By Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
The Truckee River region—where the beauty of nature draws people who revel in it—is threatened. A damaging past (from mining, grazing and logging) coupled with a tenuous future (from drought, development, and climate change)… Read more
Sam Zabell, Intern
The Truckee River region has attracted people for centuries, both for its beauty and for the use of its resources. The impacts of this use – from things like mining, grazing, and logging – are ongoing.… Read more
Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
Preserving and protecting the watershed is surprisingly multifaceted.
Part science: we assess and monitor the geology, hydrology, biology, and botany of each project.
Part management: we align agencies, consultants, contractors, and volunteers to get the… Read more
Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
We collaborate, convene, and coordinate. We bring diverse interests together to solve complex problems — finding ways to revive the resiliency of our natural resources while supporting the vibrancy of our local community.
Our goal is… Read more
by Matt Freitas, Program Manager; Deidre Monroe, Intern; and Allison Holmes, Conservation Assistant
Right in the heart of Truckee across from the Villager Nursery sits a little meadow with a not so little problem – McIver Dairy Meadow.
McIver… Read more
By Deidre Monroe, Intern
Next to Dry Creek in Russel Valley, just north of the town of Truckee, lies a meadow that may appear beautiful, but is disconnected from its floodplain.
Where water once spread out across the meadow… Read more
By Deidre Monroe, Intern
Nestled in the mountains and forest fifteen miles north of the Town of Truckee in the northern Sierra, the meadowland in Perazzo is arguably one of the most breathtaking stretches of the Truckee watershed.
The… Read more
By Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
I’m excited to tell you about a big habitat effort happening (in some cases quite literally) right in your backyard. It’s called the Martis Wildlife Area Restoration Project.
As we all know, this beautiful span… Read more
Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
Preserving and protecting the watershed is surprisingly multifaceted.
Part science: we assess and monitor the biology, geology, and hydrology of each project.
Part management: we align agencies, consultants, contractors & volunteers to get the job… Read more
By Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
We collaborate, convene, and coordinate. We bring diverse interests together to solve complex problems—finding ways to revive the resiliency of our natural resources while supporting the vibrancy of our local community.
Our goal is… Read more
