League to Save Lake Tahoe crowdsourcing science to Keep Tahoe Blue

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League to Save Lake Tahoe crowdsourcing science to Keep Tahoe Blue

Amanda Rhoades, Sierra Sun

May 23, 2017

With 72 miles of shoreline and flows from more than 150 storm water pipes, keeping an eye on what ends up in Lake Tahoe is easier said than done.

For the last five years the League to Save Lake Tahoe, known for its slogan “Keep Tahoe Blue,” has been relying on citizen science to monitor drainage sites and collect water samples around the lake.

“The goal of the program is to be monitoring as many of these (storm water drainages) as possible,” said League to Save Lake Tahoe Natural Resources Manager Zack Bradford.

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