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There are many ways to get involved. Volunteers can participate
in:
- K-12 school projects or presentations,
- restoration and backyard conservation projects,
- Coastal Cleanup Day and other beach clean-up days,
- storm drain stenciling, and
- attend environmental education and projects driven events
like Earth Day, Fire Fest, Snapshot Day
and Tahoe Forest Stewardship Days
Citizen monitors participate in continuing projects that
require a commitment of anywhere from one day per month to one
day per year. Citizen monitoring projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin
include water quality monitoring, observing and mapping invasive
weeds and monitoring Osprey nests.
Currently, through the Lake Tahoe Environmental Education
Coalition (LTEEC) "Neighborhood
Leaders" are needed to help share information
with local residents about Best
Management Practices and erosion control. Training will
provide valuable information about landscaping in the Basin,
erosion prevention, managing runoff, fertilizer use, recycling,
composting and defensible space. Other jobs open to volunteers
include organizing block parties, making phone calls, distributing
door hangers, entering computer data, or actual physical
labor. Look for the LTEEC newsletter online at http://www.lteec.org
for more opportunities to volunteer in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
If you are interested in volunteer programs or if you would like to tie your
organization into these regional environmental efforts, call Heather Segale
at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension office, (775) 832-4138.
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