The rapidly advancing technology is especially critical in wildland–urban interface communities of the Sierra. According to Cal Fire Amador–El Dorado Unit Battalion Chief Bret Swearengin, many ...

On September 2, the California Tahoe Conservancy will begin a 43-acre mastication project on forested state and federal public lands adjacent to the Tahoe Keys neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people rushed to leave South Lake Tahoe as the entire resort city came under evacuation orders and wildfire raced toward Lake Tahoe, a large ...

Forest thinning and hazardous fuels reduction treatments are underway at the top of Cold Creek Trail near South Lake Tahoe. The project involves thinning of overly dense areas of ...

Forests surrounding Lake Tahoe have endured colonization, clear-cut logging and aggressive fire suppression that have upended the natural balance of wildfires.

Smoke and ash are reducing the clarity of Lake Tahoe’s famed deep blue waters. Researchers are studying whether the damage is temporary or lasting.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Ash rained down on Lake Tahoe on Tuesday and thick yellow smoke blotted out views of the mountains rimming its pristine blue waters as a massive wildfire threatened ...

South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (AP) -- The 2-month-old California wildfire that threatened the Lake Tahoe resort region over the summer has been declared 100% contained, officials said.