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2013 Annual Report BOARD of DIRECTORS President: 2OBERT ! $AMASCHINO Vice President: 3COTT $RUMMOND Treasurer: $ENNIS .EELEY Secretary: $AVID ! 2013 | | ANNUAL REPORT ADVOCATE EDUCATE COLLABORATE #URRENT #AMPAIGNS Lake Tahoe has lost 30 feet of clarity since the 1960s, primarily due to urban development that increased pollution and destroyed 50 percent of its meadows, which naturally filter sediment and pollution from rain and snowmelt. There is hope to restore Tahoe’s clarity to historic levels. Our work to Keep Tahoe Blue can be summarized by the following campaigns: COMBATTING POLLUTION Urban stormwater runoff is the largest source of pollution clouding Lake Tahoe’s clarity. Air pollution is also a factor. We’ve worked for 55 years to create smart land-use and transportation policies that will halt this degradation. Still, more needs to be done. PROMOTING RESTORATION League programs that help combat pollution: Wetlands are Tahoe’s natural stormwater filters. With s A dvocacy on land-use and transportation planning so much of Tahoe’s wetlands damaged by development, s P romoting environmentally friendly properties and restoration is a key component of bringing Tahoe’s clarity stormwater management back to historical levels. Promoting restoration has been s P romoting bike trails and public transportation a cornerstone of the League’s policy initiatives from day s P ipe Keepers one. s P ushing for restoration funding, stormwater management League programs to promote restoration: and infrastructure upgrades through s A dvocacy that ensures restoration is a required the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act component of plans and projects s Educational programs, such as Snapshot Day, to inform the s Helping to lead the Tahoe partnership promoting community about water quality issues the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and implementing s A dvocating to reduce road sand the Environmental Improvement Program s E ducation and volunteer programs such as Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day TACKLING INVASIVE SPECIES Invasive species are a serious threat to Tahoe’s clarity and ecosystem. Aquatic weeds like Eurasian watermilfoil are PROTECTING THE SHORELINE already established, impeding clarity and recreation. The destructive quagga and zebra mussels have not established, Tahoe’s shoreline beauty is deteriorating rapidly in some but are at our doorstep. areas. Algae blooms, sediment, water weeds, and non- native clams are big problems. The shoreline ecosystem League programs to tackle invasive species: is rapidly changing. Trash and graffiti mar beaches and s S uccessfully advocated for boat inspections boulder areas. s E yes on the Lake s Volunteer weed pulls League programs that help protect Tahoe’s shoreline: s P articipation in Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program s E yes on the Lake s E ducation programs such as field trainings, expert speaker s P ipe Keepers series and tabling events s Advocacy to control pollution and institute stormwater management s C reating standards to protect the shoreline s C reating regulations to mitigate boating and related development s Volunteer beach cleanups s E ducation programs such as community presentations and Earth Day events LEARN MORE To learn more about our work, visit www.keeptahoeblue.org. s ,EAGUE TO 3AVE ,AKE 4AHOE | 2013 Annual Report BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: 2OBERT ! $AMASCHINO Vice President: 3COTT $RUMMOND Treasurer: $ENNIS .EELEY Secretary: $AVID ! 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