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Take Action for Tahoe This Earth Month

Join Keep Tahoe Blue for a month of cleanups, community events, and hands-on ways to protect the Lake. Explore what’s coming up and sign up to take part.

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Ditch the car and hop on alternative transportation
Avoid traffic and protect Tahoe’s air quality with a variety of free shuttles, public buses, and other ways to get around Lake Tahoe.
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Science to Solutions
Learn how science becomes impactful solutions. Every litter cleanup, citizen science survey, and water quality sample tells a story about Lake Tahoe’s health.
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Visit Us
Dive into what makes Tahoe unique, yet fragile and what you can do to protect it at our Spurlock/Evers Environment & Education Center in South Lake Tahoe.
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Turn Your Phone Into a Citizen Scientist
Spot algae, litter, or other human impacts in the Tahoe Basin? Share it instantly with our Citizen Science Tahoe web app (no download necessary) and help protect Tahoe’s clarity.
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Keep Tahoe's Trails Clean This Winter
Tahoe’s beauty depends on us doing our part, and we must keep Tahoe Blue. Explore how we stop litter at the source and how your choice can make a difference.
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Welcome to the Tahoe lifestyle
Learn what it means to live the Tahoe lifestyle and the work it takes to protect Tahoe.
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Become a Tahoe Blue Business
It takes a lot of work to keep Tahoe beachable, bikeable, hikeable, boatable, skiable, and enjoyable for all. In fact, it takes the whole community, which is why we’ve created our Blue Business program. We partner with values-aligned businesses throughout the Tahoe Basin and beyond.
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News

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April 12, 2026

The View from Inside Keep Tahoe Blue’s New Education Center

Read Keep Tahoe Blue's Education Manager, Rosie Hackett's latest op-ed in the Tahoe Daily Tribune about the new and exciting education tours in the Spurlock/Evers Environment & Education Center and how it came to life.
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March 14, 2026

March 2026 Advocacy Newsletter

From invasive species and litter prevention ordinances, to updating federal policy, our team of government affairs experts have been busy advocating for Tahoe at the local, state, and federal levels.
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Keep Tahoe Blue Granted “Bike Friendly Business” Award by the League of American Bicyclists

Our team is overjoyed to receive this national distinction and to be a workplace that encourages Lake-friendly transportation among our staff and visitors.
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February 4, 2026

Placer County considers ban on single-use plastic in Tahoe Basin

Keep Tahoe surveyed businesses who would be affected and found the majority support the proposed rules to reduce litter.
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January 27, 2026

Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Lake Tahoe Conservation Efforts

The Santini-Burton Modernization Act will free up existing federal funds to manage, protect, and improve lands in Tahoe.
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January 27, 2026

Congressman Kevin Kiley Introduces Legislation to Support Lake Tahoe Conservation Efforts

The bill is part of a bipartisan, bicameral effort to support ongoing care and improvement of US Forest Service lands within the Lake Tahoe Basin.
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January 27, 2026

Team Tahoe Applauds Introduction of the Santini-Burton Modernization Act

The newly introduced legislation was created by a broad group of Tahoe partners for the benefit of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
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December 19, 2025

Lessons from the Caldor Fire’s Christmas Valley ‘Miracle’

Forest Ecologists from UC Davis Study reveal which pre-fire treatments worked best to protect the forest during the 2021 Caldor Fire in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
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Who We Are

Environmental experts and Tahoe-lovers, just like you

We are the donor-funded organization of environmental experts and Tahoe-lovers who have been protecting Tahoe since 1957.

Our Work

Sustainable Recreation

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We are improving sustainable recreation to keep Tahoe healthy and its waters clear.

  • Improving transportation to prevent erosion and emissions
  • Shaping environmental policy and recruiting public funding
  • Fostering stewardship to create a litter-free Tahoe
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  • 124
    Tahoe Blue Crews fighting litter around Tahoe-Truckee
  • 111k+
    Pounds of litter removed through League events and programs
  • 266k+
    Cigarette butts picked up since 2014
  • 529k+
    Miles traveled on Lake-friendly Lime scooters since 2018
  • 125
    Cigarette butt disposal canisters installed around Tahoe
What We Do

Water Quality and Clarity

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Aquatic invasive weeds
Inspecting aquatic weeds

We improve the Lake’s water quality and clarity to protect and restore the delicate ecology of Lake Tahoe.

