South Lake Tahoe Cleanup, 8/3/24

10 RCWA volunteers beat the Sacramento heat and ventured to South Lake Tahoe for an amazing cleanup in two fantastic locations. Our very own RCWA Badger, Randy, collaborated with a local conservancy and led the way to the hidden locations for our cleanup. Because the cleanup was shared in the local news “South Tahoe Now”, two Tahoe volunteers showed up to help, Robyn and Bev!
We started off at Johnson Meadow, meeting two representatives of Tahoe Resource Conservation District (TRCD), Celeste and Andrew. They led us to several abandoned encampment locations in this protected area and provided trash bags and wheelbarrows for our use. We made quick work of these areas, creating a large pile of trash. We then hauled it all out via a long and bumpy trail to their truck where it was loaded and hauled to the dump. 💪
Once finished, we caravanned to the second stop, Trout Creek and a popular Indian Grinding Rock, for a picnic lunch. We intended to continue our trash finding adventures after lunch, however, Mother Nature had a different plan. It began to sprinkle and lightly rain, encouraging some of the group to depart. The remaining stragglers braved the drops only to encounter a heavy downpour and lightening storm! Running for cover, soaked and surprised, we eagerly waited for the rain storm to let up.
Once the rains subsided, three remaining volunteers ventured out to a separate section of meadow to discover and remove additional abandoned and dumped trash. Another large pile was made and the Clean Tahoe Program graciously picked it up!
It was a wonderful adventure that took us to hidden gems among the meadows and floodplains of the Upper Truckee River. Thank you, Randy, TRCD, Clean Tahoe, and all the great volunteers!
Volunteers Make It Happen! 💚
𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴
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[@thulekovish8188]

Your generous spirit and effort are invaluable. Thank you to the volunteers for cleaning these two locations and leaving them beautiful again.

[@MargaritaChavez-tk4cb]

So happy that RCWA and TRCD got together for this cleanup. A change of scenery, many wildflowers still out there. Thank you volunteers for cleaning that area. 💚💚💚💚

[@davidi1387]

Such a beautiful area. Blessed to have been able to pitch in and help clean it up. Thanks everyone!

[@dubeilivia7742]

Grazie mille ragazzi❤

[@EpicR_NL]

💚👍😎

[@antoniahall7507]

Too bad the agencies that purchase these lands are less than diligent in cleaning them up. Those trash piles have been there for over a year or more. Agencies supported by taxpayer dollars should patrol these areas and kick illegal campers and homeless out of the watersheds that lead into Lake Tahoe. We have shelters up here. Mandate that the homeless use them. Stop tolerating their living in our meadows. They are being allowed to. Enough already. If that mess were visible on private property in Tahoe, you would be fined by TRPA. But did I say thank you to the folks from RCWA and local volunteers? I sent in my donation. Thank you.

[@rivercitywaterwayalliance4646]

@@antoniahall7507 thank you so much!

[@morrisl7]

hm go to a crappy cold shelter full of noise, drugs, crappy cots and no amenities for $400 a day of tax dollars or camp in the beautiful meadow, is it any wonder people do this?