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Red-tailed Hawk - Photo by Jared Manninen INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it has never been more important for people to get outside and away from their screens. Spending time in nature has been shown to have countless health benefits. It can reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness, even while socially-distancing. Interaction with wild animals in their own habitat can boost one’s mood and decrease physical symptoms of stress, such as fatigue or difficulty sleeping. Some health care providers specifically encourage the pursuit of observing animals in nature fo...

The Hairy Woodpecker is one of the many birds that birders can find in the Tahoe Basin. Provided by Ronan Hurley With COVID-19 still ever so present, many are flocking to the outdoors to connect with nature and others in a safe, socially-distant way. According to Tahoe Institute of Natural Science in Incline Village, interactions with wild animals in their own habitat can boost one’s mood and decrease physical symptoms of stress, such as fatigue, difficulty sleeping or even help to alleviate feelings of anxiety or depression. TINS announced its 2021 “Tahoe Big Year” event. The year-long...

Feeling stuck inside and yearning for adventure? Do you want to learn more about the local animals that reside in Lake Tahoe’s wild landscape? Interested in a scavenger hunt that introduces you to new scenery…

A blue jay is shown. (Scot Stewart photo) “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” — Edith Lovejoy Pierce And so, the New Year has started! After the first week it would seem the world is still coping with the problems of 2020, but maybe, just maybe, coping with a greater sense of hope. Certainly, the New Year seems to already be presenting several new chapters suggesting that hope. For birders in Marquette, the new chapter, in 2021, seems quite similar to the fin...