by Erin Casey, Director of Land Use Compatibility
What: Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District (TDPRD) – Board Meeting
Why: TDRPD will consider participation in a mandatory boat inspection program per the Town’s recently approved Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Ordinance.… Read more
by Kathy Whitlow, Operations Manager
It may surprise you to know that we have a fragmented wetlands complex here within the Town of Truckee. The Watershed Council and our partners are working to get it restored and fully functioning.
Wetlands… Read more
by Erin Casey, Director of Land Use Compatibility
What: Truckee Town Council Meeting
Why: Town Council will consider revisions of Ordinance 2012–06 regarding aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention to make it a multi-species ordinance and to approve a mandatory watercraft… Read more
From the desk of Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
Dear friend,
Here at the Truckee River Watershed Council, we begin this year full of gratitude.
We are thankful for supporters and friends like you who make an incredible impact in the… Read more
by Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
Is that true? It sounds ridiculous when you say it that way.
But, it’s quite possibly the reason for stalling the start of a project.
I often work with partners who are nervous to start… Read more
by Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
Why does Andy Otto care enough about the Truckee to run River Friendly Landscaping?
Why does he care enough to convince homeowners to upgrade their landscaping? To get them to pay good money to stop… Read more
by Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
Recently Beth Christman and I were touring proposed restoration sites in Johnson Canyon (Negro Canyon) with our consultant team.
While all the sites in the canyon are difficult to restore – the canyon is degraded… Read more
by Beth Christman, Director of Restoration Programs
Thank you to the many community volunteers that spent a beautiful fall day this past Sunday restoring and protecting at 14 projects throughout Truckee River watershed, improving water quality, habitat, and helping with… Read more
by Kathy Whitlow, Operations Manager
Everyone can have a role to play in protecting the Truckee River watershed and the involvement of local homeowners is essential. Science shows that implementation of soil erosion control measures on already-developed properties – your… Read more
by Beth Christman, Director of Restoration Programs
In 1997 a large landslide careened through staff lodging facilities in the middle of the night at the Thredbo ski resort in Australia killing 18 people. Two of those people were well-regarded local… Read more
