by McKenzie Koch | Dec 8, 2025
This article was originally published in Tahoe In Depth, Issue 31, Winter 2025. In an unprecedented year of action and outreach, boaters, paddlers, and agency experts protected Lake Tahoe from invasive golden mussels. The collaboration and strengthened protections...
by McKenzie Koch | Oct 14, 2025
2025 Boating Season in Review Lake Tahoe, Nev./Calif. – Quick actions by boaters and paddlers this year helped prevent the dangerous golden mussel and other aquatic invasive species from entering the Lake Tahoe watershed, according to agencies leading the Lake Tahoe...
by McKenzie Koch | Sep 2, 2025
How deep is your understanding of Lake Tahoe? Are you looking for interesting information about the Lake Tahoe environment? From stories on successful restoration to ongoing challenges, Tahoe In Depth is written to help people better understand the work being done to...
by McKenzie Koch | Jul 1, 2025
Prepare for mandatory decontaminations and download the Tahoe Boating App Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – As the Lake Tahoe Region approaches one of the area’s most popular boating holidays, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is reminding boaters, paddlers, and beachgoers...
by McKenzie Koch | Jun 2, 2025
Contact: Jeff Cowen, 775-589-5278 | For Immediate Release: May 31, 2025 Lake Tahoe, Nev./Calif. — Lake Tahoe watercraft inspectors on Friday identified highly invasive golden mussels on a vessel at the Alpine Meadows, Calif. inspection station. This is the first...
by Jeff Cowen | May 6, 2025
Threat of golden mussels prompts mandatory decontaminations Media Contact: Jeff Cowen | 775-589-5278 Inspection Program Contact: AIS@TRPA.gov | 888-824-6267 Lake Tahoe, Nev./Calif. – Lake Tahoe watercraft inspection stations, boat launches, and marinas are opening for...
by McKenzie Koch | Mar 27, 2025
Golden mussels could be a greater threat than any other aquatic invader Contact: Jeff Cowen, 775-589-5278 Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Governing Board on Wednesday approved a critical update to the Lake Tahoe Watercraft Inspection...
by McKenzie Koch | Jan 27, 2025
Visit TahoeBoatInspections.com/Meyers to learn more about the Meyers Permanent Inspection Station. News and updates on the project will be shared on the page as they arise.
by McKenzie Koch | Nov 15, 2024
2024 Boating Season in Review Contact: Jeff Cowen, 775-589-5278 Lake Tahoe, Nev./Calif. — As the Lake Tahoe boating and paddling season wraps up, agencies leading the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) program are tallying up the 2024 watercraft inspection...
by McKenzie Koch | Nov 12, 2024
Tahoe on High Alert Contact: Victoria Ortiz, 775-589-5281 For the latest updates, visit https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Species/Golden-Mussel Image: Golden Mussels/California Department of Fish and Wildlife Lake Tahoe, Calif. – Last week California...
