All times PST.
Program subject to change.
Field trips fees are separate from conference registration.
Conference registration is not required to attend a field trip.
All field trips are contingent upon weather/snow.
Updated 28 October 2024
Registration closed on Friday, October 25th.
Lahontan National Fish Hatchery
9:00 am – 1:30 pm | $80 | Registration is full | Registration has closed
Lake Tahoe Environmental Exploration: TMDL and Aquatic Ecosystems Management
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | $75 | Registration is full | Registration has closed
Meeks Meadow Restoration Tour
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm | $10 | Registration is full | Registration has closed
9:00 am – 1:30 pm | $80 | Registration is full
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Join us on a field trip to Gardnerville, NV to visit the Lahontan National Fish Hatchery. This hatchery is unique in that it holds the brood stock for the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout. This trout, the official state fish of Nevada, is the living relative of the trout that evolved in ancient Lake Lahontan that covered much of this region of Nevada during the Pleistocene. This is the largest inland Cutthroat Trout in the world. The hatchery provides trout to stock Pyramid Lake, Walker Lake (endorheic remnants of Lake Lahontan) and Lake Tahoe. The hatchery also works with Tribal fisheries programs to supply regional tribes with fish for cultural and recreational uses. The field trip will stop at the Zephyr Cove Recreation Area on the return trip to Lake Tahoe for a leisurely lunch in this lakeside recreation area.
Tentative schedule:
- 9:00 am: depart Tahoe Blue Event Center
- 9:45 am: arrive at Lahontan National Fish Hatchery
- 10:00 am-11:30am: tour Lahontan National Fish Hatchery
- 11:30 am: depart Lahontan National Fish Hatchery
- 12:15 pm: arrive at Zephyr Cove Day Use Area for lunch (box lunch provided)
- 1:00 pm: depart Zephyr Cove Day Use Area
- 1:30 pm: arrive back at Tahoe Blue Event Center
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | $75 | Registration is full
Tahoe Star on Lake Tahoe
Join us for an engaging 2-hour boat charter on the pristine waters of Lake Tahoe! Our knowledgeable presenters, experts from state and regional agencies, will discuss the history of the Tahoe TMDL crediting system, Aquatic Invasive Species and Nearshore management in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with Lake Tahoe’s natural beauty while gaining valuable insights into environmental stewardship. Reserve your spot today!
Lunch is on your own, but there are many lunch spots at/near the marina. (No boxed lunches will be provided.)
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm | $10 | Registration is full
Registration has closed
Volunteers helping to thin the trees in Meeks Meadow learn about Washoe traditions during a break. Photo credit: Sierra Sun.
The Meeks Meadow Restoration Tour introduces attendees to a meadow restoration completed in the Lake Tahoe Drainage in a partnership between the Washoe Tribe’s Department of Environment and the California State Park system. Attendees will be guided through the site by leadership from the Washoe Tribe’s Department of Environment. This project formalizes the “government-to-government relationship between the two partners, establishes a protocol for open discussions, and outlines the responsibilities of State Parks and the Tribe to promote successful cooperation, co-management, and collaboration for the mutual benefit of the Washoe Tribe and State Parks.”
Washoe Meadows State Park consists of meadows and woodlands in the valley at the base of the escarpment leading to Echo Summit. Máyala Wáta Restoration Project at Meeks Meadow is an example of incorporating traditional ecological knowledge for Living With Fire solutions.
Learn more from a great podcast and presentation here : https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2021/lwf-meeks-meadow-podcast.