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OpenSnow winter forecast: Emerging El Ni??o shows above-normal temperatures and precipitation for Tahoe
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (729+ words) In the wake of one of the worst snow seasons on record for the West as a whole in 2025-2026 (but a good snow season for the East), it’s time to shift gears and take a look at the upcoming 2026-2027 winter…...
Topaz Lake to close as firefighters work on Douglas County's Eagle Fire
1+ day, 39+ min ago (257+ words) DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. – On August 11, 2026, East Fork Fire responded to the Eagle Fire, which was caused by lightning. The fire is burning on National Wildland Fire Service land, and East Fork Fire and the National Wildland Fire Service are operating…...
Update on Bug, Double and Ruby fires
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (261+ words) DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. – Douglas County officials provided an update Sunday on two separate fires that started Saturday night: the Double Fire just south of Leviathan Mine Road off U.S. 395 and north of State Route 208 and the Ruby Fire off Pinenut…...
Living with Fire: Tahoe Basin Fire Ecology
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (62+ words) The Tahoe Basin Spans Three Ecoregions 5b – Northern Sierra Subalpine Forests 5c – Northern Sierra Upper Montane Forests 5f – Northeastern Sierra Mixed Conifer-Pine Forests Map of Ecoregions of California (USGS, 2016) Many plant species in the Lake Tahoe Basin have developed adaptations that allow them…...
Expect some hazy sky over Lake Tahoe this week due to fires
1+ week, 1+ day ago (150+ words) SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – While the wildfires burning in Oregon and Washington are sending smoke throughout the Pacific Northwest and into Northern California and Nevada, the smoke South Lake Tahoe is seeing is mainly from the Gann Fire in Calaveras…...
Smokey Bear Birthday Bash at Tallac Historic Site
1+ week, 2+ day ago (132+ words) South Tahoe Now SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Celebrate Smokey Bear’s 82nd birthday with the U.S. Forest Service and its Great Basin Institute partners! The fire prevention icon’s birthday bash is on Sunday, August 9 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the…...
A native California wildflower isn’t keeping up with climate change
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (679+ words) By Douglas Fox, UC Davis…The mountain jewelflower inhabits a wide swath of California and Oregon, from summer-scorched foothills to high mountains where snow falls during winter. But it is already suffering from climate change, with plants in the mountains…...
2026 North American monsoon season and El Niño updates
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1641+ words) By Alan Smith, Meteorologist Open Snow…Monsoon season is ramping up across the West this week (as of July 14, 2026). Based on current conditions, historical analogs, and seasonal and subseasonal weather models, we are expecting an active monsoon season across the…...
State of the Lake presentation
4+ week, 1+ day ago (211+ words) Thursday, July 16 – Tickets for the State of the Lake presentation are going fast. Be sure to secure your space! Find Tickets Here. Join us for a presentation of the State of the Lake Report with TERC Director Dr. Stephanie Hampton…...
USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit treating noxious and invasive weeds with non-glyphosate herbicides
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (162+ words) SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A defaced sign found at Kiva Beach this week led to some new discussions about the spraying of glyphosate. The sign listed the correct chemicals being used, but an unknown person with a black marker crossed…...