Conservation

The Tahoe Basin has gone through numerous challenges in the 150 years since the first settlers arrived. During the Comstock era our forests were completely decimated and then rampant development occurred during the 1950’s, 60’s, and 70’s. Lake Tahoe’s crystal clear waters have lost clarity and our near shore zone is being degraded due to storm water runoff and algae. The Tahoe Area Sierra Club is involved with these issues and many others.  

 

Tahoe Area Group News and Updates

Catch up on the current issues the Tahoe Area Group is watching and addressing through our ongoing protection of the natural environment and resources of the Lake Tahoe basin and Truckee River drainage. 
Aftermath of July 4, 2023 at Zephyr Cove showcasing the trash left.

Single-Use Plastics Ban Campaign

With recent studies and past spotlight on the litter issue in the Lake Tahoe basin, the Tahoe Area Group has created their own plastics campaign to target single-use plastics and reduce the use around the basin to remove the harm to the environment...
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Tahoe Keys Weeds

Lake Tahoe is threatened by invasive aquatic weeds. Your help is needed to save it. Tahoe Keys is a private residential development of over 1500 homes and a marina at the south end of Lake Tahoe, built in the 1960s by dredging and destroying...
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Washoe Meadows State Park

Washoe Meadows Update A coalition of conservation organizations supported Washoe Meadows Community’s initiation of actions to protect Washoe Meadows State Park from the proposed incursion of a golf course development. The Sierra Club took...