Kids & Families
Annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day
Lam Watah Nature Trail
193 Kahle dr, Stateline, Nevada 89449September 20
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
September 2 @ 2:13 pm
Join us as we celebrate the 28th anniversary of Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day!
What we are doing: Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are invited to this fun, hands-on restoration event. By pitching in, you will help improve the ecosystem functions and wildlife habitats that surround Lake Tahoe. Healthy streams, meadows and wetlands act as natural pollution filters to Keep Tahoe Blue. Volunteers do not need previous experience to participate in the projects. Join us as we return to this location and finish the important work we started last year!
Parking: Visitor Center Parking Garage (207 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline, NV 89449)
Meeting location: Lam Watah Nature Trail (193 Kahle Dr, Stateline, NV 89449)
Projects will include:
- Invasive weed pull | Easy
- We will remove invasive bull thistle and mullen to allow native species to grow.
- Seeding | Easy
- We will be planting native seed.
- Litter removal | Easy
- We will conduct a cleanup to remove litter from the surrounding area. This cleanup is taking part in the Great Sierra River Cleanup (GSRC) which is a Sierra-wide watershed cleanup event coordinated by the Sierra Nevada Alliance in collaboration with California’s Coastal Cleanup Day.
- Wetland plug planting | Medium
- We will plant wetland plugs to prevent erosion in erosion-prone areas.
- Soil decompaction & revegetation | Medium
- We will loosen compacted soil and revegetate with native plants.
- Willow stake & fascine installation | Medium
- We will cut and plant willow stakes and process willow into brush, create bundles of brush, and then place the bundles in streams to stabilize bare banks.
- Beaver dam analog (BDA) installation | Hard
- We will create BDAs to slow water flow and enhance filtration.
- Decommissioning social trails | Hard
- We will block social trails to prevent erosion.
Sign up:
- Sign up here. You will receive a confirmation from no-reply@galaxydigital.com.
- If you do not pre-register, you must complete a volunteer waiver onsite during event check-in.
- Volunteers under 18 – must create a volunteer account and provide a guardian’s email to complete the waiver online.
- Volunteers under 13 – must provide a guardian’s email to create a volunteer account and complete the waiver online.
Timeline:
- 9 am – 12 pm – Volunteers will work on their chosen restoration project.
- Volunteers will choose a project at check-in.
- Projects will range from easy to more difficult.
- 12 – 1 pm – Lunch for volunteers and partners. Everyone will come back together to celebrate all the hard work completed! The celebration will include:
- Lunch location: TBD
- Giveaways
What to bring: Sturdy boots/closed-toed shoes (tall waterproof boots or waders if you have them), long pants that can get dirty, sunglasses, work gloves (if you have them), a full reusable water bottle, and any special snacks you may want.
We provide: Project equipment, gloves and other safety gear, training, drinks, snacks, lunch and giveaways.
Partners: Nevada Tahoe Conservation District and USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
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