Tag: USFS

Why a proposed glyphosate treatment in the Caldor burn scar is igniting debate across the Tahoe Basin.

Tahoe’s roadless lands have long preserved clean water, wildlife habitat, recreation, and local economies. A proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule could now expose millions of protected acres to expanded logging and industrial use.

A biologist argues that clear-cut logging around Blackwood Creek threatens Tahoe’s forests and watershed, which in turn threatens Tahoe’s economy.

Months after the federal government initiated widespread Forest Service layoffs and stalled funding, ripple effects are still disrupting wildfire preparedness and fuels reduction in Tahoe.

For the next year, mountain bike riders won’t be able to ride the popular Donkey Kong (aka Jackass) trail, along with many other trails in the area, due to closures for a forest health and wildfire resilience project

Palisades Tahoe and the USFS are pursuing an innovative workforce housing option, arranging for employees to be able to live in their vans at Granite Flat Campground south of Truckee on California Highway 89. They still have improvements to make, according to this writer.

Is homelessness in our region increasing? Have local conversations about contraception changed since this summer’s Supreme Court overturn of Roe versus Wade?

A breakdown of why the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire go about combating wildfires differently, and the legislative attempt to get both agencies on the same page.

Brutal lessons were learned from the “biggest event” in Lake Tahoe’s recorded history. The takeaway? More fire is coming.