League to Save Lake Tahoe

LAKE TAHOE, Nev./Calif., July 14, 2023 – Recent international news stories showed shocking images of volunteers and nonprofits removing thousands of pounds of litter from one Lake Tahoe beach following the July 4th holiday. The media coverage caused public outrage and drew widespread attention to the challenge of preventing litter at the iconic Sierra Nevada […]

LAKE TAHOE, CA/NV (June 5, 2023) – With summer arriving to Tahoe, residents and visitors are looking forward to spending time on the Lake’s sparkling blue waters. To protect that treasured experience and the Lake’s water quality, public, private and nonprofit partners have come together to inform recreators about the threat of aquatic invasive species […]

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA (December 8, 2022) – This fall, six environmental organizations led 500 South Tahoe High School students through a series of hands-on lessons about hydrological and ecological concepts in a place-based outdoor setting. The organizations’ environmental experts donated their time to share their knowledge and enthusiasm with the young people during a […]

LAKE TAHOE, CA/NV (October 19, 2022) – Amidst the coolers, umbrellas and towels, there was an unfamiliar sight on Lake Tahoe’s beaches this summer – a blue, picnic table-sized machine outfitted with tank treads and solar panels, quietly sifting tiny pieces of trash out of the sand.  Tahoe’s beaches represent the last stop for small […]

LAKE TAHOE, CA/NV (June 29, 2022) – With the goal of ensuring a safe summer on the water at Lake Tahoe, the League to Save Lake Tahoe, Clean Up The Lake and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency recently released a video that delivers tips and resources for boaters and paddlers planning trips to the Big […]

LAKE TAHOE, CA/NV (January 14, 2021) — Yesterday morning, the Lahontan Water Quality Control Board voted unanimously to approve a test of methods to tackle the growing infestation of aquatic invasive weeds in the Tahoe Keys, located on Lake Tahoe’s south shore. Aquatic invasive species, including the plants plaguing the Keys, are the most pressing […]

LAKE TAHOE, CA/NV,, August 31, 2021 – The community of Lake Tahoe is reeling as the Caldor Fire continues to burn extremely near evacuated neighborhoods in El Dorado County and the City of South Lake Tahoe, and the shores of Lake Tahoe itself. Our staff at the League to Save Lake Tahoe are among the […]

Tahoe’s beaches were still blanketed in morning shadows when volunteers began plucking cigarette butts, bottle caps and beach toys out of the sand early on July 5. By noon, 235 enthusiastic volunteers had removed 1,456 pounds of litter from ten Tahoe beaches and their surrounding areas as part of the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s […]

LAKE TAHOE, December 16, 2020 –  The Tahoe Blue Crew, the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s litter-fighting volunteer program, was presented with a 2019 Best in Basin Award for its contribution to a clean, clear and litter-free Lake Tahoe. Best in Basin Awards are granted annually by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to showcase projects and programs that […]

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA, July 28, 2020 – Volunteers and team members from the League to Save Lake Tahoe, along with staff from the Tahoe Resource Conservation District, restored native wetland habitat in Johnson Meadow on Saturday, July 25, continuing work started in 2019. Teams stabilized crumbling stream banks, removed invasive plant species and cleared remnants […]

South Lake Tahoe, CA April 23, 2019 – Warmer spring weather can expose trash left behind after winter snow melts, and leave South Lake Tahoe scattered with litter. This debris is an eyesore, and can harm not only wildlife, but also Lake Tahoe’s clarity. For these reasons, the League to Save Lake Tahoe hosted the […]

April 10, 2019 – The League to Save Lake Tahoe held its second bi-annual Basin Blitz this spring to assess progress in improving Lake Tahoe’s stormwater infrastructure (pipes, drains and sediment-catching basins). These features flow directly into Lake Tahoe and carry fine sediment pollution from our roads and neighborhoods into the lake, further degrading its […]