State of Nevada Lake Tahoe Invasive Species: The Problem And The Plans To Solve It

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State of Nevada Lake Tahoe Invasive Species: The Problem And The Plans To Solve It

Kristen Kidman, KNPR's State of Nevada

April 21, 2021

Lake Tahoe is known for its mesmerizing clear, blue water. But there are multiple threats to the lake that may someday change the color and worse, downgrade the quality of the water.

Some of the most difficult of these threats to address are invasive species, specifically two types of aquatic plants that are not native and are moving from an area of the lake known as the Tahoe Keys into Lake Tahoe itself.

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