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Add Cake Boss Buddy Valastro to the list of celebrities opening a new restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip in 2022. The star of the TLC series Cake Boss gets ready to open the Boss Caf by Buddy Valastro at the Linq in early 2022.

Valastro, who already has Buddy Vs Ristorante and Carlos Bakery at the Venetian and PizzaCake at Harrahs, goes casual with Boss Cafe, serving fare reminiscent of neighborhood delis and markets he frequented in New Jersey and New York. Baked breads, Italian sandwiches, pizzas, a house-made fresh mozzarella bar, and a variety of sweets and pastries make up a bulk of the menu. At the restaurants Mozz Bar, customers can grab fresh mozzarella served with warm rustic bread and a choice of toppings such as basil pesto, roasted peppers, tomato-olive relish, or tomato, fresh basil, and aged balsamic. Valastro tapped his father in-law to head up the Mutz Masters, who will pull the mozzarella in an open kitchen.

Valastro worked with his corporate executive chef, Bryan Forgione, the former executive chef at Buddy Vs Ristorante since 2013, to create the menu. Customers order from different counters, where they can get house salads including Pops panzanella or the Hoboken chop. Over at the sandwich counter, diners can order classics such as rosemary ham or Caprese served on fresh Jersey focaccia or East Coast hoagies like the Jersey beef or the Valastro with smoked pancetta. A pizza counter plans to serve Grandma Squares in renditions such as Margherita, pepperoni, or the Boss supreme. Desserts, of course, will be a mainstay of the restaurant, with options such as lobster tail pastry, tiramisu, cheesecake, cannoli, assorted cakes, and fresh-baked cookies.

The 1,400-square-foot space designed by New Yorks Celano Design features indoor seating as well as grab-and-go options in a marketplace-inspired space.

Valastro joins Guy Fieri at the Linq.

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) The United States and a number of other countries are again imposing some travel restrictions with the news of another COVID-19 variant.

Im not surprised, said Dr. Jeffrey Ng, a physician at Ng Family Health Care. This is a virus and viruses mutate. And so, this is kind of the natural process.

The pandemic is nearly two years old and the most recent COVID-19 variant is called Omicron.

The most susceptible are still the younger population who are not vaccinated, said Ng. And thats how they detected this new variant.

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The World Health Organization says it is still being studied and has been found in travelers to Belgium, China, Israel, and several countries in southern Africa. The CDC says no cases have been reported in the US as of now.

"CDC is continuously monitoring variants and the U.S. variant surveillance system has reliably detected new variants in this country," a statement says. "We expect Omicron to be identified quickly if it emerges in the U.S."

Im concerned about it, said Ng. I will keep an eye on it. But Im not going to let it interfere with my daily routine.

Stocks also took a hit, with the S&P 500 recording its worst day since February over a fear of the unknown.

Investors like certainty, said Jason Baucom, a financial advisor with Budin Group. And this presents an opportunity for there not to be certainty immediately. So, the reactive approach is to take your money off the table and put it back when youre comfortable.

Local gaming also reporting losses -- Boyd, MGM, Caesars, Las Vegas, Wynn and Red Rock Resorts all were down between $1-$5.

Economically, Baucom says it could amount to a blip on the radar. But it is better to be safe than sorry.

Were better prepared for it going forward, but still, any minor setback could turn into a major one, he said.

To date, Johns Hopkins data says there have been 776,321 COVID-19 deaths in the US.

There are places in the world this is going to happen, said Ng. The only thing we can do as doctors is hope that patients get vaccinated as soon as possible.

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) The driver of a 2006 Chrysler 300 died late Friday night after police say the vehicle struck a utility pole splitting it into two parts.

On Nov. 26 at about 11:50 p.m. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says it responded to the fatal crash that occurred on North Hollywood Boulevard at Turtle Hill Road.

Police say that evidence at the scene indicates the Chrysler was traveling south on Hollywood Boulevard at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control and the car began to rotate counterclockwise as it slid across the roadway.

The Chrysler then struck a large utility support pole splitting it into two parts.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by responding medical personnel.