  • Preventing new infestations with an engaged, informed community
  • Crowdsourcing solutions through citizen science
  • Deploying innovative technologies to put the threat in check
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  • 105+
    Acres of aquatic invasive weeds in Tahoe's largest infestation
  • 8
    Lakes in Tahoe-Truckee surveyed for aquatic invaders in 2021
  • 600
    Volunteers trained and certified through our Eyes on the Lake program
  • 1,470
    Surveys submitted by Eyes on the Lake volunteers
What We Do

Climate Resilience

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Burned trees
Keep Tahoe Blue

We ensure Lake Tahoe is resilient in the face of the climate crisis.

  • Healing forests, streams and meadows through hands-on work.
  • Removing red tape to accelerate important initiatives.
  • Collaborating with partners to get restoration done.
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  • 24
    Years of hosting Tahoe’s largest volunteer restoration event
  • 59k
    Acres on Tahoe’s west shore slated for restoration
  • $36m
    Secured for wildfire and climate change readiness in 2021
  • 10
    Stream sites being monitored for Caldor Fire impacts
  • 10k
    Acres in the Basin burned in the Caldor Fire, needing restoration
What We Do

  • Sustainable Recreation

    We are improving sustainable recreation to keep Tahoe healthy and its waters clear.

    • Improving transportation to prevent erosion and emissions
    • Shaping environmental policy and recruiting public funding
    • Fostering stewardship to create a litter-free Tahoe
    Learn More
    • 124
      Tahoe Blue Crews fighting litter around Tahoe-Truckee
    • 111k+
      Pounds of litter removed through League events and programs
    • 266k+
      Cigarette butts picked up since 2014
    • 529k+
      Miles traveled on Lake-friendly Lime scooters since 2018
    • 125
      Cigarette butt disposal canisters installed around Tahoe

  • Water Quality and Clarity

    Aquatic invasive weeds
    Inspecting aquatic weeds

    We improve the Lake’s water quality and clarity to protect and restore the delicate ecology of Lake Tahoe.

    • Preventing new infestations with an engaged, informed community
    • Crowdsourcing solutions through citizen science
    • Deploying innovative technologies to put the threat in check
    Learn More
    • 105+
      Acres of aquatic invasive weeds in Tahoe's largest infestation
    • 8
      Lakes in Tahoe-Truckee surveyed for aquatic invaders in 2021
    • 600
      Volunteers trained and certified through our Eyes on the Lake program
    • 1,470
      Surveys submitted by Eyes on the Lake volunteers

  • Climate Resilience

    Burned trees
    Keep Tahoe Blue

    We ensure Lake Tahoe is resilient in the face of the climate crisis.

    • Healing forests, streams and meadows through hands-on work.
    • Removing red tape to accelerate important initiatives.
    • Collaborating with partners to get restoration done.
    Learn More
    • 24
      Years of hosting Tahoe’s largest volunteer restoration event
    • 59k
      Acres on Tahoe’s west shore slated for restoration
    • $36m
      Secured for wildfire and climate change readiness in 2021
    • 10
      Stream sites being monitored for Caldor Fire impacts
    • 10k
      Acres in the Basin burned in the Caldor Fire, needing restoration
How You Can Help

Tahoe can’t protect itself

 

All of us must do our part to protect and conserve Lake Tahoe. Whether you have five minutes or five hours, you can make a difference.

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    Donate
    Our Lake-saving work depends on the generosity of people like you. Support our efforts today.
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    Join the Tahoe Blue Crew
    Adopt your Tahoe happy place and keep it free of pollution.
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  • 03
    Put your Eyes on the Lake
    Protect Tahoe from aquatic invasive species through our citizen science program.
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  • 04
    Become a Pipe Keeper
    Monitor water quality and critical infrastructure to protect Tahoe’s health and clarity
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“The only way to protect the Lake is if everyone pitches in and does their part.”
Morgan Edwards
Tahoe Blue Crew Leader
“I just wish everyone would cherish and respect this fantastic place that we call home.”
Kerry Andras
Tahoe Blue Crew Leader
“Pack it in and pack it out to keep this place beautiful.”
Matt Franzino
Tahoe Blue Crew Leader
“A little respect goes a long way!”
Lauren Castro
Tahoe Blue Crew Leader
Echo Lake reflects a few of Tahoe’s peaks in its still, glassy waters.
Iconic Bonsai Rock is just one of Tahoe’s irreplaceable views we must protect.
Mt. Tallac surveys the Tahoe Basin from high above the south shore.
Tahoe has more lakes than just Big Blue. Cascade Lake is perched between Emerald Bay and Fallen Leaf Lake.
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