The South Lake Tahoe Earth Day Festival, a volunteer-run, non-profit event, is one of the largest environmental education gatherings in the area. It allows residents and visitors to learn about the various environmental issues affecting South Lake Tahoe.
Stop by the Keep Tahoe Blue booth at the Earth Day Festival to learn more about how you can get involved and participate in a fun activity to win a prize!
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Are you interested in volunteering to help us at our booth?
You can sign up for one of the available shifts below. Sign up here.
- Shift 1: 10:30 – 1:30 pm
- Shift 2: 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Are you passionate about the environment and helping Keep Tahoe Blue? Sign up for a shift to help outreach to the community about the work the League is doing and ways to Keep Tahoe Blue. Our theme this year is Lake Tahoe vs. Plastics and our booth will be centered around our litter initiatives, cleanups and a hands on activity for people to learn about plastics. This will be a fun, free community event with food, music, and Earth Day activities.
Responsibilities include setting up/taking down an outreach booth, conducting an educational activity, and providing information about the League, our programs, and upcoming events to the general public. Training will be provided at the event.
What to bring: Comfortable shoes, weather-appropriate layers, Keep Tahoe Blue gear if you have it, a full reusable water bottle and snacks.
We provide: Training, name tag, refreshments and gift.
More About the Event
- Free Event
- Live Music
- Eco-kids zone
- Earth-friendly booths
- Bike, bus, or walk to Earth Day! (use the free bike valet)
- SLT PD: drug take-back bin
- Drum circle
- Food trucks
The event is hosted primarily by volunteers of the Tahoe Earth Day Foundation, a local non-profit, with the support of other non-profits, regional agencies, businesses and dedicated supporters.
The goal of our local Earth Day celebration is to recognize, celebrate and promote the region’s unique beauty and to educate the public on how to preserve and protect our local and global natural resources. The Tahoe Earth Day Foundation is also working to increase the effort around solid waste management and will continue to work towards its goal of hosting a Zero-Waste and Carbon-Neutral event.
Learn more at southtahoeearthday.org.
If you are interested in volunteering for the event, please sign up here.