community cleanup
What visitors leave behind: Keep Tahoe Blue hosts Spooner sled hill cleanup, outreach day
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 5:12pmThe unofficial sled hill at Spooner Summit overlooking Lake Tahoe is an annual hotspot for winter-time litter pollution. Shattered plastic sleds can hurt wildlife and lake clarity.
Lyon County group forms to address illegal dumping and promote ways to stop it
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 09/16/2019 - 9:00amYERINGTON — Lyon County Code Enforcement held a meeting last week to address the problem of illegal dumping countywide. The Illegal Dumping Work Group, which represents a number of agencies and nonprofit organizations, will meet on a quarterly basis to continue collaboration and cooperation in its efforts to clean up areas where illegal dumping frequently happens.
Keep Tahoe Red, White and Blue Beach Cleanups
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 06/08/2017 - 4:48pmAfter Tahoe's July Fourth festivities, our beaches are thrashed with trash, which can hurt wildlife and lake clarity. Each year, hundreds of Tahoe residents and visitors turn out for our largest cleanup of the year to remove litter from our beaches. Help Keep Tahoe Blue by joining a beach cleanup site!
Cleanup sites include:
• Commons Beach (Tahoe City)
• Kings Beach
• Kiva Beach
• Nevada Beach
• Regan Beach
We will provide cleanup materials, refreshments and raffle prizes. Please bring your reusable water bottle, friends and cleanup gloves if you have them!
Great Truckee Meadows Community Cleanup
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 3:10amBy the Bureau of Land Management
Come Join Us on Saturday, May 7 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the BLM project location in Golden Valley (north of Reno/Sparks).
Reminder of community cleanup on May 7
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 11:56pmBy the Bureau of Land Management
This is a reminder of the Come Join Us on Saturday, May 7 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the BLM project location in Golden Valley (north of Reno/Sparks).
Great Truckee Meadows community cleanup on May 7
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 7:21pmBy the Bureau of Land Management
Come Join us on Saturday, May 7 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the BLM project location in Golden Valley (north of Reno/Sparks).
Carson City cleanup on Saturday with National Public Lands Day
Submitted by editor on Tue, 09/14/2010 - 10:13amConservation-minded residents, students, family and friends are encouraged to join the annual cleanup along the banks of the Carson River, Brunswick Canyon and Prison Hill Recreation Area on Saturday as part of the 17th National Public Lands Day.
Winners of Parks and Recreation awards announced
Submitted by on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 6:17amWinners of Parks and Recreation awards announcedNevada Appeal Staff Report