Events

Nutcrackers and Nighttime Warming

Mountain landscape with trees and clear blue sky.

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Truckee Ranger District
10811 Stockrest Springs Road
Truckee, CA 96161
United States

Join the Tahoe & Sierra Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant Society for an engaging presentation exploring surprising changes taking place in the High Sierra.

During the summer of 2024, researchers discovered an extraordinary population of young Jeffrey pines growing at nearly 12,700 feet—thousands of feet above the species' traditionally recognized range. Follow-up research across Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, the Inyo National Forest, and the Lake Tahoe Basin has revealed new insights into how climate change and wildlife are influencing treeline dynamics.

Dr. Hugh Safford, research ecologist at the University of California, Davis and former Regional Ecologist for the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Region, will share his team's findings and discuss what these changes could mean for the future of Sierra Nevada forests.

The presentation is free and open to the public.

Upcoming Events

Grooves by the Greens

  • Jul 28
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Spend summer evenings enjoying live outdoor music at Tahoe Donner’s Grooves by the Green concert series. Held Tuesday nights at The Lodge Pavilion, this free community series features local musicians and bands performing against the backdrop of Tahoe...