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The California Trail Interpretive Center Reopens ELKO, Nev.— The California Trail Interpretive Center (CTIC) is reopening July 22. Operating hours will initially be Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.  Moving forward, safety protocols and phased facility maintenance completion will be re-evaluated and adjusted as needed to meet the goal of being opened full-time again as soon as possible. “We are excited to offer this initial partial re-opening to the Elko area and the pub...

The Silver State’s Star Attractions: Dark sky detours from Reno (sponsored) Take a Silver State star-fari to space out under some of the darkest, most star-studded skies in the entire country. Nighttime has always been when Nevada really lights up. But we’re not just talking about neon signs and dazzling LED marquees. Go beyond the glow of our metros, look up, and find yourself face-to-face with the brightest stars in the darkest skies in the Lower 48. Simply put, there’s no better place ...

Thirteen years ago, I was fortunate enough to live and work with my spouse in a remote region of Nevada near the Ruby Mountains. I’m not sure I saw a single person besides my partner during the entire field season. I have yet to return to this spot and now, after reading your recent article on the new lithium mine “The next mining boom?” (March 2021), I doubt I ever will. Ranchers like the gentleman quoted in your article deserve honest answers. Even more do the tribes that have inhabite...

Tahoe Daily Tribune INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Six projects in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will be funded by the Great American Outdoors Act, including Mount Rose and Tahoe Meadows area improvements. The Forest Service said the projects will improve visitor experience by reducing deferred maintenance backlogs and enhancing aging recreational infrastructure. The service received over $1.5 million for the following projects selected for this first round of funding. The projects include: M...

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Special to the Sierra Sun Unless a series of storms blankets the Sierra Nevada with snow, California and Nevada are facing critically dry years. California water officials (from left) Ramesh Gautam, Anthony Burdock and Sean de Guzman, conduct the third snow survey of the season at Phillips Station on Tuesday. Provided / Ken James / California Department of Water Resources Powder days have been few and far between this winter and that’s due to a snowpack that is well below average and five co...

Feb 26, 2021 ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The Elko County Sheriff’s Office has identified the snowmobiler who was killed in an avalanche in the Ruby Mountains over the weekend as a 19-year-old Spring Creek man. Ethan Lulay’s body was recovered Sunday after a brief closure of Lamoille Canyon southeast of Elko, the sheriff’s office said Wednesday. He had been snowmobiling with two other men Saturday morning near Castle Lake in the mountains above the canyon in the Ruby Mountain Wilderness Area when ...

Parents share memories of young snowmobiler who passed away in avalanche Parents share memories of young snowmobiler who passed away in avalanche and last updated 2021-02-24 23:23:36-05 SALT LAKE CITY — A community in Eastern Nevada is mourning the sudden loss 19-year-old Ethan Lulay. Lulay of Spring Creek, Nevada was caught and buried by an avalanche on Saturday in Eastern Nevada. He and two other snowmobilers were riding near Castle Lake, in high-elevation and steep terrain within the Ru...