Nevada County Sustainability Overview

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation's (TTCF) Forest Futures Salon returned to in-person meetings for the first time since 2019, bringing the community together on the topic "Stewarding our Collective Home" at CoffeeBar Bakery. The panel of speakers …

On the shores of Lake Tahoe at Emerald Bay State Park grows what some consider to be the most iconic old-growth forest in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Giant ponderosa pines — some of the last remaining in the area — …

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's (TRPA) environmental threshold evaluation report, which monitors the regional plan's environmental factors across 140 indicators, shows that in 2019 to 2023, 75% of the indicators trended positively. The results of the …

If you are already bought into the idea that climate change is a real threat to Truckee, if you own a home in Truckee, and if you want to be part of the solution, this article is for you.

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif. / Nev. – Hydrologists aren't holding their breath for a normal snowpack this winter. The Nevada Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) says the Lake Tahoe Basin and surrounding regions are experiencing a snow drought in more …

TRUCKEE, Calif. – As the aviation industry enters a pivotal year for climate action, the Truckee Tahoe Airport District (TTAD) is building on its groundbreaking initiatives to advance sustainable aviation.  Following sustainable achievements in recent years including becoming the nation's …

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Go Electric Truckee Tahoe program launched its free personalized electrification coaching service, offering technical assistance to home and building owners in the Truckee Tahoe region. This service is specifically for those interested in replacing natural gas …

A waterfall running down the cliffs of Upper Carpenter Valley. | Truckee Donner Land Trust
The Truckee Donner Land Trust has announced the 691-acre acquisition at the headwaters of Carpenter Valley outside Truckee, according to an email from the Trust. …

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif. – Each year aerial observers for the USDA Forest Service ride in small fixed-wing aircraft 1,000 feet above California forests. Their focus isn't on the views or the horizon, but rather downward. Their trained eyes …

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Máyala Wáta, also called Meeks Meadow, is proceeding with lodgepole pine removal through a grant from the California Tahoe Conservancy. The conifer thinning will take place over 200 acres of the area, which will help …