Kids & Families
Annual Keep Tahoe Blue Snapshot Day
Lake Tahoe Community College
1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150May 11
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Kids & Families
Lake Tahoe Community College
1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150May 11
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 9:00 am-1:00 pm, Join the fun as we capture the water quality of the Tahoe Truckee Watershed through this hands-on monitoring event. Lunch noon-1 pm.
Snapshot Day is an annual water quality monitoring event held each May. Groups of volunteers fan out across the Truckee River Watershed to take samples from creeks, streams, and lakes—including Lake Tahoe—to capture a snapshot of Tahoe’s water quality at a moment in time.
Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to join us as we sample various sites around South Lake Tahoe for things like dissolved oxygen, pH, nutrients and more! Volunteers can sign up to join an already existing team, create a team of their own with family and friends, or be a Team Lead at their site. Team Leads will receive training prior to the event on how to most accurately collect the needed data for the day, so they can guide their team of citizen scientists to success!
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Location: Lake Tahoe Community College (1 College Dr, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150). Sampling will take place at various sites around South Lake Tahoe.
Time: Sampling: 9 am – noon | Lunch and Fun: noon – 1 pm
What to bring: Sturdy shoes, long pants, weather-appropriate layers, sun protection including hat, sunglasses and sunscreen, and a full reusable water bottle.
We provide: Safety materials, sampling materials, training, snacks, free lunch, and cool giveaways.
For questions or more information regarding the South Lake Tahoe location, email events@keeptahoeblue.org.
To learn more about the other sampling locations hosted by our partners in North Lake Tahoe and Middle Truckee, go here.
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