Outdoors

With some big game hunting seasons starting and many approaching, the Nevada Department of Wildlife is raising awareness about a quarantine order to prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, a fatal neurologic disease found in the deer family, into Nevada.

I am writing this as a citizen and not as a volunteer for Carson City Parks and Open Space. You can address any comments to them if you like.

My friend Kristen asked me about some small fast-moving bugs plaguing her vegetables and flowers. When she described them, I pulled up a photo of leafhoppers on my phone and showed her. “Yes, that’s them!” she said. They look like miniature cicadas with their wedge-shaped bodies.

On August 10, 2023, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City will host a Fun Shoot on our Sporting Clays Course from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hello fellow anglers. Nice weather we have been having the last few weeks. Renee and I went out with Geary and Deanna Ness to camp and fish Bridgeport Reservoir a couple weeks ago. Nights were nice and the afternoons were hot.

This flame skimmer dragonfly is seen here resting on a truck antenna.

There's nothing like sharing a sunset alongside our wild horses in Carson City on Wednesday night.

In the second photo, "Watch for Horses" a delivery truck had to slow way down when he suddenly saw this stallion crossing the road (to get to the other side where his mares were. No chickens here).

'Move with the Mayor' is a national campaign developed by the National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention to encourage people to live active, healthy lifestyles.

I have ripe tomatoes! I bought my plants with flowers already on them at Greenhouse Garden Center in Carson City. I always have the best luck with their tomato plants. The first to ripen were the orange cherries that I think are called ‘Sungold’. I harvested a small to medium-sized red tomato on my other plant as well.

The Carson River creates abstract art in its light and motion. Scroll and double click to enlarge.

Here's a photo of a bald eagle on the East Carson River taken Tuesday.

The sun is out, the snow has melted, and now is the time to get out and enjoy summer on your National Forest lands! The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit along with our partners at Heavenly Mountain Resort, invite the public to Hike with a Ranger beginning Friday, July 26.

An osprey catching breakfast from the Carson River in the Monday morning light.

My friend Eric was wondering why his third-year strawberry plants were not as productive as they were in their second year. Last year he had a multitude of large, luscious strawberries. This year, while the mother plants were green and healthy, they had sent off runners on which the strawberry fruits were growing.

Users of the popular multi-use paved trails throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin and Truckee will find new messages stenciled in chalk along the trails encouraging trail etiquette.

Silver Palooza, a day of live music, food, lawn games, an art show and more is happening this Saturday, July 20 at the Silver Pavilion Stage in the Silver City Park.

No snow on the trails and normal summer temperatures are in store for ultra runners competing in the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs that are starting and finishing at Western Nevada College this weekend.

Clear Creek Bowmen "Nevada Big Game Archery Shoot" is this Sunday, July 21st at the Carson City Archery Range, just East of Eagle Valley Golf Course. The event is open to the public.

This August, Partnership Carson City, in collaboration with Grassroots Yoga Center and co-sponsored by Carson City Parks and Rec, brings back its popular outdoor yoga sessions starting Aug. 5 and continuing to Aug. 26, 2024.

The free Wellness Yoga classes are held every Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Carriage Square Park, located at 1099 Cabrolet Dr., Carson City, Nevada.

The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team, the Tahoe Resource Conservation District have launched a Forest Vegetation Interactive Map that highlights forest restoration and fuels reduction treatment accomplishments and the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program.

A nice sunrise.

I’m a terrible gardener in the summer. It’s too hot to be outside, except at dawn or after 8 p.m. I just can’t seem to get too motivated to get up at 5:00 a.m. to go weed. And, I run out of energy by 4 p.m. Besides at both dawn and dusk, there are too many mosquitoes out. Needless to say, not much is getting done in the yard.

On Sunday, July 21, 2024, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City will host a Three Shot Sporting Clays Shoot with pump and semi-automatic shotgun classes.

With "waterfalls" as the July theme for its monthly competition, Carson City Photo Club this week unveiled its winning pictures.

Are you passionate about Rifle Range safety? Do you love spending time outside with others who enjoy using the Rifle Range?

Upcoming volunteer opportunity! The Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department will be holding a small clean-up at Blackwell's Pond.

Join us Saturday July 20th at 9:00am to focus on cleaning up trash around the pond, as well as pulling invasive Bull Thistle.

A young, juvenile Golden Eagle is shown cooling off from the day's heat.

I had a question about how to get rid of roots naturally. Doing things without inorganic chemical inputs usually requires physical work and diligence.

Every month, Carson City Park Rangers offer various ranger-led programs that include educational opportunities, historical fun, and exciting adventures. All programs are offered for free and take place in one of the many Carson City parks and open space areas.

It was a beautiful night to watch the Carson City fireworks.