Outdoors

CARSON CITY — The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Carson Ranger District is working with Mooretown Rancheria to remove dead and dying trees killed by bark beetles in the Galena Creek area in southern Reno, Nevada, starting on Tuesday, Dec. 21, if weather allows.

A chilly Sunday morning brought freezing fog and a freezing fog advisory, which has now expired. Carson Now reader Janis Brandenburg Lee submitted photos of David Walley’s Resort and River Fork Ranch near Genoa.

Carson Now reader April Patterson snapped these great photos of a beautifully frosted Saturday morning in Northern Nevada.

Hello fellow anglers. An early Merry Fishmas to you all. Just a week away from Christmas and two weeks from (I still call opening day) at Topaz Lake.

Carson Now Reader Katie Farr snapped these beautiful photos of Washoe Lake on a blue-sky winter's day.

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The iconic wintertime wonderland, Placer County, a 1,400-square-mile destination in Northern California, has plenty to offer all visitors this season to celebrate the festivities.

Beautiful horses in the foothills surrounding Dayton.

Eleanor Bernsten of Carson City took a photo of this bobcat or "bobkitty" Tuesday as it was peeking into her northwest side Carson City home near Carriage Square Park.

The sun was just slipping below the west foothills with bright blue sky still showing sun at around 4:15 p.m. in the Timberline area Tuesday.

Weather and conditions permitting, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team will continue prescribed fire operations this week at Lake Tahoe. Operations will continue throughout much of the fall and winter seasons to help land managers reduce hazardous fuels that can feed unwanted wildfires. Smoke will be present.

Carson Now reader Janis Brandenburg Lee sent us this photo, taken at around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday.

Sunrise this Wednesday morning over Rawe Peak near Dayton in Lyon County.

Building on the success of last year’s inaugural Tahoe Backcountry Safety Awareness Week, Take Care Tahoe has convened partners from around the Tahoe Basin and beyond to lead free virtual and in-person educational sessions focused on backcountry safety Dec. 13-18, 2021.

These photos were taken Tuesday morning, Dec. 7 in the Minden area by Janis Brandenburg Lee. This morning brought a mix of mist and rain to the Carson Valley and Carson City areas.

The Nevada Division of State Parks will host the Recreational Trails Program Advisory Committee Meeting for 2022 grant funding this Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 7-8.

The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team will resume prescribed fire operations this week, conditions and weather permitting. Operations will continue throughout much of the fall and winter seasons to help land managers reduce hazardous fuels that can feed unwanted wildfires.

NEW WASHOE CITY — Enjoy some holiday cheer at Washoe Lake State Park with a sparkling drive-through festival of lights. Campground Loop B will be decorated with a jolly display of twinkling lights and holiday scenes.

Hello fellow anglers. I hope your Thanksgiving was memorable. Many changes have occurred over the last couple weeks. As you will see in your fishing report, fishing regulations have changed for the season.

Beautiful blend of colors over Carson City on Friday morning.

RENO — With wildfires devastating mountain ecosystems across the western United States, their successful forest revegetation recovery hinges on, among other factors, an adequate lasting snowpack, according to research by the University of Nevada, Reno and Oregon State University.

Epic Rides, organizers of the Carson City Off-Road mountain bike event and music festival, announced Tuesday that it has postponed the 2022 event for the capital city.

Lake Tahoe aquatic invasive species watercraft inspection agencies recently donated a mobile boat decontamination unit to a nearby program at Lake Sonoma to help stop the spread of invasive species, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency said Monday.

A beautiful Bald Eagle allowed photographer Edward Howell to take its portrait this morning along the Carson River.

The sunrise Thursday morning over the Carson City area was epic. The following photos were submitted by Janis Brandenburg Lee overlooking Prison Hill and Mark A. Powers above Sunridge.

Beautiful mix of rich colors paint a Carson City sunrise Thursday morning.

The only thing as pleasant as saying good night with a vibrant sunset is saying good morning with a glorious sunrise.

The 1,500 Christmas tree permits offered this year by the Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit were sold out by 9:15 a.m., Wednesday morning, just 75 minutes after they went up for grabs. The good news is Christmas tree permits remain available elsewhere, including on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the Carson City District of the Bureau of Land Management.

The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team will resume fall prescribed fire operations after the Thanksgiving holiday and will continue burning throughout much of the fall and winter season, conditions and weather permitting.

RENO — Large, majestic trees are iconic symbols of great age among living organisms, yet published evidence suggests that trees do not die because of genetically programmed age deterioration, but rather are killed by an external agent or a disturbance event. And, they can be a record of thousands of years of environmental change, especially in Nevada.