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18th Annual Tahoe Bike Month Draws Record Participants
Lake Tahoe wins from the long-running, friendly challenge and local events Contact: Kira Smith, ksmith@trpa.gov, 775-589-5236 Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition: info@tahoebike.org Stateline, NV – With a record number of participants this year, the 18th annual Tahoe...
$3 Million in Transformative Housing Grants Awarded to the Tahoe Region
NEWS RELEASE Contact: Victoria Ortiz, 775-589-5251 For Immediate Release July 6, 2023 Lake Tahoe, NV/CA –Affordable housing in the Lake Tahoe Region is getting a boost thanks to a $2.4 million grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development...
Partnering for Destination Stewardship at Lake Tahoe
By Amy Berry, Carol Chaplin, Tony Karwowski, Julie Regan, and Erick Walker Lake Tahoe means many things to many people. It is at once the cultural home of the Washoe, a natural wonder, an expansive recreation area for residents and visitors, an economic center, and a...
TRPA Executive Director Invites Community to Morning Coffee Talks
TRPA Executive Director Invites Community to Morning Coffee Talks Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – Starting this summer, Julie Regan, Executive Director of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), will be hosting a series of stimulating morning coffee sessions around Lake Tahoe....
Destination Stewardship Plan Launched
Lake Tahoe Destination Stewardship Plan Introduced to Address Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Challenges Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – An unprecedented group of Lake Tahoe destination management, land management, and non-profit organizations launched the Lake Tahoe Destination...
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Earth Day Connections
By Joanne S. Marchetta Seeing blossoms and sprouts in the midst of a spring snowstorm is yet another of nature’s miracles that makes the arrival of Earth Day in the mountains so fitting. In these moments, Lake Tahoe’s ecosystem puts its flexibility and resilience on...
Tackling Tahoe’s Housing Crisis
By Joanne S. Marchetta We shape our community when we come together to care for the whole and trade problems for possibilities. Right now, sentiments in the Lake Tahoe Region around the deepening impacts of the housing crisis reveal concern for the very...
Forest Health and Climate Change
By Joanne S. Marchetta When it comes to weather, normal has become an elusive term. On the ground here in Tahoe, it feels like the only things that can pierce our prolonged drought are occasional debilitating storms. Trees weakened by drought can falter under layers...
Holding the Center in 2021
By Joanne S. Marchetta Remembering back to this time last year, many of us looked optimistically toward 2021 for relief. Few would have guessed what would be in store. Even fewer can predict what’s in store for us next year or the year after. If 2021 proved anything,...
A Time for Transitions
By Joanne S. Marchetta Fall is a natural time for transitions. They can be beautiful and fleeting, like the golden leaves near Fallen Leaf Lake, or the time change transition, or they can happen over decades as we’re seeing with the challenges of climate change. And...
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