Outdoors

As Lake Tahoe continues to fill to its brim from the melt-off of a record snowpack, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is reminding boaters about on-the-water safety and aquatic invasive species boat inspections.

The agency is highlighting native species protection programs and legal and safety requirements below ahead of boating season to improve safety and protect Lake Tahoe’s environment and native ecosystem.

On Sunday, June 18, 2023, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City will host a Father’s Day Fun Shoot from 9:00am to 5:30pm. Target fees will be discounted all day. The Club is located at 3590 Arrowhead Drive. For more information call (775) 882-9904. Everyone is invited to come!

A good light show in Carson City.

My friend Pat is quite the perennial gardener. She has volunteered at the Wilbur D. May Arboretum for almost 20 years, gardening, planting and maintaining their gardens. Every year the Arboretum holds a plant sale. I have never attended, but I hear the plant selection is fantastic, offering many unique plants for our area.

Hello fellow anglers. This has been a very strange year we can all agree. Excessive snow, then comes the nonstop rain. Which in turn brings with it a ton of mosquitoes. So wherever you go, don't forget the bug spray. Summer is officially here June 21, but many areas are still trying to get rid of winter residual.

Free Fishing Day is your one chance during the year to get hooked for free. Nevada Department of Wildlife hosts its annual Free Fishing Day this Saturday, June 10. Anglers may fish in any public water in the state without a fishing license. All limits and other regulations apply.

On Saturday, June 10, 2023, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City, NV will host a Sub-Gauge Sporting Clays Shoot from 9:00am to 4:30pm. The Club is located at 3590 Arrowhead Drive. Please call (775) 882-9904 for more information. Everyone is invited to come!

Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space has contracted with Beynon Sports to resurface the tennis court at John Mankins Park beginning June 26, 2023.

I took this from my balcony, I caught it just in time.

Every gardener’s dream is to never weed again. When people read that an herbicide kills all unwanted plants, they think they have found a miracle cure for their weed problems. It is important to understand how these soil sterilant products work and what problems can result from their use.

Going with "barn" as its May rural theme, the Carson City Photo Club announced the winning photos for its monthly photography contest.

Love to hike, bike, and roam in the great outdoors? The Douglas County Community Services Department is updating the Douglas County Comprehensive Trails Plan, and is seeking input from the public on the future of our beautiful trails. The survey deadline has been extended to June 18.

Carson Fly Fishing Club's Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, June 13, 7 p.m. in the Ormsby Room of the Carson City Sheriff's Office, 911 East Musser Street.

This meeting will feature Chris Urquhart, Fisheries Biologists presentation about the Fishing Mason Valley Wildlife Area. The public is welcome to attend. For more information contact: Stan Zuber 671-2151

Every year the public is warned about the dangers of cold water shock, but every year, people die in Lake Tahoe not due to a lack of swimming skill or hypothermia, but often due to cold water shock.

On Saturday, June 3, 2023, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City, NV will host a Registered Sporting Clays Shoot from 9:00am to 4:30pm. Everyone is invited to come!

Lakeview property owners and Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space teamed up on Saturday, May 6 for a volunteer clean-up day at the Lakeview entrance on Hobart and old Highway 395.

Carson Fly Fishing Club's Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, June 13, 7 p.m. in the Ormsby Room of the Carson City Sheriff's Office, 911 East Musser Street.

Morning walk Tuesday with the flood waters receding at Empire Ranch golf course in Carson City.

Join Muscle Powered and Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space for National Trails Day on June 3rd 2023. We will work on brushing the Waterfall Trail and North Kings Loop and fixing sections of trail that have been damaged by this past winter.

Brushing and trail repair use tools such as loppers, McLeods, hand saws and rakes to remove encroaching brush and to work trail surfaces.

Carson Now reader Jayson Hadwick captured some interesting images on his camera Sunday. These are actually a swarm of mosquitoes, not helicopters, flying around him while in Washoe Valley.

As people continue to turn to the outdoors as a vacation destination, Nevada State Parks has found the need to keep up with the increased demand. They have been developing an online tool to make it easier for people to explore Nevada while ensuring responsible, sustainable management of the Silver State’s natural resources.

As Lake Tahoe’s water level nears its maximum height from a record snowpack, agencies helping protect the region from aquatic invasive species are preparing watercraft inspection stations and new equipment for paddlers for the season ahead.

The Nevada Outdoor Experience is a free youth outdoor expo with the goal of exciting and inspiring the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts and wildlife conservationists.

Over twenty organizations are coming together to educate youth (and their families) on a variety of outdoor related hobbies.

Master Gardener Michael Janik is a fruit tree expert who advises this for fruit trees in May: “Thinning is an essential step in producing larger, tastier fruit and will also help prevent damage from insects. Cherries do not need to be thinned. Apples, pears, peaches and nectarines benefit from thinning. Plums and apricots may also be thinned if there is a heavy crop.”

Hello fellow anglers. Memorial day weekend is approaching. Before we get to our local fishing report, I have some information on the Lampe Park kids fishing day.

I was honored to be invited to one of the KFD committee meetings a few weeks ago. I now see and understand in a bigger light, what it takes to put on this major event each year.

Tomorrow is the 3rd Saturday of the month. That means Pony Express tag round time; low-key competition over 2 rounds on the 9-hole short course.

Meet new players and share your disc golf experience.

Starting on May 24, 2023, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City will host its popular Wednesday afternoon Skeet and Sporting Clays leagues.

The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team will continue prescribed fire operations this week at Lake Tahoe. Conditions and weather permitting, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit are scheduled to continue burning piles along the East Shore beginning Monday, May 15, 2023.

A beautiful spring walk on the southern side of Washoe Lake.

Our cold winter created a wonderful spring bounty. Gardening centers me bringing calm to a busy life. It's as if every bulb, every flower, every vegetable are tonics for my soul.