The driver's death marks the 131st traffic-related fatality in LVMPD's jurisdiction in 2021.

The crash remains under investigation.

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After a remarkable 35-year ride, Las Vegas was bucked from hosting the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

But just like a cowboy thrown from the back of a bucking bronco, the city has dusted itself off and is ready to get back in the saddle.

More than 168,000 rodeo fans are expected to pack the Thomas & Mack Center Dec. 2 to 11 for the annual event that moved to Texas last year because of COVID restrictions here.

Of course, were going to take all the proper precautions, but theres no intention of scaling back, said Allen Rheinheimer, general manager of the NFR. I think everything is on track to be one of the better events weve ever had.

The return of the rodeo during a traditionally slow tourist period will mean packed hotels, casinos and bars, concerts and other special events, such as Cowboy Christmas, a Western shopping extravaganza.

Everyone is excited to be back in Las Vegas from competitors to spectators, staff, contractors and everyone else, Rheinheimer said. Theres no town like Las Vegas to host this event.

Kaycee Feild, a champion bareback bronc rider, said the Thomas & Mack is an incomparable setting for the rodeo, with the fans seated seemingly right on top of the competitors.

Las Vegas is its own animal, said Feild, noting the citys excitement and energy.

Ryan Growney, general manager of the South Point, said the resort will once again be Vegas cowboy central for the rodeo.

Several rodeo events will take place at the South Point, including the $15 million World Series of Team Roping, along with a number of entertainment offerings, Growney said.

We are thrilled to be welcoming back the National Finals Rodeo to Las Vegas, Growney said. We believe this will be the largest year yet. We plan for these two weeks all year long because it means so much to us as a property, as well as to the city of Las Vegas.

Earlier this year, the National Finals Rodeo Committee, which oversees the NFR, came to terms with Las Vegas Events, a nonprofit organization that works to bring sporting events to the area, to have the rodeo here through 2025.

Each year, the NFR welcomes the top 15 contestants in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding to compete.

Aside from the competitions, the NFR can be described as a wider Western lifestyle festival, which attracts a segment of consumers not afraid to spend money, Las Vegas Events President Pat Christenson said.

The (NFR) customer spends almost 50% more than the average visitor, Christenson said. Whats great about Vegas is that its so value driven. You can get great value, or you can stay at one of the higher-end hotels. If you dont have a ticket to the rodeo, you can go to a viewing party.

Cowboy Christmas, a Western expo and interactive experience, will run in conjunction with the rodeo at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Some rodeo fans will also attend country music concerts scheduled for early December.

Acts include Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn at Caesars Palace, the Just Dave Band at Treasure Island and George Strait at T-Mobile Arena.

There will be over 200 events with this, and 65 of them are concerts, Christenson said. Nobody can duplicate what Las Vegas has to offer. Nobody knows better how to take care of the NRF fans or visitors in general. If weve done one thing well, its to continue to grow the event outside of the arena.

The purse for this years rodeo will be more than $10.2 million, nearly 10 times what it was in 1985, the first year the rodeo took place in Las Vegas.

Along with the rodeo, Las Vegas has grown over the years as a city and a tourist destination.

In the mid-1980s, Las Vegas boasted about 50,000 hotel rooms. Today, it has close to 170,000 hotel rooms, two major professional sports franchises and welcomed over 42 million visitors in 2019.

Vegas rolls out the red carpet for NFR, Rheinheimer said. Its been a great marriage over the years. We hope to just continue to improve this event in Las Vegas every year. Im over the moon about being back.

Because of the continuing pandemic, fans will be required to wear masks, but there is no vaccine requirement.

After missing out on the rodeo in 2020, Christenson said Las Vegas tourism officials and business owners are ready to put on a great show.

Theres going to be a lot going on, Christenson said. Were going to serve a lot of whiskey and beer, shine a lot of boots and sell a lot of cowboy gear. I think having two years to prepare to host again, were ready. This is their Super Bowl, and Las Vegas is the place to have it.

For more information about the rodeo and associated events, visit http://www.nfrexperience.com.

