Off-road enthusiasts will have about 1,000 fewer miles of trails to motor across in the Eldorado National Forest next year. The Eldorado covers nearly 790,000 acres on the southern flank of Lake Tahoe.

By Garth Stapley, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Jan. 13--Nearly 150 off-highway vehicle enthusiasts traded a sunny Saturday in the mountains for an austere meeting room in Modesto. They wanted to hear more about the U.S.

By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Jan. 13--For a century, the Rubicon Trail has offered unlimited access to the most challenging off-road driving on Earth. But the boulder-strewn detour to Lake Tahoe is falling victim to its own fame.

By Carrie Peyton Dahlberg, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Dec. 7--Brush clearing and preventive burning in national forests in the Sierra might be delayed up to a year under a new federal court ruling but won't be halted entirely, several forest managers said Thursday.

By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Oct. 9--Eldorado National Forest officials announced that prescribed burns may begin this week on forest lands and continue during the next few months as weather and air quality conditions allow.