Opinion: The call to protect Lake Tahoe echoes across the nation
For most Northern Nevadans and Californians, Lake Tahoe is more than a distinctive spot on the map. Whether you only go a few times a year or every single weekend, it always feels like your refuge. You never take it for granted. Neither do the scientists, planners, biologists, volunteers, lawmakers and engineers who work to protect the lake from environmental threats. In fact, the call to protect Lake Tahoe has echoed across America in support of one of the most comprehensive and successful conservation programs in the nation. Since public and private partners established the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program in 1997, we have completed more than 800 major restoration projects to protect one of our country’s most treasured landscapes.
-Written by Julie Regan, executive director of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.