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Welcome to Las Vegas Ballpark, where the amenities are high-end and the burritos have burnt ends. Howard Hughes's legacy looms large at this sleek and streamlined facility, where you can soak in mountain views, take a dip in the pool and hobnob with a goose who once lived in the Bellagio fountain.

Las Vegas Aviators (Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics since 2019)Established: 1983 (as the Las Vegas Stars)League: Triple-A West (Pacific Coast League from 1983-2020)Ballpark: Las Vegas Ballpark (opened 2019)Championships: 1986, 1988Notable Alumni: Bruce Bochy, John Kruk, Benito Santiago, Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Tony Gwynn, Carlos Baerga

Las Vegas's stature in the sports world has increased greatly in recent years, as the city is now home to the NFL's Raiders and the NHL's Golden Knights. Prior to that, the Minor League Baseball team had been the highest-level athletic attraction in town. The Las Vegas Stars made their debut in the Pacific Coast League in 1983, the first of 18 seasons in which they served as the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The Los Angeles Dodgers became the parent club in 2001, the same season in which the team changed its name to the 51s. This quirky numerical moniker, accompanied by space and alien-themed logos, paid homage to the alleged extraterrestrial activity happening at nearby Area 51.

The Stars/51s played at Cashman Field. This city-owned facility was considered state-of-the-art when it opened in 1983, but as the 21st century progressed it was increasingly seen as a liability. Operational deficiencies combined with a lack of player amenities prompted a long and ultimately successful quest to build a new stadium. Las Vegas Ballpark, located in the affluent planned community of Summerlin, opened in 2019. The new ballpark prompted a new team name: The Aviators. This appellation is an homage to the aviation exploits of Howard Hughes, a name that looms large at Las Vegas Ballpark. The Aviators, and Summerlin itself, are owned by the Howard Hughes Corporation.

The new ballpark and team name were accompanied by a new parent club, the Oakland Athletics. Prior to that Las Vegas had enjoyed affiliations with the New York Mets (2013-'18) and Toronto Blue Jays (2009-'12).

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Capacity: 10,000Dimensions: left field, 340 feet; center field, 415 feet; right field, 340 feet

The name Las Vegas Ballpark might conjure images of kitschy neon signage, between-inning Elvis impersonators and slot machines on the concourse. But Las Vegas Ballpark, in real life, is nothing of the sort. This is a ballpark in line with the city's idea of itself as "the hospitality capital of the world." Simply put, Las Vegas Ballpark is the most "Major League" stadium in the Minors.

Summerlin is located on Las Vegas's northwestern edge, with the ballpark itself taking up 7.65 acres of space. City National Arena, the Golden Knights' practice facility, sits just behind a massive steel wall constructed behind the left field concourse. The ballpark's massive video scoreboard, measuring approximately 31 feet high and 126 feet wide, is installed on this steel wall. Sunrise Mountain is located beyond the outfield side of the ballpark, with plenty of open land in between. Parking is free, and the shops and restaurants of downtown Summerlin are in walking distance.

Las Vegas Ballpark is architecturally unique. The top level of the stadium houses the press box, situated under a sloping roof. The press box forms the cockpit of an upper-level "airplane" structure, with the suites on the first- and third-base sides representing the wings. A premium club level area sits below the press box, which includes a massive lounge and a show kitchen for visiting celebrity chefs.

A pool, located in right-center field just beyond the batter's eye, is rented out to groups on a nightly basis. The pool is adjoined by the Hangar Bar, accessible to patrons from both its front and back ends. The pool and bar overlook the visitors bullpen, with the home bullpen located directly in front of the right field berm. These elements, combined, make for a vibrant game day atmosphere.

Las Vegas Ballpark, built on a slope of land descending toward the center of Las Vegas Valley, sits at an elevation of 3,000 feet. This leads to lively baseballs and, by Las Vegas standards, cooler temperatures. Concerns about excess heat are also alleviated by the ballpark's mesh seats, which are approximately 40 degrees cooler than those made out of plastic. Las Vegas Ballpark was the first professional sports venue to exclusively feature mesh seating.

