Dec 19, 2017 | Featured, News
By: Matt Freitas, Program Manager
Take a drive from Truckee towards Brockway Summit—what sticks with you? The wide expanses of Martis Valley? Long vistas of the Sierra crest? Did you know you drove through a historic wetland as soon… Read more
Sep 20, 2017 | Featured, News
By Michele Prestowitz, Program Manager
It was that first Truckee River Day in 1996 that spawned today’s Truckee River Watershed Council. Since then thousands of nature-lovers have shown up annually with their buckets, shovels and smiles to take on 100s… Read more
Aug 24, 2017 | Featured, News
We’re on it!
By Matt Freitas, Program Manager
For more than 20 years, the Truckee River Watershed Council (TRWC) has led hundreds of restoration projects to reverse land-use impacts and restore function to our wetlands and streams. Year by year,… Read more
Aug 16, 2017 | Featured, News
By Matt Freitas, Program Manager
Non-native invasive plants seem to enjoy our watershed as much as we do. More than 60 of these species are found in our wetlands, streams, and forests. Invasive species displace our native plants and reduce… Read more
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
