Free Events

UC Davis Tahoe Science Lecture Series

May 31

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

May 8 @ 11:37 pm

plant sales at the GYO festival

Grow Your Own Festival – South Lake Tahoe

Want to grow your own fruits and vegetables here in Tahoe? Make sure you learn the tricks, the environmentally-friendly ways, and the science-based methods for gardening at high elevation by attending one of the two community garden days in May and June.

GYO attendee collects a free sample of compost from Full Circle compost

Grow Your Own Festival – Tahoe City

Want to grow your own fruits and vegetables here in Tahoe? Make sure you learn the tricks, the environmentally-friendly ways, and the science-based methods for gardening at high elevation by attending one of the two community garden days in May and June.

images from TERC CIrc 2022

TERC Circ(umnavigation) of Lake Tahoe

Join the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center to Circumnavigate Lake Tahoe for Science. This kayaking event, TERC CIRC 5, will take place over seven days, starting Monday, June 23 and concluding Sunday, June 29.

participants on the research vessel for the TERC summer sessions

2025 UC Davis Summer Session at Lake Tahoe

Become a Lake Tahoe expert during the 4-day UC Davis Summer Sessions at Tahoe and learn all about Lake Tahoe and the latest research from the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center.

Dr. Goldman getting ready to scuba dive on Lake Tahoe

The History of Research at Lake Tahoe and Stories of Limnology with Dr. Charles Goldman

Join renowned UC Davis limnologist and Tahoe Research Group founder Dr. Charles Goldman for an entertaining public presentation on the stories and history of five decades of research at Lake Tahoe and the challenges ahead.

Lake Tahoe right after sunrise

Lake Tahoe: The Science and the Hype of being North America’s Oldest Lake

Western Nevada College Professor of Geosciences, Dr. Winnie Kortemeier, has determined that Lake Tahoe is 2.3 million years old, making it North America’s oldest freshwater, permanent lake and the third-oldest in the world.

Virtual lectures are recorded and will be available on the UC Davis TERC website at https://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/recorded-lectures and also on the TERC YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ucdavistahoe

Find out more at https://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/events.

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Details

Date:
May 8, 2025
Time:
11:37 pm