Concessions

Food is serious business at Las Vegas Ballpark. The Aviators have partnered with a variety of notable Las Vegas chefs and restauranteurs in addition to offering a wide and evolving slate of in-house creations. The end result is one of the most eclectic and high-end concessions lineups in the Minor Leagues. The All-American Burger, comprised of a grind that is 80 percent chuck and 20 percent brisket, is served on a branded bun provided by a local bakery. Other highlights include a full slate of customized hot dogs, a taco cart and offerings from popular local restaurants such as Capriotti's and Frankie's Uptown.

The Aviators' Burnt End Burrito, a delectable treat.

One of Las Vegas Ballpark's most popular offerings is the succulent Burnt End Burrito, available at BBQ Mexicana's Home Run BBQ stand in left field. Don't miss it.

Mascots

One of Howard Hughes's most spectacular creations was the H-4 Hercules aircraft, known as the Spruce Goose. The Aviators have Spruce the Goose, a high-flying fowl possessing an adventurous spirit and extroverted nature. Before he came to the ballpark, Spruce lived in the fountain of the Bellagio hotel. He is accompanied at the ballpark by the mysterious Aviator, an enigmatic stone-faced fellow equipped with his own jet propulsion system. If the Aviator knows any secrets about Area 51, he isn't telling.

Local Attractions

What happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas, and there's always a lot happening in Las Vegas. Those looking to stray from the well-documented allure of casinos and cabaret would do well to visit the Pinball Hall of Fame. Hundreds of pinball machines are available to play, as well as a strong selection of vintage arcade games. Other offbeat Las Vegas attractions include, but are far from limited to, the Neon Museum, the Liberace Museum and The Haunted Museum. Alternatively, one could leave the city behind in favor of outdoor locales such as the Red Rock Canyon.

Food and Drink

Would you believe that Las Vegas is home to a seemingly inexhaustible supply of restaurants and bars? It's true. The Peppermill Restaurant and Lounge is an oasis on the strip, offering hearty meals, top-notch Bloody Marys and the opportunity to relax in front of a fire pit. Sparrow and Wolf offers creative high-end cuisine; the restaurant's chef, Brian Howard, created a line-up of haute cuisine hot dogs for the Aviators during their inaugural 2019 season. If you truly can't get enough, there's always the Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace.

Lodging

Believe it or not, Las Vegas has a large number of hotels catering to every taste and budget. As regards to ballpark proximity, please note that the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa is just a short walk away.

Moving On

The Aviators are one of two Nevada-based Minor League teams, along with the Reno Aces. The drive between these two locales, on Highway 95, is full of rugged scenery and occasionally runs through sparsely populated towns with strange roadside attractions. Who wouldn't want to stay at the World Famous Clown Hotel? One could also head west from Vegas in order to visit the Fresno Grizzlies and Visalia Rawhide, although that route is lengthened by a necessary end around past Death Valley. Further south, one finds the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Inland Empire 66ers and Lake Elsinore Storm.

The Road to Oakland

Players in the Oakland organization log serious miles while climbing the Minor League ladder. The system starts in California and then heads to Michigan, Texas and Nevada before culminating back in the Golden State.

Low-A: Stockton PortsHigh-A: Lansing LugnutsDouble-A: Midland RockhoundsTriple-A: Las Vegas Aviators

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) An influx of tech companies and workers have moved into the valley to find greater opportunities and help diversify our economy.

Throughout the past couple of months and during the pandemic, many companies have looked for more affordable real estate, a better quality of life, and fewer pandemic restrictions.

Arya Bina is the founder of Kobe Digital, and he says that is the main reason why he moved his tech companys headquarters from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. He says the days of our city only being a destination for gambling, resorts, and entertainment are over.

There is enough momentum here where it is not like you are going into a place with a completely blank slate, Bina said.

Bina says based on his predictions, Vegas will be the next big tech hub. His company is an advertising agency that helps tech industries grow. After being in Southern California for five years, he says he realized he needed a city with more opportunities.

Right now, it is good cost of living, really favorable tax environment, really favorable regulatory environment, and as long as this area continues to offer that, we can continue to see the influx coming in and contributing to the economy, Bina said.

