Press Room
All Press Releases
Seeking Community Input for Housing Needs Assessment
Truckee-Tahoe, CA/NV — Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) have launched a new regional housing survey as part of an updated assessment of housing needs in the greater Lake Tahoe Region This region encapsulates the Lake...
TRPA Releases Connections 2050
Transportation Plan Update Renews the Regional Vision for a Connected Transportation System Lake Tahoe, NV/CA - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) has released Connections 2050, the draft update to the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities...
2025 Earth Week Celebrations
News Release Contact: Lily Summerville lsummerville@caclimateactioncorps.org 530-307-4177 Lake Tahoe, NV/CA – Organizations across the Lake Tahoe Region are helping the community celebrate the 55th annual Earth Day with events on South and North Shores and a week of...
TRPA Takes Action to Strengthen Boat Inspections
Golden mussels could be a greater threat than any other aquatic invader Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Governing Board on Wednesday approved a critical update to the Lake Tahoe Watercraft Inspection Program to protect the lake...
Team Tahoe In Washington D.C.
Image: Members of Team Tahoe on the steps of The Capitol, Washington D.C. See names below. March 13, 2025 Lake Tahoe partners met with Congressional leaders this week in Washington D.C. to discuss priorities for the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program, or...
Columns and Speeches
Earth Day and the Courage to Lead
By Julie Regan Lake Tahoe is leading the charge into Spring for all of us. Budding trees, songbirds, and warm days are bursting forth just in time for the 55th celebration of Earth Day next Tuesday. Started in 1970, the annual event is a touchstone for conservation,...
A Health Check for Tahoe: Where We Stand and What’s Next
By Julie Regan Lake Tahoe’s geologic history underscores the ecological and cultural significance of this incredible place. Recent research shows that Lake Tahoe first took shape more than 2.3 million years ago, making it the oldest lake in North America and the third...
Building a Resilient Future for Tahoe
By Julie Regan It’s been a very light winter in the Tahoe Basin. While our backs may be grateful for relatively little shoveling, the dismal snowpack serves as a sobering reminder of the challenges ahead. For decades, scientists have warned that rising temperatures...
My View on Protecting Lake Tahoe
By Hayley Williamson As an avid hiker and Lake Tahoe resident, one of my favorite views of the lake is from the top of Mount Tallac. From this vantage, Lake Tahoe impressively expands below granite ledges and alpine forests cradle the cobalt-blue waters that spread...
TRPA Takes Stock of Turning 55
By Cindy Gustafson This December marks a significant milestone for the Lake Tahoe Region. Fifty-five years ago this month, a unique interstate compact between the states of California and Nevada became law, creating the nation’s first bi-state environmental planning...
Media Contact
Jeff Cowen, Public Information Officer
Office: (775) 589-5278
Send an email: jcowen@trpa.gov
Tahoe In Depth is a biannual publication that aims to inspire environmental understanding and stewardship at Lake Tahoe.
Video Library