Residents and visitors invited to “heal the land” at Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Several hands-on projects are taking place this Saturday at Tallac Historic Site during Tahoe Forest Stewardship Days. Everyone is invited to lace up the boots, pull on their gloves, and help protect Lake Tahoe with a few hours of intensely gratifying, land-healing work.

For 26 years, the League to Save Lake Tahoe has hosted Tahoe Forest Stewardship Days, the Basin’s largest volunteer ecosystem restoration event. These events have empowered thousands of residents and visitors to revitalize fragile ecosystems across the Lake Tahoe Basin. The work protects important wildlife habitats and helps keep the Lake clear and clean. By caring for the land, we protect the Lake at Tahoe Forest Stewardship Days.

Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to participate in the day’s projects, followed by a complimentary lunch, raffle, and celebration.

WHEN:
Saturday, June 22
9:00am – noon: Restoration projects
12:15 – 1:30pm: Lunch, raffle, and celebration

WHO:
Volunteers of all ages are welcome. No prior experience is required. We are proud to partner with the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit for this event.

WHERE:
Tallac Historic Site | 1 Heritage Way, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 (map)

WHAT:
Volunteers can choose from several projects: litter cleanup, decommissioning social trails, trail maintenance, and fence building.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Register at keeptahoeblue.org/tfsd-spring.

WHY:
Many of Tahoe’s natural pollution filters—its meadows, wetlands, streams, and marshes—were damaged by unbridled development in the 20th century, along with forests that were clear-cut in the 19th century. More recently, climate change has driven prolonged droughts and extreme wildfires. Each year since 1997, the League to Save Lake Tahoe has rallied hundreds of volunteers to revitalize forests, meadows, marshes, and streams. Ecosystem restoration is key to renewing the Lake’s natural filtration system, protecting water quality and clarity, and making Tahoe able to withstand the impacts of the climate crisis.

Learn more about Tahoe Forest Stewardship Days and watch videos from past events at keeptahoeblue.org/tfsd.