The Lake Tahoe Report

The Lake Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition (LTEEC) has teamed up with KOLO-TV News Channel 8 to present a weekly series titled “The Lake Tahoe Report,” that explores environmental issues at Lake Tahoe.

Lake Tahoe Report Flier

Video Online: The first 45 segments are available online on the UNR Tahoe website at http://www.tahoe.unr.edu/media/media.aspx. These low resolution version are viewable with Windows Media Player and are great for individual viewing. This website is under development, and the streaming mechanism may not work for all users. Copies are also available on video tape or DVD.

Teach Tahoe: A compilation of selected video segments into four topics (Watersheds and Water Quality, Erosion Control and BMPs, Native and Non-Native Plants, Fire and Defensible Space) is now available. This Teach Tahoe compiliation works well with the Teach Tahoe lesson plans and for other educational uses. Contact LTEEC at 775-832-4150 to request a video tape.

Segment List and Newspaper Articles

The links in the right hand columns will take you to the newspaper articles developed for each video segment. The title links to an html text webpage, while the pdf icon links to the formatted version with graphics. The pdf documents are large, averaging 200KB.

Segment Topic ES MS HS Air Date Newspaper Article Title pdf
1 Introduction to Weekly Segments ? ? 2003-01-04 LTEEC Partners With KOLO-TV
2 Your Watershed x x x 2003-02-11 What do Watersheds Matter?
2a How the Lake Interacts with its Watershed and Ecosystem NA How the Lake Interacts with its Watershed and Ecosystem
2b How Erosion Hurts Water Quality NA How Erosion Hurts Water Quality
2c What You Can Do To Protect Water Quality NA What You Can Do To Protect Water Quality
3 Watershed and Water Clarity at Lake Tahoe ? x X 2003-02-18 Why Measure Water Quality at Lake Tahoe?
4 What We Are Doing to Save the Lake X 2003-02-25 Can Lake Tahoe Be Saved?
5 Winter Snow Removal X 2003-03-04 Good Snow Removal Practices Can Help Prevent Pollution of Lake Tahoe
6 Reducing Air Pollution X 2003-03-11 Take Steps to Control Air Pollution at Lake Tahoe
7 Working Together x 2003-03-18 Counties, States and Feds Work Together to Solve Lake’s Problems
8 Major Types of Pollution ? x X 2003-03-25 Where Does Tahoe’s Water Pollution Come From?
9 Non-Point Source Pollution (Watershed Model) 2003-04-01 Kids Learn to Prevent Water Pollution at Tahoe
10 Tahoe's Natural History 2003-04-08 Take a Glimpse of Tahoe’s Natural History
11 Kids-Earth Day X ? 2003-04-15 Local Schoolchildren Ready for Earth Day
12 Collaboration ? 2003-04-22 Lake Protection Efforts Seen as Model of Collaboration
13 Snapshot Day X 2003-04-29 Citizens Get Opportunity to Test Water Quality
14 Near Shore Water Quality ? X 2003-05-06 From Under the Water, Part One
15 Algae ? 2003-05-13 From Under the Water, Part Two
16 Building Season Begins ? 2003-05-20 Building Season Begins: Wet Weather Construction can be Especially Hard on the Lake
17 Old Growth Trees ? ? 2003-05-27 Do We Have Old-growth Forests at Tahoe?
18 Urban Stormwater Runoff & Infiltration 2003-06-03 Prevent Runoff from Polluting Lake Tahoe
19 Recreation & Trail Use ? 2003-06-10 Enjoy the Backcountry – and Take Care of It!
20 Tahoe Baikal Institute ? 2003-06-17 Lakes Tahoe and Baikal Inspire Unique Russian-American Partnership
21 Fertilizer ? X X 2003-06-24 Use Lawn Fertilizers Sparingly at Lake Tahoe
22 Eroded Soil/Soil Conservation ? x X 2003-07-01 To Protect Water Quality, Allow your Landscape to Act Like a Sponge
23 BMPs - 5 Main Types ? 2003-07-08 What Kinds of Best Management Practices Work Best?
24 Native & Adapted Plants ? 2003-07-15 Choose Plants for Your Landscape Wisely
25 Water Conservation ? ? ? 2003-07-22 Avoid Summer Water Waste
26 Recycling X X X 2003-07-29 Tahoe Communities Use Various Recycling Strategies