He says in the past five years hundreds of tech companies and workers have moved to the valley. One of them is his newest client, James Calhoun, who is the chief technical officer of his tech startup company called Odyssey," a social media platform for investors.

Calhoun says mega-companies are throwing their money behind this city because they see the same momentum his team saw when they selected this location. He says the entertainment capital of the world has the potential to be the next Silicon Valley.

People go, oh, there is a tech company here, I am going to start learning this, and they start acquiring the talents; it creates more of a talent pool, which creates another incentive for companies to move here and just creates this cycle, Calhoun said.

Calhoun says his company will bring in dozens of jobs to Las Vegas and will offer salaries anywhere from $70,000 to $120,000. He says when people make more, they contribute more to our local economy. A low level of education is a fear for some, but Calhoun says the degree is the last thing he looks at on a resume.

I think there is a huge opportunity here in Vegas to provide the coworking spaces and trade schools, more so than emphasizing the traditional education, Calhoun said.

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Walk into a restaurant in Los Angeles or New York, and theres a high likelihood youll be asked to provide some kind of proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

In Las Vegas and Clark County, though, thats unlikely.

While businesses are able to impose such requirements on their clientele, few if any dining spots currently require proof of either full or partial COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to dine.

Heres a brief rundown of current restrictions in the city for those visiting for the holidays.

Mask mandate

The entire state of Nevada is currently under a face mask mandate, which is tied to metrics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

That means everyone, vaccinated or not, is required to mask up when at a crowded indoor place, including in casinos, restaurants, entertainment venues and at McCarran International Airport.

For a county to exit the mask mandate, it must record a seven-day average test positivity rate of under 8 percent and a case rate of less than 50 per 100,000 population in back-to-back weeks. Clark County has been required to mask up since the policy went into effect in late July.

Vaccination status

Some entertainment venues have taken advantage of an option added to the mandate in August by Gov. Steve Sisolak allowing them to bypass the requirement by denying entry to anyone who doesnt provide proof of vaccination.

All attendees at Las Vegas Raiders games are required to be either fully or partially vaccinated: Fully vaccinated fans dont have to wear a mask, while partially vaccinated fans those who have received only one dose of a two-dose regimen are instructed to wear a mask at all times. Unvaccinated fans are not allowed to attend.

UNLV basketball imposed an identical requirement for its season.

The Vegas Golden Knights do not require proof of vaccination for admittance but require all fans to wear masks inside T-Mobile Arena.

Other events, including live entertainment venues, music festivals and trade shows, have required those attending to provide proof of vaccination or the results of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of admittance.

Visitors planning to attend a show or concert in Las Vegas or on The Strip are advised to check with the venue.

Contact Jonah Dylan at jdylan@reviewjournal.com. Follow @TheJonahDylan on Twitter.

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In this Sept. 2, 2021, file photo, a firefighter carries a water hose toward a spot fire from the Caldor Fire burning along Highway 89 near South Lake Tahoe,Calif.

By Amy Alonzo, Reno Gazette-Journal

Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 | 9 a.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. The devastation starts on the western slope. Many of the cabins that once lined the highway between here and Sacramento are now gone. Instead, brick and stone chimneys stand sentinel, visible through blackened toothpick trees that dot the mountainsides. Gray ash on the ground blends with the towering granite cliffs of Lovers Leap. Lines between the dirt path of the Pony Express National Historic Trail and the charred forest surrounding it are blurred.

Between the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and the Lake Tahoe Basin is Echo Summit, elevation 7,382 feet (2,250 meters). The area is pocketed with lakes and cliffs. Instead of the densely packed manzanita and oak that cover the Sierras western slopes, fir and pine pepper this summit. The adjacent 100-square-mile (259-square-kilometer) Desolation Wilderness is a hikers paradise, with numerous alpine lakes and rocky trails.

Side by side they form part of the Sierra Crest, a natural wildfire barrier that separates the western slope from the eastern slope.

Echo Summit and the Desolation Wilderness should have helped block the fire from encroaching on and threatening the lives and homes of the thousands of people living and recreating in the Tahoe Basin, which straddles the Sierra.

