Tag: mountain area preservation

The TRPA is embarking on a new environmental review that will shape the future of housing and Tahoe’s environment. MAP encourages citizens to get involved in the process.

As more people flock to Tahoe to escape hot weather, we all need to work together to ensure that the region does not get loved to death.

Mountain Area Preservation settled a lawsuit with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to ensure that certain elements of housing would be affordable. With the increased pressure on affordable housing, MAP executive director says this is needed now more than ever.

Workforce housing litigation settlement; new yoga festival in Kings Beach; agency adopts new climate smart policies; and more

Tahoe City man convicted in international amphibian smuggling ring; a new Lake Tahoe Basin liaison position for the Washoe Tribe; and more.

A group of concerned citizens argues that there are critically important reasons why the proposed Tahoe Basin Area Plan (TBAP) should not be approved.

After cries of foul from community members saying the Truckee 2040 general plan update is not ready, council members voted Thursday to delay proposed adoption until early May.

Truckee’s 2040 General Plan is approaching its final adoption this spring. Town staff and council look forward to implementing it, but local organizations and individuals argue the plan still isn’t ready.

Become a bona fide Tahoe/Truckee citizen by knowing well the nonprofits who need your volunteer help — and your dollars. Rachel Arst McCullough shares some of her favorite email newsletters from the area’s many helpful nonprofit groups.

In December’s My Shot, Mountain Area Preservation’s advocacy director, Sophia Heidrich, argues the Truckee General Plan Update, called Truckee 2040, doesn’t go far enough on protections for climate change, scenic corridors, marginalized community, and workforce housing. Heidrich urges readers to stay involved.