A grade for local ski resorts

 It’s the single most important reason why most visitors come to the Tahoe area, skiing, and though all resorts have introduced environmental programs years ago many are still being evaluated with a general “B” rating according to the Ski Area Citizens Coalition, a group that says it read more

Group Sues TRPA to Stop Pier Construction

 A group representing the League to Save Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Club has filed a suit in a U.S. District Court in Sacramento to stop the TRPA from perusing it’s efforts to add new pier and shoreline construction. The suit alleges that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, created read more

Shorezone, a few more questions

  Further to the latest TRPA vote I asked Dennis Oliver of the TRPA a few questions about the Shorezone situations. We did a little research into what the Shorezone situation holds for us and wanted to get more clarity. The questions were e-mailed and his responses sent back as you see them. TC: read more

TRPA approves shorezone program

    Jonah M. Kessel / Tahoe Daily Tribune TRPA Governing Board member Steven Merrill leans back as he listens during the public comment period Wednesday at Stateline.     After more than two decades of debate and more than eight hours of discussion by regulators on Wednesday, Lake read more

In Lake Tahoe, Smart Growth Takes on New Meaning

TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY In Lake Tahoe, Smart Growth Takes on New Meaning By John Singlaub, Executive Director September 2008 As we move forward with TRPA’s new Regional Plan, we have been careful to listen to scientists, urban planners, and the citizens both inside and out of the Tahoe read more

Boat Launches Restricted in Lake Tahoe

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board on Wednesday unanimously adopted new rules requiring the closure of Lake Tahoe boat ramps when inspectors aren’t on duty to check for invasive mussels. The restriction takes effect Nov. 1. The TRPA’s emergency action comes amid fears read more

Lake Tahoe in 10 Years

A new UC Davis study predicts that climate change will irreversibly alter water circulation in Lake Tahoe, radically changing the conditions for plants and fish in the lake — and it could happen in 10 years. One likely result would be a warmer lake overall, with fewer cold-water native read more

Global Warming Affects World’s Largest Freshwater Lake

From the National Science Foundation. Though this article reflects what is happening to a lake in Russia the same climate situations exist here, maybe even more because of Lake Tahoes exposure to tourists and those that live here. The story nonetheless indicates no place is safe from the effects read more

The Kings Beach Core

King’s Beach, Placer County and the TRPA are getting a mess of media attention over the vote on the Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project. Here’s a few articles about those below… Reno News and Review Sierra Business Council Sierra Sun Tahoe Bonanza Sac Bee Opinion read more

Who Controls the TRPA?

Living in Tahoe is one of those life goals. It’s what people who have worked hard, earned money and have finally found that living in a cubical, commuting three hours a day and having fast food lunch in a diner with the smell of last weeks grease isn’t the pinnacle of success they had dreamed read more

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