By CBS Bay AreaA series of suspected tree poisonings at a Lake Tahoe beach is under investigation, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies first responded June 24 after a strong odor was reported coming from the base of a pine tree at Burnt Cedar Beach. “The deliberate destruction of these trees is deeply troubling and represents a significant loss for the entire community,” Sheriff Darin Balaam said in a statement. The sheriff’s office has investigated several similar cases at Burnt Cedar Beach since 2022 involving substances poured around the bases of trees or drilled into their roots. Burnt Cedar Beach is in Incline Village on Lake Tahoe’s east shore.