But on Aug. 14, the Caldor Fire started near Pollock Pines, midway between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe.

In just a few weeks, Caldor scorched more than 345 square miles (894 square kilometers), an area larger than New York City, as it traveled more than 40 miles (64 kilometers) toward Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America.

The fire forced roughly 50,000 people on the Highway 50 corridor and in the Lake Tahoe Basin to evacuate. Nearly 32,000 structures were threatened, 81 were damaged and almost 800 were destroyed. And the Caldor did something only one fire the 1,500-square-mile (3,900-square-kilometer) Dixie Fire had ever done.

It crested the Sierra Nevada, burning from the western slope onto the eastern slope, forever changing what officials and residents know about predicted wildfire patterns.

WHAT WE LOST

While the devastation is clear, the damage is still being measured.

Near Echo Summit, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) of the Pacific Crest Trail, Tahoe Rim Trail and other singletrack trails were directly damaged by the fire. Other stretches were harmed in the fighting of the fire, as dozers cleared contingency lines. The main buildings at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, one of the closest ski resorts to the Bay Area and Sacramento, were saved. But hundreds of acres of ski runs are now freckled with charred trees. Noticeable damage to Lake Tahoes famed clear waters has already been observed due to falling ash the Caldor Fire spewed into the air.

Beyond the tangible loss of structures, natural resources and beauty at Tahoe, Caldor led to the loss of something intangible: A sense of security for many of the thousands of residents who call the Tahoe Basin home.

Patrick Parsel lives in South Lake Tahoe for the same reason so many others do the areas beauty and its ease of access to recreation.

North Americas largest alpine lake was described by author Mark Twain as the fairest picture the whole earth affords.

Parsel finds that beauty in the hundreds of miles of running and mountain biking trails right outside his door.

But the fire that burned into the Tahoe Basin left some of his favorite recreation areas forever altered. Caldor changed the way he views his home.

Over the years, Parsel worried the forest could ignite. As trails director for the Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association, he knows well what sections of the forest are filled with dense underbrush that could burn quickly.

But his fear revolved around a fire starting in the Tahoe Basin. So, when the Caldor Fire first started more than 40 miles (64 kilometers) away, on the other side of the Sierra, he wasnt nervous. Dozens of miles, rocky outcrops and mountain lakes stood between Tahoe and the fire.

When Caldor jumped the crest and rolled toward Tahoe, anxiety built in the pit of his stomach. The fire was making its way toward his home, and there was nothing Parsel could do.

It left him feeling a new kind of vulnerability, a worry he hadnt experienced living in Tahoe before this fire.

Its like tracking a hurricane as it comes closer and closer, he said. It was a big wake-up call, not just for people in South Lake, but people all over.

South Lake resident Kristine Koran felt losses on both sides of the Sierra Crest as she watched the Caldor burn.

Koran, the trail operations manager for the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, lived in Pollock Pines before moving to Tahoe and worked as a wilderness ranger on the El Dorado National Forest.

She watched the fire threaten both her old home and her new home, destroying miles and years of trail work between them.

Last year, she celebrated the opening of a four-year project rerouting the 165-mile (266-kilometer) Tahoe Rim Trail at Echo Summit. This year, Caldor destroyed it.

The Ralston Trailhead near Camp Sacramento on the west side of the summit, a project she worked on with the El Dorado National Forest, is also gone. Koran lost sleep monitoring which trails survived and which ones did not.

Having lived all over the country, she recognizes that living on the West Coast means living with fire.

Especially after Caldor.

As you drive around, she said, and look at all the trees and how beautiful everything is, even though they stopped it, everything that didnt burn could burn next year.

WHAT WE LEARNED

The fact that Caldor ran up the western slope, crested the summit, and spread down the Sierras eastern slope into the Lake Tahoe Basin caught residents and fire experts both by surprise.

At times, the fire grew anywhere from 16 to 63 square miles (40 to 162 square kilometers) per day. With strong gusty winds, it didnt take long for the fire to blow over Echo Summit, igniting trees surrounded by large swaths of granite.

