YOUR AD HERE »

Agencies work to educate students

Tribune

The United State Fish and Wildlife Service, Americorps and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency are working together to educate South Lake Tahoe elementary and middle school students about sensitive species of the Lake Tahoe shorezone.

In a one-hour hands-on presentation, students learn about Lahontan cutthroat, Tahoe yellow cress, American bald eagle, belted kingfisher, common loon, common merganser, Foster’s tern, osprey, western grebe, ring-necked duck and bufflehead duck. Human impact, such as hiking into osprey nesting sites, trampling Tahoe yellow cress, introducing non-native species and disturbing fish habitat have a dramatic effect on the survival of sensitive species.

In addition to viewing slides and group discussion, students were given trading cards featuring each of the listed species, as well as informational handouts.


Support Local Journalism

Support Local Journalism

Readers around the Lake Tahoe Basin and beyond make the Tahoe Tribune's work possible. Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality, locally relevant journalism.

Now more than ever, your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally. Every contribution, however large or small, will make a difference.

Your donation will help us continue to cover COVID-19 and our other vital local news.