by Jeannette Halderman, Program Manager
Saturday, September 8th, 105 Northstar (Vail Resorts) employees volunteered to revegetate a weed-infested site along the Truckee River Legacy Trail. The work day was part of Vail Echo Day activities at all Vail resorts. The… Read more
by Andy Otto, Director of Restoration Programs
What’s on your fall project list? Don’t forget that we can provide you with a free site evaluation for potential soil erosion sources. Often, simple soil erosion abatement measures can make a marked… Read more
by Jeannette Halderman, Program Manager
The future of Martis Creek Dam poses unique opportunities to the Truckee River watershed.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has stated the dam poses a catastrophic risk of failure. The Corps is pursuing a… Read more
By Beth Christman, Director of Restoration Programs
THANK YOU to our wonderful Adopt a Stream Truckee River Aquatic Monitors (TRAM) volunteers! We just completed our 13th TRAM field season with last Saturday’s field collection. Over the summer, volunteers monitored 5… Read more
by Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
Good maps and graphics are so helpful in understanding the complexities of ecosystems – including groundwater.
Tom Gleeson (Montreal’s McGill University) and Ludovicus P. H. van Beek (Utrecht University) have just published a great one… Read more
by Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
The Watershed Council has set a goal to finish 50 restoration projects in 10 years. To meet that goal we need to be financially stable for the long term.
So this week we sent a… Read more
by Jeannette Halderman, Program Manager
Come take a walk with the Weed Warriors on August 11th and learn about late blooming invasive species that are threatening the Truckee River watershed. This is a FREE event but please RSVP to Jeannette… Read more
by Kathy Whitlow, Operations Manager
Even before hearing about the River-Friendly Landscaping program, Steve Ramos was concerned about his yard’s bare soil as well as snowmelt, runoff, and wind-driven erosion. After mulching much of the yard, he wasn’t quite sure… Read more
by Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
Here are few projects we worked on the week of 7/16 for the Truckee River watershed:
Coldstream Canyon. Beth Christman is finalizing permits and contracts this week. In mid-August, we’ll start implementation of this stream… Read more
