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TRPA and Partners Remove Illegal Moorings
Contractors with Marine Taxonomic Services deploy air-filled lift bags to hoist illegally placed mooring blocks and tackle in Hurricane Bay on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore. The concrete blocks are estimated to weigh 1,200 to 1,500 pounds. Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – The...
2024 Tahoe Summit Media Kit
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Lake Tahoe Summit August 14
Image by Twilight Rust © 2024 Lake Tahoe Summit Hosted by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto August 12 Update: Important updates on transit, biking, safety, parking availability, and access are available here. The 28th annual Lake Tahoe Summit will be held Wednesday,...
‘Cultivating Community’ Workforce Housing Program Launched
Community Workshops Set to Begin in September Lake Tahoe, Nev./Calif. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) today announced the launch of “Tahoe Living: Cultivating Community, Conserving the Basin,” the next phase of...
Boating Violation in Truckee River Marsh Settled
Image: The Upper Truckee River Marsh was recently restored by the California Tahoe Conservancy under the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program. One third of the Lake Tahoe Basin drains into the marsh. Credit: California Tahoe Conservancy Lake Tahoe,...
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Staying Tahoe Strong this Wildfire Season
By Julie Regan The warming weather and rapidly melting snow around Tahoe are welcome signs that summer is on its way. As wet and green as things are, now is the time to be extra vigilant and to prepare for wildfire season. Meteorologists are predicting that...
Earth Day Brings Community and Environment Together
By Cindy Gustafson The commitment we all share to protect and restore Lake Tahoe exemplifies the very essence of Earth Day. The global event celebrates actions big and small to save our planet and expresses the interconnectedness of people, communities, and the...
The Call to Protect Lake Tahoe Echoes Across the Nation
By Julie Regan Lake Tahoe has protectors just about everywhere in this great nation. Last week, TRPA representatives joined a coalition of Lake Tahoe supporters in Washington D.C. to urge the extension of a key piece of legislation that has been pivotal in Lake...
Confronting Existential Threats with Modern Solutions
By Julie Regan People’s connections with Lake Tahoe have always run deep. For the Washoe Tribe, the lake is the center of the world, both geographically and spiritually. According to tribal elders, there is no distinction between the health of the land and the health...
Working Together Toward Progress in 2024
By Julie Regan What a difference a year makes. This time last winter, many of us delighted in a promising snowpack, unaware that we were facing what would become the heaviest winter in more than 70 years. It was a tough one, even for some of us who survived the 1997...
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