what not to do.
From Column to Collection
Eve Quesnel’s new book, Snow Fleas and Chickadees: Everyday Observations in the Sierra, invites you to rediscover nature’s everyday magic right outside your door. Here’s what inspired the book and how it has changed Eve herself.
Lake Tahoe License Plate Proceeds; Launch of Washoe Tahoe Academy; Truckee...
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License Plate Proceeds Fund Removal of Aquatic Invasive Species and More
LAKE TAHOE
Every year, proceeds from the sale and renewal of Nevada Lake Tahoe...
A Diving Winter Songbird?
When not diving for food, the American dipper is an elusive bird preferring to hide in the shadows. The only aquatic songbird in North America, it can be found right here in the Tahoe/Truckee region.
Tahoe Guide Publishes Last Edition; West Shore Wildfire Evacuation Simulation Released;...
Placer supervisors will reconsider the Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan at Nov. 19 meeting; new general counsel for the regional planning agency; more.
Ubiquitous and Beautiful: The Ever-Present Wild Sunflowers Mule Ears and Arrowleaf...
In this month’s Nature’s Corner, Eve Quesnel discovers the extraordinary in the ordinary: wooly mule’s ears and arrowleaf balsamroot.
Mahala Mat: A sea of blue beneath our feet
Like the red snow plants that erupt from a long winter’s nap in the shape of frosty ice cream cones, the blue mahala mat, a low-growing ground cover, informs us that winter has, indeed, passed.
The Subaru Bread Run
Twice weekly, the Subaru Squad, a group of eight retiree volunteers, make the round to local supermarkets to collect bread leftovers to be delivered to Sierra Community House.










