Meteorologists love to get our hopes up for heavy snows in Tahoe. More times than not, their forecasts lead to disappointment. But come snow, sleet, rain or shine, you can always count on fresh accumulations of litter in the Basin.
Trash on Tahoe's slopes, beaches, trails and streets is far more disappointing than missing a big storm. Until litter is no more, our passionate #TahoeBlueGooder family is stepping up.
If it's not inside the garbage can, it still counts as litter.
Heavenly Mountain Resort's Blue Crew cleans up.
Trash gathered from a popular snow play spot.
BLUE CREWS TAKE CARE OF TAHOE – YOU CAN TOO
With less than two months of 2021 behind us, our Blue Crews have already racked up some impressive statistics, which are growing by the day.
Adopt your own site and help combat pollution in Tahoe. Visit our events page to see when new online trainings are scheduled so you can sign up and get involved.
If your free time is scarce, no problem. You can help Keep Tahoe Blue at your own pace by removing litter where you find it and reporting your achievements using the Citizen Science Tahoe app.
If you’re planning to have some small hill fun this winter, please practice good #slediquette. Click below for simple tips to maximize your fun and minimize your environmental impact on Big Blue.
We're excited to introduce our beautiful new outdoor blanket by Rumpl! Inspired by the Sierra Nevada landscape, this blanket features silhouettes of pine trees, mountain peaks and our iconic Keep Tahoe Blue message.
Created in Oregon, each blanket is compact, water-resistant and made from 60 recycled plastic bottles. All proceeds benefit our efforts to Keep Tahoe Blue now and for future generations.
Meeks Bay and Meeks Meadow are in the process of a multi-faceted, years-long ecosystem restoration project. The site's long history of human use has led to plans to revitalize this unique natural system.
Following a year marked by COVID-19 and excessive use of outdoor areas by visitors and locals seeking escape from the pandemic, the League to Save Lake Tahoe issued its objectives for 2021.
Even after an atmospheric river dumped upwards of five feet of snow on the Tahoe Basin at the end of January, Nevada Natural Resources Conservation Service hydrologist Jeff Anderson cautions "one storm does not make a winter."
Washoe County is bringing Incline Village and Crystal Bay more in line with other communities in the Basin with the passage of the first reading of its Tahoe Area Plan. With a goal to protect Lake Tahoe in mind, this plan will help guide community development and ecosystem restoration.
Join the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Sierra Business Council and Spatial Informatics Group for this informational webinar about an updated green house gas emission inventory for the Basin, how climate change is affecting Tahoe, and next steps to build Tahoe's resilience.
