LAKE TAHOE

The California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) Board has approved $850,000 in grants to address the threat of aquatic invasive plants and enhance public access and recreation. The board also approved the conservancy to acquire a parcel of environmentally sensitive land in South Lake Tahoe, and discussed and took action on multiple conservancy projects.

Grant funding for aquatic invasive plants, recreation, and public access includes:

• $600,000 to Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD) to survey for and control aquatic invasive plants in Lake Tahoe wetlands. This work is critical to restore the largest remaining marshes and wetlands on Lake Tahoe’s South and West shores.
• $50,000 to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to assess public recreation sites and zones on the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The board members elected Placer County Supervisor Cindy Gustafson as board chair, to succeed Assembly Public Member Adam Acosta. El Dorado County Supervisor Brooke Laine takes over as vice-chair for the board.

~ California Tahoe Conservancy press release