The following list includes a number of the League’s most important and asked about projects of the past several years. For information on our current campaigns, go to our Projects page
Presidential Forum
The 1997 Presidential Forum at Lake Tahoe, attended by President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore, brought national attention to the “Jewel of the Sierra” and the efforts to Keep Tahoe Blue. In the summer of 2007, the League co-sponsored the 10th anniversary Forum event. The special event was also attended by former President Clinton as well as Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator John Ensign, and many other influential dignitaries and officials.
Lake Tahoe Airport
In October 2006, the League released a Draft Airport Impacts Report which examines a range of community and environmental impacts associated with the airport in South Lake Tahoe.
Click here to download the full report (1.5 MB pdf).
Click here to downlaod the Executive Summary (420 KB pdf).
Click here to download the Air Quality Appendix (154 KB pdf).
Martis Valley
Find out about how the League has helped to protect Lake Tahoe and Martis Valley from the impacts of poorly planned development.
Scenic Ordinances
The League works diligently to protect Lake Tahoe’s scenic shoreline as new development ordinances were debated in 2002.
Forest Projects
The League has reviewed many forest health projects and fire danger reduction policies. Click on the link above to read about a few of the most significant projects in the last few years.
Cattle Grazing in Meiss Meadows
In 2002, the League successfully encouraged the U.S. Forest Service to ban cattle grazing in this sensitive meadow. It was the first time that grazing has been banned based on water quality violations.
Jet Skis
The League led a campaign to ban polluting two-stroke watercraft engines from Lake Tahoe in the late 1990’s. A ban on such engines was enacted by the TRPA in 1999. Read more about our campaign and why it was such an important effort.
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