Wild Tahoe Weekend at Taylor Creek in South Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's Wild Tahoe Weekend at the US Forest Service's Taylor Creek Visitor Center June 21-22! On Saturday it's the Native Species Festival and on Sunday, the 10th annual Lake Tahoe Bird Festival.

SATURDAY

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will host the seventh annual Native Species Festival on Sunday, June 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This free family event is at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89.

The festival is a great way to spend the afternoon outdoors and learn about the native species of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Attend walks led by field professionals and local students to learn about native Tahoe yellow cress, the invasive Eurasian water milfoil, the basin’s native Lahontan cutthroat trout, and the invasive American bullfrog.

The festival will offer educational booths from various public and nonprofit agencies, featuring topics like the American black bear, native bats, nocturnal animals, and Tahoe yellow cress.

There will be visits from Lulu the Lahontan and Smokey Bear and food vendors will be on site.

SUNDAY

2019 Bird Festival Schedule
10:00 – Festival begins
10:00 – Bird walk led by Sarah Hockensmith
10:30 - Live Bird Presentation
11:00 – Bird walk led by Will Richardson
12:00 – Bird walk led by Sarah Hockensmith
1:00 -- Bird Walk led by Will Richardson
1:30 – Live Bird Presentation
3:00 – Festival ends

the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS) in partnership with LTBMU will host the 10th annual Lake Tahoe Bird Festival on Sunday, June 23, also at Taylor Creek Visitor Center. It is a free family event from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Be sure to join in on the fun as the event includes hourly guided bird walks along the Rainbow Trail in search of local birds of the Tahoe region. In addition, the bird festival will offer information and presentations on migratory birds, bird crafts and games, demonstrations with live birds of prey, a falconer, and much more. Residents and visitors are invited to attend this free family event!

Various local agencies will be participants of the Bird Festival including the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science, USDA Forest Service, Sierra Wildlife Coalition, Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, and many more. Food will not be present.