Shedding winter’s colors: What could early spring conditions mean for wildlife in Tahoe

Shedding winter’s colors: What could early spring conditions mean for wildlife in Tahoe

A Yellow-faced Bumblebee on Common Dandelions which are not native, but are flowers that get an early startProvided/Tahoe Institute for Natural Science TAHOE BASIN, Calif./Nev. – As the last bit of snow melts on the north and west shores of Lake Tahoe and warmer weather becomes a daily occurrence, so begins the foraging, nest-building and migration of wildlife in the Tahoe Basin. As the region has seen below average snowpack, the season’s condit…