Sign up to be a Team Leader at the 25th Annual Tahoe Truckee Snapshot Day!

Snapshot Day is an annual water quality monitoring event held each May. Groups of volunteers fan out across the Truckee River Watershed to take samples from creeks, streams, and lakes—including Lake Tahoe—to capture a snapshot of Tahoe’s water quality at a moment in time. Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to join us as we sample various sites around South Lake Tahoe for things like dissolved oxygen, pH, nutrients, and more! To learn more about Snapshot Day and to view the 2024 map and Annual Snapshot Day Report, click here.

At the Team Leader Training, team leaders will learn how to collect data for the day accurately and how to guide their team of 5-10 citizen scientists to success by conducting water sampling at different locations around South Lake Tahoe. You can choose your own team members or be assigned a group of volunteers.

Team leaders (new and returning) are required to attend the training. This is where you will get hands-on practice using all of the testing materials that we will be using in the field on Snapshot Day, and be able to ask any questions of our Snapshot Day experts. We will also confirm your sampling locations during this training.

Sign up:

• Sign up here. Under Additional Volunteer Information Response Notes, please list any people you would like to be grouped with, your preferred location (if you have one), and any limitations you may have (i.e., can not walk long distances). This will help us create teams prior to the event.  Each volunteer will need to sign up and complete a waiver individually.
• You will receive a confirmation from no-reply@galaxydigital.com.
• Final details will be sent a few days prior to the event to those who sign up. If you do not pre-register, you will need to complete a volunteer waiver onsite during event check-in.

Location: Lake Tahoe Community College – Board Room (1 College Dr, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150).

Time: 5 – 7 pm

What to bring: Sturdy shoes, long pants, weather-appropriate layers, sun protection including a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and a full reusable water bottle.

We provide: Safety materials, sampling materials, training, snacks, free lunch, and cool giveaways.

For questions, please email events@keeptahoeblue.org.

If you are interested in sampling North Lake Tahoe or along the Truckee River, please go here to sign up for a Team Leader Training near you!