22nd annual Lake Tahoe Summit to bring together senators, the public and agencies

U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) will host the 22nd Annual Lake Tahoe Summit at Sand Harbor State Park in Incline Village, Nevada on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Beach and park operations will be closed until 1:00 p.m. that day.

Lawmakers from Nevada and California will meet on the shores of Lake Tahoe to discuss how to protect a national treasure as it faces continued threats to water clarity, invasive species, wildfire and drought.

Ever since President Bill Clinton held the first meeting in South Lake Tahoe in 1997, the annual focus of the Lake Tahoe Summit is to protect what Mark Twain called "the fairest picture the whole world affords." President Obama attended the Summit in 2016.

Millions have been spent already to preserve Lake Tahoe through several initiatives and projects that range from forest thinning, invasive species eradication, storm water management via new roads and other projects, and shoreline protection. However, scientists say there’s still much work to be done and the message was made crystal clear at this year’s summit.

The public is invited to attend. Online registration has closed but there will be onsite registration starting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

Attending:

U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV)
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
U.S. Representative Mark Amodei (NV-02)
U.S. Representative Tom McClintock (CA-04)
U.S. Representative John Garamendi (CA-03)
Dr. Graham Kent, Director, Nevada Seismological Laboratory (South Tahoe High School graduate)

Several Lake Tahoe area agencies will have booths set up to provide more information for participants.

There will be very limited parking at the beach and free shuttles will be offered.

Details on transportation to and from the event:

· Shuttles to the event will be provided. The first buses will depart from the Incline Village and Kingsbury locations at 8:45 a.m.

· Catch the shuttle at the South Shore transit stop at Kingsbury Transit Center (175 US 50, Stateline, NV 89449). There is a parking garage located at the stop.

· After the event, catch the shuttle from Sand Harbor to Kingsbury at 12:45 p.m. or at 6:40 p.m.

Catch the shuttle at the North Shore transit stop at:

o Main Parking: 771 Southwood Blvd in Incline Village at the Old Elementary School site. Overflow parking will be opened if needed at 915 Northwood Blvd.

o After the event, shuttles will run throughout the day to Incline Village, with the last shuttle leaving at 6:40 p.m.

Daily operations at Sand Harbor will be closed until 1 p.m. on August 7th, 2018 to accommodate the event.

A list of those who will have booths at the event:

1. Bureau of Land Management

2. Bureau of Reclamation

3. California Department of Transportation

4. Desert Research Institute and University of Nevada Reno

5. Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care

6. League to Save Lake Tahoe

7. National Forest Foundation

8. Nevada Department of Transportation

9. Nevada Division of State Lands

10. Nevada Museum of Art

11. Sierra State Parks Foundation

12. Tahoe Environmental Research Center

13. Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team and Living With Fire

14. Tahoe Fund

15. Tahoe Institute of Natural Science

16. Tahoe Prosperity Center

17. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

18. Tahoe Resource Conservation District

19. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

20. U.S. Geological Survey

21. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Lahontan Fish Hatchery

22. U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and Pacific Southwest Research Station

23. Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California