27 Drinking Water & Your Health ? x X 2003-08-05 Where Does Your Drinking Water Come From?
28 USFS EIP Projects/Overview X 2003-08-12 The Forest Service Accomplishes Much with Help from the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act
29 USFS Fuels Management x X X 2003-08-19 Managing Vegetation for Wildfire Prevention
30 Lake Tahoe Basin Restoration Forum x 2003-08-26 Good News for Tahoe from Federal and State Governments
31 "Invasive Weeds (Spotted Knapweed, Dalmation Toadflax)" ? x 2003-09-02 Invasive Weeds Threaten Lake Tahoe
32 CTC Projects x 2003-09-09 Spotlight on the California Tahoe Conservancy
33 Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day ? 2003-09-16 Forest Stewardship: Learn by Doing
34 Wetland Restoration x 2003-09-23 Stream and Wetlands Restoration
35 Place-Based Learning/Adopt-a-Watershed X ? ? 2003-09-30 Using the Sense of Place as a Catalyst for Learning
36 "Transportation #1 - Coordinated Transportation System ""Blue Go""" 2003-10-07 Tahoe Gets Public Transit Upgrade
37 Tahoe Environmental Research Center x 2003-10-14 Research Continues to Help Preserve Lake Tahoe
38 Prescribed Burning: Balancing Fire and Smoke x x X 2003-10-21 Prescribed Fire: Managing Smoke and Fire in the Tahoe Basin
39 Tahoe City Commons Beach Project 2003-10-28 Tahoe City’s Commons Beach Now Restored and Open for Use
40 Blackwood Canyon Restoration ? x 2003-11-04 Blackwood Creek Restoration - A Big Step towards a Better Tahoe
41 Tahoe Yellow Cress x x ? 2003-11-11 Conserving Tahoe’s Most Imperiled Plant: Tahoe Yellow Cress
42 Preparing for Snow - Creating a Snow Removal Plan 2003-11-18 Improper Snow Removal Can Be Damaging to Lake Tahoe
43 Eagle Falls BMPs 2003-11-25 Eagle Falls Work Will Enhance Water Quality And The Visitor Experience
44 Living With Bears ? ? ? 2003-12-02 Tahoe’s Bears Prepare to Hibernate
45 Giardia & Cryptosporidium In Your Drinking Water ? 2003-12-09 Drinking Water – Another Reason to Protect Lake Tahoe
46 Reducing Ski Area Erosion 2003-12-16 Ski Area Erosion
47 Cave Rock Estates Homeowners Proactive with BMPs 2003-12-23 Neighborhood Sets Best Management Practices Goals
48 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) 2003-12-30 New Water Quality Planning Tool for Tahoe: The TMDL
49 NDOT Winter Snow Removal & Efforts to Reduce Impacts to Water Quality 2004-01-06 State Road Departments Help Protect Water Quality While Keeping Roads Safe
50 Tahoe Interagency Information Management System (TIIMS) 2004-01-13 Tahoe Goes High-Tech With TIIMS
51 Snowmobile Impacts 2004-01-20 Snowmobiling Controversial at Tahoe
52 Wildlife #1: Wildlife in Winter/Winter Adaptations 2004-01-27 Wildlife Copes with Winter
53 Wildlife #2: Pine Martin Study 2004-02-03 Biologists Study Sensitive Wildlife in the Tahoe Basin
54 Cross Country Skiing 2004-02-10 Cross-country Skiing Can be Easy on the Environment and on You
55 1-Year Anniversary/LTR Overview 2004-02-17 One Year Anniversary of the Lake Tahoe Report
56 Great Basin Outdoor Schools 2004-02-24 Outdoor Classrooms Can Help Kids Do Better on School Tests
57 Air Quality / MET Stations 2004-03-02 Air Quality Affects Our Health the Lake’s Health
58 Transportation 2004-03-09 Transportation Planners Seek to Reduce Traffic, Protect Environment
59 Fire Safe Council 2004-03-16 Fire Safe Councils Invite Citizens to Participate
60 Contractor Workshop 2004-03-23 Tahoe Conservation Agencies Offer Workshop to Building Industry
61 New Day at TRPA 2004-03-30 New TRPA Director has a Vision for Change
62 Man in the Street Interviews 2004-04-06 How Do Tahoe Residents Feel About Efforts to Save Lake Tahoe?
63 Pathway 2007 2004-04-20 Pathway 2007: A Planning Effort to Protect Lake Tahoe
64 Impacts of Dogs & Geese (Pet Waste) 2004-04-27 Tahoe’s Dogs Make an Impact on Lake Water Quality
