Aug 6, 2017 | Featured, News
Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
The Truckee River region—like many places where the beauty of nature draws people who revel in it —is threatened. Fish are declining. Crucial invertebrates are dwindling. Entire meadows are drying up. 150 years of human impact—from… Read more
Jul 26, 2017 | Featured, News
Matt Freitas, Program Manager
Our work at the Watershed Council is wonderfully multi-faceted. Part science: blending biology, geology, and hydrology in each project. Part management: convening agencies, consultants, and contractors to get the job done. Part funding: finding grants, foundations,… Read more
Apr 21, 2017 | Featured, News
River-Friendly Landscaping
By Eben Swain, Program Manager
Did you know the average residential lot in our area loses one ton of soil per year?!? This is a major source of pollution in our streams and the Truckee River. Rainfall, snowmelt,… Read more
Nov 2, 2016 | Featured, News
We’re on it!
By Kincade Stirek, Conservation Assistant
For the past 20 years, the TRWC has spreadheaded hundreds of restoration projects that reverse historic land-use impact. And the recent Elizabethtown Meadow project (lead by Beth Christman and in partnership with… Read more
