We Advance Restoration

to ensure Tahoe is resilient in the face of the climate crisis

Tahoe’s history of unchecked urban development, combined with the modern pressures of climate change, threaten the Lake we love.

Building resilience is the key to preserving what we all love about Lake Tahoe.

With much of Tahoe’s wetlands damaged by past development, ecosystem restoration is key to revitalizing the Lake’s natural filtration system, ridding the environment of harmful invasive species, and absorbing the shocks from extreme weather. Healthy forests, meadows, streams and marshes make a resilient ecosystem better able to withstand wildfire and the other impacts of a changing climate.

To make Tahoe resilient, we advance ecosystem restoration through boots-on-the-ground work and advocacy for large projects.

For the past 25 years, the League has collaborated with land managers, community organizations and thousands of volunteers to heal Tahoe’s environment through hands-on work. Our staff of policy professionals works in Sacramento, Carson City and Washington DC to secure funding and support for large-scale ecosystem restoration projects in the Basin.

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Impacts

years hosting Tahoe’s largest volunteer restoration event

59,000

acres on Tahoe’s west shore slated for restoration

$36MM

secured for Tahoe wildfire and climate change readiness in 2021

Caldor Fire Stream Impact Monitoring

Citizen scientists with our Pipe Keepers program are monitoring water quality at 10 stream sites that drain areas burned during the Caldor Fire.

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