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(Download a pdf of this post) The Claims                                                                 … Continue reading →

From time to time some of you readers send in interesting emails that you have received on the subject of Van Norden Lake. We recently received one from someone that had received an email from the director of the Truckee … Continue reading →

  10/30/15 Update – In the interest of full disclosure we would like to modify this post with some new information. While we still question why the entire northeast side of the meadow adjoining the lake was closed, it turns out … Continue reading →

After the latest move by the Land Trust to drain Van Norden Lake there are a lot of questions from residents at Donner Summit and Summit lovers everywhere. There is a story running in the Sierra Sun right now that … Continue reading →

(See more photos by clicking here) Van Norden Lake has rightly earned the moniker of “The Jewel of Donner Summit”. The setting for this spectacular high Sierra gem is the historic Donner Summit Valley. The blue jewel is the source … Continue reading →

July 25th was one of those spectacular summer days at Van Norden Lake that is what our celebration was all about. Not too hot, not too cool, bright blue skies, wildlife aplenty and a dedicated group of lake lovers made … Continue reading →

  With the future of Lake Van Norden in doubt, we thought it would be a good time to come out and celebrate it while it is still here. Please come and join us in that celebration and learn about … Continue reading →

The release by Google of new map imagery is not something most people get excited about. However, this year the new satellite imagery of the Summit Valley is particularly disturbing. The two satmaps included here are from just one year … Continue reading →

Download a pdf of this post “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of reason, it was the age of foolishness, it was the wettest of meadows, it was the driest … Continue reading →

Once in a while someone asks about our icon the White Pelican. Usually the question goes, “why do you use the White Pelican as your logo, it’s not really an endangered species”.  My answer steals from the old adage that says … Continue reading →