“Think globally, act locally.” This popular phrase, first coined by Scottish city planner and conservationist Patrick Geddes in 1915, could not be more germane to these times we are living in. Flip on the news and you will undoubtedly learn of the latest environmental catastrophe and its negative impacts: from hurricanes and tornadoes to wildfires and droughts. It can be overwhelming, to say the least, and can leave one feeling hopeless and helpless when it comes to “saving the environment.”
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Have you heard of the Keep Tahoe Blue Campaign? If you answered, “Yes”, then you probably also know that one of the pollutants that affects Lake Tahoe’s world-renowned clarity is sediments. But sediments don’t just affect Lake Tahoe. They are also a pollutant of concern throughout the entire Truckee River Watershed and affect the Truckee River too!
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Fall is the time of year when a lot of garden pests try to seek shelter for the winter. Unfortunately, they often consider our homes as an ideal over-wintering option. From mice to spiders to box elder bugs, everyone seems to invade when the temperatures start to drop in the Truckee Meadows.
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"All drains lead to the ocean." In the movie Finding Nemo, that phrase meant the little clownfish could be reunited with his dad. Everywhere else, that phrase means anything you put in your sink or, in fact, anywhere at all will eventually find its way to the ocean. Except everywhere doesn't include places like Nevada.
Read more on the Truckee Meadows Park Foundation blog.
As part of Truckee River Month 2021, One Truckee River invited the public to participate in the 2021 Truckee River Photo Contest. The theme was “community,” and photo judges selected photographs that capture the connection our community has to the Truckee River.
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