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Travel Tips for the 3-Day Weekend
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On the trail to Lake Genevieve. Photo: League.
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There’s fresh powder in the mountains and a three-day weekend approaching. Chances are you’re getting ready to head to Tahoe. Before you suffer through hours of driving all by your lonesome, consider an alternative method of transportation to get you to and around the Basin.
Taking advantage of carpools, charter buses, ski shuttles and Tahoe public transportation allows you to sit back and relax while helping Keep Tahoe Blue. For example, Tahoe Convoy runs charter buses to and from the Bay Area. Click the button below to see more options at our
winter transportation page
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Alternative transportation takes stress off our roads, meaning less debris flows off roads and into the Lake during rain storms and when snow melts. W
hen chain controls are not in place, remove your tire chains and cables as soon as you leave chain control areas. Chains gouge out the asphalt, dislodging dust and debris that flow into the Lake.
And don’t forget to use your reusable water bottles to help cut down on plastic waste. Those plastic bottles can end up in Big Blue! Don't have a reusable bottle?
Our store
has you covered.
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Keep Tahoe Blue Advocacy Update:
TAHOE SOUTH EVENTS CENTER
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Rendering of Tahoe South Events Center: Design Workshop.
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What is it?
An exciting proposal to build a new Tahoe South Events Center in the parking lot of the MontBleu casino at Stateline. This project holds a lot of promise for the South Shore, but only minimal information has been shared with the City of South Lake Tahoe, the League or the community
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especially information on the potential impacts to local traffic and parking on dates when the 6,000-seat event center is full. There has been no indication the project will be coordinated with the
South Shore/Highway 50 Revitalization Project or the Main Street Management Plan
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parking management and shuttle plans, which will create major changes to the downtown corridor through the already heavily congested Heavenly Village and Stateline area. The League is concerned that only a streamlined Environmental Assessment (not a full Environmental Impact Statement, or "EIS") has been completed to assess the impacts from this project. An EIS would have required robust public input and analyzed project alternatives, specifically a smaller event center.
Where is it in the process?
The Environmental Assessment was released to the public on January 13, and the process is moving quickly toward a final decision by TRPA on
February 26
. In the interim, there are no public workshops or formal comment periods scheduled that require consideration in the final project. (The public can voice their opinion at the TRPA Governing Board meeting on Wednesday, January 22.) According to the proponent, once approval is granted they hope to break ground in May of this year.
What is the League’s position?
WORK IN PROGRESS
The Events Center is a big opportunity for the South Shore. Yet given the scale of the project, the potential impact it could have on the community in terms of parking and traffic, and the fact that it’s due for a final decision in fewer than 45 days, it’s concerning how little we know about it. Before we come to any decision as an organization, the League will continue to ask questions, and review the recently released
Environmental Assessment
in depth.
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Sleds are fun. Sled trash is not.
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Sled corrals marked with Take Care Tahoe signage are located at popular sledding spots around the Basin. Photo: League.
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Who doesn’t like sledding? Trouble is, plastic sleds break easily and create litter that persists in the environment, harming wildlife and polluting the Lake. The League is working to address the problem by adopting and helping clean-up
sled corrals
located in popular spots around the Lake.
Outdoor fun-seekers are always encouraged to pack out whatever they pack in, so they don’t contribute to Tahoe’s plastic pollution problem. Sled corrals, marked with signs from the
Take Care Tahoe campaign
, are a second line of defense. If you find any sled shards, deposit them in the corral. The League is working with middle and high school students from
SOS Outreach
to cleanup several North and South Shore sled corrals over the season.
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Friday, February 21 | 10 -11 am
Online webinar
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Shop and Give to Support Our Work
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When there's a nip to the air, our hoodie by
RECOVER
is all you need. Cozy and comfortable, this eco-friendly shirt is made from 100 percent recycled materials.
Grab one today at
our shop
and feel confident that all proceeds will benefit Lake Tahoe now and for future generations.
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You can always donate to support the League to Save Lake Tahoe and protect the Lake you love.
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