Outdoors

Over the past three years we have hosted large effort clean-ups in the Sand Canyon area to address the active ongoing dumping that occurs in the canyon area.

This area sees large amounts of trash year after year. We are partnering with Muscle Powered, the Desert Pigs (Carson and Dayton chapter) this year as part of their Trash Mob to tackle Sand Canyon once again!

Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department will complete repair of damaged trails at Riverview Park, beginning Monday, Sept. 18 and ending Thursday, Sept. 21.

The section of trail along the river was damaged by the high sustained flows of the Carson River experienced this past winter and spring. To complete the trail repair effort, the following closures will be observed:

Beginning Monday, divers will begin removing aquatic invasive plants in Emerald Bay, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced. Control of this one and a half-acre Eurasian watermilfoil infestation in the iconic location will help protect the region’s ecosystem and water quality.

Historic Virginia & Truckee Trail will host its first River to River Ride, a bicycle unsupported fun ride on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 8 a.m.

Riders may start at either Snyder Avenue in Carson City in front of the Stewart Indian School or at City Plaza in Reno. The ride is 43 miles (86 miles round trip) or rides can go as far as the wish and turn back.

On Saturday, September 16, 2023, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City, NV will host a Sub-Gauge Sporting Clays Shoot from 9:00am to 4:30pm. Target fees will be discounted, and everyone is invited to come! For more information call (775) 882-9904.

Carson Fly Fishing Club's Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m. in the Ormsby Room of the Carson City Sheriff's Office, 911 East Musser Street.

My two apple trees are loaded with fruit this year. One is an old tree of unknown variety and the other is a "Red Delicious." The old tree is dropping apples all over the place. Some have a coral-colored blush; others are still greenish yellow.

Fun times Saturday at the Camel Races at Virginia City. Festivities continue Sunday, Sept. 10 which is Family Day with a show at noon. The first 100 kids ride a camel for free. Gates open an hour in advance of each show start.

Each year since 1997, the League to Save Lake Tahoe has rallied hundreds of volunteers to revitalize forests, meadows, marshes, and streams damaged by natural disasters, development from decades past, and agriculture.

This fall’s Tahoe Forest Stewardship Days event on Sept. 16 will focus on restoring an area impacted by the disastrous 2021 Caldor Fire, along with a popular beach on the Lake’s south shore.

Hello fellow anglers. This was a Labor Day weekend to remember. Mother nature was a little cruel and kind at the same time.

I was fishing high on the East Carson River on Sunday, until it it down poured on us all. We drove down to the Carson River Resort for their live band and bbq and the sky opened up, the sun shined down upon us long enough to enjoy the festivities.

River reflections in morning light on the Carson River.

My friend Cat asked me to identify what was eating the bottoms, and only the bottoms, of her cherry tomatoes. While it could be birds, earwigs, slugs or cutworms, we both decided it was grasshoppers, which she had seen eating her raspberries. If raspberries, why not tomatoes?

This rare full Super Moon event Wednesday night won't be seen for another 14 years.

Muscle Powered in partnership with Western Nevada Safe Routes to School are hosting a bike rodeo on Saturday Sept. 9, 2023. In years past, Muscle Powered has hosted bike rodeos and we are excited to re-strengthen our partnership with Western Nevada Safe Routes to School to bring back events that teaches kids about bike safety.

On Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City will host a Club-wide Fun Shoot with discounted target fees from 9:00am to 4:30pm. The Club offers trap, skeet, 5-stand, and sporting clays and is located at 3590 Arrowhead Drive. For more information call (775) 882-9904.

I was harvesting tomatoes on my friend’s plants, with her permission of course, when I noticed there were many stems with no leaves. I immediately thought “Hornworms!”

Sure enough, as I started inspecting the plant closely, I found a three-inch bright green worm clinging to a defoliated stem.

A bird’s eye view of the diverse, contrasting landscapes and wildlife habitat across the State of Nevada reveals wild rugged terrain — deep canyons, snowy mountaintops, dry riverbeds, and seemingly endless miles of sagebrush.

Hello Fellow anglers. I have been on the road again up in Oregon. The salmon were running and we had to go.

Renee and I fished with my nephew Chris Hacker for 3 days on the mouth of the Rogue River. That, my fellow anglers, is trolling to the highest level.

There were approximately 75 boats in the area one third the size of Topaz Lake, fishing only five to ten feet apart, and I never saw a single person catch another line. A few times I did have to take my pole out of the holder from the side of the boat, so that I did not hit someone's pole going the other way.

The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is seeking public comments on a proposal to increase cost of Christmas tree cutting permits on the Bridgeport and Carson Ranger Districts.

I’ve been watching my lemon cucumber leaves turn speckled, yellow, and then brown. Initially, I thought squash bugs were sucking the juices out. However, when I tapped a damaged leaf over a white sheet of paper, and looked through my trusty magnifying glass, I saw moving dust particles on the paper. Those “particles” are actually tiny spider mites.

A Carson Now reader submitted this photo of the Laxalt Building against the recent dark storm.

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Rare lightning storm in Carson City on Friday night.

On Saturday, August 26, 2023, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City, NV will host a Super Sporting Clays Fun Shoot with a special format and discounted Sporting Clays target fees from 9:00am to 4:30pm.

The Club is a shotgun only facility offering Trap, Skeet, 5-Stand, and Sporting Clays. We are located at 3590 Arrowhead Drive.

Call (775) 882-9904 for more information. Autumn bird season is almost here, so come out and brush up your skills, or just enjoy some camaraderie with the Club - everyone is invited to come!

Incredible colors unfold over Carson City Thursday night

Due to staffing shortages at Sand Harbor State Park, the Nevada Division of State Parks will be closing the boat ramp and adjacent parking lot within the park on Wednesdays and Thursdays, beginning August 23.

During these closures, the public will need to use the boat ramp at Cave Rock State Park or another public boat ramp.

In addition to year-round restricted areas, enhanced fire restrictions are now in effect on National Forest lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin and will remain in effect through the end of December 2023, or until rescinded. Enhanced fire restrictions mean wood and charcoal fires are now prohibited in Blackwood Canyon, Luther Pass, and Watson Lake campgrounds. Portable stoves are allowed with a valid permit.

Learn more about Nevada wildlife and capturing pictures with motion-activated camera traps with photographer John Axtel!

Nature journaling serves as a catalyst to personal exploration, creativity, and appreciation for nature while also teaching drawing skills and scientific inquiry. Participants will observe and draw sunflowers with guidance from Instructor, Lorna Burkhard. (All supplies included).

A friend asked me recently if I had planted all the sunflowers in my yard. The answer is no. They are all volunteers that probably started with birds dropping seeds. For years I have let them grow because the goldfinches love eating their seeds. These perennial reseeders spread and change location every year depending on what I did the previous summer that disturbed their habitat.