Tahoe Daily Tribune

Work begins on Sawmill Road bike path
Tahoe Daily Tribune
The path will be 8 feet wide with 2-foot-wide dirt shoulders and will include water quality improvements. The route is scheduled to be open to the public on July 27. Construction costs are estimated at $842260 for the 3589-foot path.

Up a creek without a permit
Tahoe Daily Tribune
By Dylan Silver A manhole cover marks a South Tahoe Public Utility District sewer line that crosses the Upper Truckee River. The 12-inch pipe was in danger of being damaged after high flows eroded the river bed and bank. Permits for a repair project ...

Riffles in the River
Tahoe Daily Tribune
By Dylan Silver Michael Alexander, left, and Russ Wigart walk along a recently restored section of the Upper Truckee River near the Lake Tahoe Airport Friday. Russ Wigart takes a water sample from above a recently restored stretch of the Upper Truckee ...

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California stream fishing season opens Saturday
Tahoe Daily Tribune
At North Shore, the Truckee River opens above the Highway 267 bridge. Martis Lake also opens Saturday. All of the rivers that flow into Lake Tahoe are closed until July. Possible thunderstorms this week shouldn't affect the fish, just the fishermen, ...

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Warm weather, good flows signal start of rafting season
Tahoe Daily Tribune
IRIE Rafting will be tackling the Lower Truckee River and the Middle Fork of the American throughout the summer because they have guaranteed flows. Wohlfahrt expects the North Fork of the American River to be raftable until June or so and the East Fork ...

Agencies work together to rejuvenate land decimated by 2001 Martis fire
Tahoe Daily Tribune
In addition to improving water quality in the Truckee River watershed, the work provides part-time, seasonal employment for an eight-person crew. If all goes well, Kuype expects to see lasting results by next spring. “Some of the seeds in the mix are ...

Mac the Naw: Fishing season opens this month
Tahoe Daily Tribune
This is due to the donations that are received from anglers like yourself to allow the Alpine County Fish Commission to keep these waters planted with trophy fish all season long. Renee and I will be on the East Carson this year with rod and camera in ...

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