Tag: Martis Valley

Protecting Fragile Ecology of Truckee Tahoe

Tahoe’s Tipping Point

Eco Truckee Tahoe In an opinion article, Ann Nichols, President of North Tahoe Preservation Alliance and a local real estate professional, comments on a 1/8/2016 Sierra Sun opinion piece entitled, “We owe an apology to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada.” Ann Nichols points out that the op-ed, submitted by TRPA [Tahoe Regional Planning Agency],…
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Opinion: Lake Tahoe’s death by a thousand cuts

Eco Truckee Tahoe In an opinion article, Ann Nichols, President of North Tahoe Preservation Alliance and a local real estate professional, argues that there is no shortage of development plans for the Tahoe region that would result in plundering of natural resources and destroying the unique mountain character of the community. Nichols warns of “urban…
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Truckee neighbors talk dogs, environment and jet noise

Eco Truckee Tahoe Commentary Ted Lipien Neighbors meet and talk. On Tuesday, I met a Truckee woman with a small white dog near Martis Lake in the middle of the day. I was walking there to take some photos to document for EcoTruckee.org the low water levels due to California drought. She was taking herself…
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