Restoring the Upper Truckee Marsh

The California Tahoe Conservancy plans to restore the complex and unique ecology of the Upper Truckee Marsh. The Conservancy will redirect the Upper Truckee River flows through a historical network of channels through the Marsh.

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The California Tahoe Conservancy is a State agency, established in 1985, with a mission to lead California’s efforts to restore and enhance the extraordinary natural and recreational resources of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

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Signature Projects

Lower Blackwood Creek Restoration

Blackwood Creek is also an important fishery; historically it supported Lahontan Cutthroat Trout and other native species.

Eagle Rock

The summit of Eagle Rock can now be reached in approximately 20 minutes using the new trail.

Van Sickle Bi-State Park

Van Sickle Bi-State Park represents a long held vision and partnership between the states of California and Nevada.

People visiting Lake Tahoe at Carnelian Bay

Carnelian Bay Lake Access East

One of the strengths of the Conservancy lies in its ability to accomplish multiple resource restoration and public access objectives.

Lower West Side Restoration

Located at the mouth of the Upper Truckee River in the City of South Lake Tahoe, this project addressed 208 acres.

Upper Truckee Marsh Restoration

The California Tahoe Conservancy plans to restore the complex and unique ecology of the Upper Truckee Marsh.

Recent News Stories

California Tahoe Conservancy Awards $240,000 to California State Parks to Combat Climate Change and Reduce Wildfire Risk at Lake Tahoe

Meyers, California—At its meeting today, the California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) Board approved a grant of up to $240,286 to California State Parks for forest health management at Burton Creek...

Published: Aug 21, 2019

Request for Proposal: PDF Remediation

The California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) seeks proposals to remediate PDF documents for the Conservancy website in accordance with California's Assembly Bill 434, such that the PDF documents comply with Level...

Published: Aug 16, 2019

August 2019 newsletter

We are deep into summer and Lake Tahoe remains full to its brim. High lake levels make for smaller beaches, and I want to thank our staff and crews for managing our lakefront...

Tahoe Conservancy eNews

A simple way to make Tahoe better

“I renew the Tahoe license plates every year for our Tahoe Dave’s fleet – and for good reason. Over 96 percent of our plate fees help pay for recreation and conservation projects here at the lake.”

– Dave Wilderotter, Tahoe Dave’s

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