65 Building Season Begins - Spring Landscaping 2004-05-04 Tahoe’s Construction Season Runs May 1 – Oct. 15
66 Tahoe Research Symposium 2004-05-11 Scientific Research Conference to Address Tahoe Environment
67 Snapshot Day/TMDL 2004-05-18 Citizens Get Opportunity to Test Water Quality May 22
68 Community Fire Planning 2004-05-25 Public Invited to Help Create Community Fire Plans
69 Community Watershed Planning (BMPs) 2004-06-01 Homeowners Have an Important Role in Saving Lake Tahoe
70 Tahoe Environmental Research Center 2004-06-08 UC Davis and Sierra Nevada College Will Build Tahoe Research & Education Facility
71 Lahontan Cutthroat Trout 2004-06-15 Scientists Study Reintroduction of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout in the Tahoe Basin
72 Pine Needles - Raking & Using as Mulch 2004-06-22 New Approach for Managing Fallen Pine Needles
73 Fire Risk Assessment 2004-06-29 Scientists Assess Fire Risk in all Tahoe Communities
74 Bioassessment 2004-07-06 Volunteers Monitor Stream Water Quality
75 Schoolyard Habitat 2004-07-13 Tahoe Students Care for Their Schoolyards… and the Lake
76 Green Boating 2004-07-20 Green Boating at Lake Tahoe
77 Boating Regulations 2004-07-27 Tahoe’s Boaters Must Be Safe and Know the Rules
78 Eurasian Watermilfoil 2004-08-03 Boaters Can Help Prevent the Spread of Eurasian Watermilfoil
79 Toadflax 2004-08-10 Dalmatian Toadflax Tales of Woe
80 Defensible Space 2004-08-17 Protect your Property from Wildfire While Protecting Lake Tahoe
81 West Nile Virus 2004-08-24 West Nile Virus Reaches the Lake Tahoe Basin
82 Lawns and Algae 2004-08-31 Fertilizer Use Near the Shore Can Speed Algae Growth
83 Road Decommissioning 2004-09-07 USDA Forest Service Upgrades Some Roads, Decommissions Others
84 New Clarity Data 2004-09-14 Why is Lake Tahoe Blue?
85 Fire Lookout Cameras & Community Fire Plans 2004-09-21 Lake Tahoe Fire Plans Nearing Completion
86 Kokanee 2004-09-28 Kokanee Salmon Differ from Other Lake Tahoe Trout
87 Sewage 2004-10-05 Export of Tahoe’s Treated Sewage Protects the Lake
88 Marine Research 2004-10-12 Schoolchildren Learn About the Environment Firsthand
89 Demonstration Gardens 2004-10-19 Visit Lake Tahoe’s Demonstration Gardens
90 Tahoe Lake ES BMP 2004-10-26 Teachers and Students Complete Schoolyard Restoration Project
91 Fuels Thinning 2004-11-09 Forest Thinning Projects Require Careful Elimination of Fuels
92 Storm Runoff 2004-11-16 Storm Runoff is More Damaging in Disturbed Watersheds
93 Watermaster 2004-11-23 How Does Shoreline Erosion Rank with Other Sources of Lake Pollution?
94 El Nino 2004-11-30 Forecasters Predict Mild El Nino Weather Pattern
95 Drought 2004-12-07 Is There a Drought in the Sierra?
96 Climate Change 2004-12-14 How Will Climate Change Affect the Sierra?
97 Drinking Water Ozonation 2004-12-21 Drinking Water From Lake Tahoe is Treated With Ozonization
98 Car Wash 2004-12-28 Commercial Car Washes Conserve Water and Protect Water Quality
99 Pathway 2007 2005-01-11 Your Chance Is Here to Help Plan Tahoe's Future
100 Fire Historian 2005-01-18 Foresters, Forest Historians Debate Over Tahoe Forest Thinning
101 UNR Academy of Environmental Sciences 2005-01-25 UNR Launches Academy for the Environment
102 Nevada Biodiversity Initiative 2005-02-01 Is Biodiversity an Issue at Lake Tahoe?
103 Hybrid SUV Car 2005-02-08
104 2005-02-15
105 Winter Trek 2005-02-22 Fifth Graders Learn Snow Shoeing at 9000 Feet
106 2005-02-29

Notes: ES = elementary school, primarily grades 3-5; MS = middle school; HS = high school; X = strongly appropriate; ? = may be appropriate; blank = not identified as appropriate in survey but possible if teacher can create connection for lesson plan; only segments 1-45 were reviewed, so blanks in 46-71 mean they were not reviewed; segments 46 to today will be available in the future.

Adopt-A-Watershed * Lake Tahoe Basin & Truckeee River Watershed * Revised 9/9/06