LAKE TAHOE

On July 5, 446 local and visiting volunteers gave up three hours of their holiday weekends to show love for Lake Tahoe by participating in the 13th Annual Keep Tahoe Red, White, and Blue Cleanup hosted by the League to Save Lake Tahoe in partnership with more than a dozen organizations and businesses. Participants equipped with reusable bags, clipboards to tally data, and grabbers fanned out across six beach sites around the lake, stretching from Kings Beach to Kiva Beach, as part of Tahoe’s largest annual cleanup event.

Lake Tahoe draws large crowds over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Numerous organizations — including the league, the USDA Forest Service, and Lake Tahoe Destination Stewardship Council — have provided tips and encouragement for beachgoers to be good stewards as they celebrate so Tahoe stays healthy and beautiful. 

By noon, 446 volunteers had removed 1,330 pounds of litter from the beaches and surrounding parking lots, trails, and streets at six separate sites — less litter than average for the annual July 5 event.

For others, their cleanups started after Fourth of July festivities or very early on July 5. Community groups, individuals, and staff from beach concessionaires and land managers — like Zephyr Cove Resort, Aramark Destinations, and California State Parks — did their own litter removal work, as did other environmental organizations like Clean Up the Lake. That outpouring of effort illustrates that the movement to care for Lake Tahoe is growing.

~ League to Save Lake Tahoe press release