clean up day
USFS and Starbucks teams clean Spooner Summit sled hill
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 8:08am
We've all seen the discarded sleds and other trash spread over popular roadside sledding areas around Lake Tahoe, and a recent cleanup got rid of the trash at Spooner Summit.
The Tahoe Fund organized the clean up day with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Starbucks of Incline Village.
Found during their morning cleanup efforts were lots of broken sled pieces, beer bottles, soda cans, gloves, wrappers and plastic utensils.
South Lake Tahoe community help needed during Spring Clean up Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 1:07pm
Event Date:
May 6, 2017 - 9:00am As the snow melts from this record-breaking winter, the litter and debris that has been covered up for months is starting to show. Volunteers are invited to get involved and help kick off this summer with a clean, litter-free town at the Clean Tahoe Program’s 2nd Annual “Spring Clean” event on Saturday, May 6th from 9am-noon.
Leave No Trace events in South Lake Tahoe to raise awareness
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/31/2016 - 2:56pm
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics and its Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers team are partnering with the Lake Tahoe Outreach Committee and other Lake Tahoe organizations to host community events and educational activities June 6-13. As visitors flock to the outdoor recreation wonderland that is Lake Tahoe the trails, beaches and forests are experiencing an increase in use and the associated impacts of trash, trail erosion and shoreline degradation.
Free drop off e-waste materials all weekend in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 06/05/2015 - 7:31am
Event Date:
June 6, 2015 (All day)
There are plenty of opportunities to get rid of all electronic waste (e-waste) hanging around your home over the weekend. spe
On Saturday, June 6, e-waste will be collected by Electronic Waste Management at both the South Tahoe Middle School and during Clean Tahoe Day at South Tahoe Refuse. The company will be at the school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and at the dump from 8 a.m. to p.m.
On Sunday, June 7 the company will take collections from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at South Tahoe Middle School.
Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, June 6
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 3:08pm
Event Date:
June 6, 2015 - 8:00am
It's that time of year again when you can take a vehicle full of trash to the dump for only $5. Clean Tahoe's Annual Clean Up Day is on Saturday, June 6 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Car and truck loads are just $5 for California residents; $10 for truck with trailer and Nevada residents.
Tahoe Bike Challenge Starts on Saturday
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/04/2014 - 10:26pm
Join hundreds of your friends, neighbors, co-workers during the 2014 Tahoe Bike Challenge, an annual event that encourages Lake Tahoe residents to get out of their cars and onto bikes.
The event starts off on Saturday with a Bike Trail Clean Up Day. Anyone can join them at three locations after signing up,and lunch is even included. Meet at Sierra Nevada Alliance at 2311 Lake Tahoe Blvd, Los Angeles and Hwy 50 by the fire station or behind Clean Tahoe, 2074 Lake Tahoe Blvd. Lunch will be served after the clean up day at the League to Save Lake Tahoe.
