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LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - On a sunny Saturday morning, 100 volunteer participants fanned out across Lake Tahoe’s South Shore to take water quality samples from 34 streams, creeks, ponds, and lakes to monitor the health of the Truckee River watershed and Lake Tahoe as part of the 24th annual Snapshot Day.
On the morning of Saturday, May 11, volunteers will fan out across the Truckee River watershed to collect and test water samples from creeks, streams, smaller lakes, and Lake Tahoe itself to take a “snapshot” of water quality at a single moment in time for this important source of drinking water and outdoor recreation.
Californians this time of year await with great anticipation the first rain, with hopes that our thirsty gardens receive a reprieve, groundwater recharges our aquifers, and the mountains create enough snowpack to get us through the spring and summer.
Californians this time of year await with great anticipation the first rain, with hopes that our thirsty gardens receive a reprieve, groundwater recharges our aquifers, and the mountains create enough snowpack to get us through the spring and summer.
Get ready for sweater weather, followed by jacket season. Halloween will officially feel like fall.