Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Lake Tahoe is beloved by a diverse community of residents and visitors—all of whom are potential partners and stewards in the League’s mission to protect it.
We recognize that Black, brown, Indigenous, and low-income communities have historically been marginalized and disempowered in conservation and environmental work. Although the Waší∙šiw (Washoe people) for centuries have been the stewards of Lake Tahoe and the lands around it, they were forcibly removed from their ancestral home. We honor and respect the Waší∙šiw’s legacy and profound stewardship of the Tahoe Basin.
As we seek to understand historical injustices in the Basin, we aspire to bring a diversity of people into the League’s work and build bridges with communities that have historically been underrepresented.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are moral and strategic imperatives for the League to Save Lake Tahoe. Bringing together and empowering people of all backgrounds and perspectives will enable the League to innovate creative and enduring solutions, harness broad passions, and galvanize a more vibrant community committed to the protecting Lake Tahoe for all future generations.
We are united as an organization – Board of Directors and staff alike – in our commitment to bring together and empower diverse constituents to Keep Tahoe Blue. Honoring this commitment is a perpetual journey, not a destination. We have much work to do, now and for all the days to come.