What was remarkable about the Caldor Fire was how it burned, how dry the dead trees that fueled it were and how easily they ignited, according to Ryan Bauer, fire management officer for the Plumas National Forest. Thats where the Dixie Fire, the second-largest wildfire in Californias history, raged this summer.

Firefighting agencies study fuel moisture and ignition probability heading into wildfire season. In Bauers 20 years as a firefighter, this was the first year that the probability of fuel igniting was 100%. This meant any ember blowing ahead of a fire would have a 100% chance of starting a spot fire.

Fire crews across the state were unsuccessful in cutting fires off at their heads, Bauer said, because of devastatingly dry conditions.

Unless a fire ran into sections of forest that had been treated or terrain that could block them, the fires were unstoppable.

Every bit of fuel was available, he said. There was really no way to stop spot fires from starting this year. If you werent getting firefighters to a spot fire in the first couple minutes, you werent going to get it it was just going to continue to spread.

Caldor had no shortage of fuel to help it spread so quickly over Echo Summit and into the Tahoe Basin.

Spot fires from flying embers in wildfires across California were igniting not far from the main blaze, Bauer said. Thats something that only happens during extreme fire seasons.

Sitting up here on the Plumas, watching the Caldor unfold, we expected it would blow through. Thats the year it was, he said. Everybody in fire would probably say, I never thought I would see the day when fire would burn from the west side all the way to the east side of the Sierra. That is extreme. But once we saw what the season looked like, it was no longer a surprise.

WHAT MUST HAPPEN NEXT

The dense trees that ring Lake Tahoe today are the new growth that show what Caldors burn scars could look like in a century.

Roughly 150 years ago, the Lake Tahoe Basin was stripped of most of its trees. More than 80% of Tahoes old-growth timber had been logged to support growth and mining. That timber formed shafts, frames and tunnels at newly discovered silver mines in Virginia City, just over the Nevada border.

When logging threatened Tahoes natural beauty 150 years ago, early conservationists such as John Muir rallied to preserve the lake. A proposal in the 1880s to designate the lake a state park was not well-received, nor were later efforts spearheaded by the Sierra Club for a national park designation.

While efforts to federally protect Tahoe never materialized, private groups were formed to preserve the lake. Now, conservation groups are rallying again.

The Caldor Fire is hopefully a turning point for the Basin since its such a visible fire threatening a natural treasure, said League to Save Lake Tahoe CEO Darcie Goodman-Collins.

The groups slogan, Keep Tahoe Blue, is well known, and she hopes the nonprofit group can capitalize on its platform and raise awareness for wildfire prevention measures in both the Basin and adjoining forests.

Everyone has a different personal connection to the lake and they were concerned how the fire would impact that connection, she said. A lot of that is the lake what is the lake going to look like when I go back there?

The Caldor and other recent wildfires spotlight the urgent need to create resilient forests and take a new approach to how forests are managed.

Part of that is cutting through green tape the bureaucratic processes that hold up projects to increase forest health, according to Goodman-Collins.

More efforts need to be made, she said, to streamline permitting processes that differ at the local, state and federal levels for these projects.

If we want to keep Tahoe blue and preserve the Tahoe everyone loves to enjoy in their own way, she said, we need to be doing some new things bigger and bolder.

Over the years, measures have been put into place to protect the lake from outside threats. Boat inspection stations protect the lake from invasive species such as the quagga mussel. Dive teams are removing trash from its bottom. Universities and researchers are studying ways to remove invasive plants and fish.

Now, measures must be taken to protect the lake from aerial threats such as smoke and ash, said Joanna Blaszczak, assistant professor of freshwater ecology and biochemistry at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Creating a regional buffer zone around the Tahoe Basin, similar to how homeowners clear defensible spaces around their homes, she said, could help minimize smoke in Tahoes airshed. Fire managers must implement controlled burns in conjunction with manual techniques such as hand thinning to remove fuels, according to Sarah Bisbing, assistant professor of forest ecology at the University of Nevada, Reno.

A major cultural shift is needed in the way forests are treated, she said, in order to solve the wildfire crisis plaguing the West.

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