Lake Tahoe Environmental Education
Coalition
Objective: To bring agency and educational organizations
together into a coalition and to formulate a coordinated,
comprehensive strategy that will effectively teach all sub-audiences
at Lake Tahoe decision-making skills to help them make informed
decisions and change their behaviors.
Subcommittees:
- Homeowners and Neighborhoods
- Forest Health and Fire
- K-12 Watershed Education
- Higher Education and Research
- Business and Tourism
- Restoration Projects
Lead Agencies: UNR Cooperative Extension & TRPA
Contact(s): John Cobourn, 775-832-4140, jcobourn@agnt1.ag.unr.edu
Pam Drum, 775-588-4547, pdrum@trpa.org
Status: Met for the first time 1/20/00.
Calendar: No schedule established.
Tahoe Citizens Environmental Action
Network
Objective Summary: Promote environmental awareness
and understanding of Lake Tahoe's unique natural resources,
the Tahoe Citizen's Environmental Action Network will support
and augment community environmental education programs.
Objectives: Encourage and facilitate the stewardship of the
Lake Tahoe Basin watershed. Coordinate volunteers to assist
in community and agency environmental programs. Develop business,
education, environmental and service community partnerships
and participation.
Lead Agencies: League To Save Lake Tahoe, TRPA
Contact(s): Rich Kentz, League To Save Lake Tahoe.
rkentz@keeptahoeblue.org
Rita Whitney (Interim), TRPA, 775-588-4547, rwhitney@trpa.org
Calendar: No routine schedule established. Meetings
monthly
Communications Working Group
Objectives: To facilitate and coordinate the exchange
of information among research institutions and between research
institutions and the public.
Remarks: Members include representatives of TRPA, UNR, UCD,
USGS, USFS, Cooperative Extension, TCSF.
Lead Agency: TRPA
Contacts: Pam Drum, 775-588-4547, pdrum@trpa.org
Calendar: Meets on an as-needed basis.
