by Jeff Cowen | Jun 10, 2020
Inspection stations are scheduled to open with COVID-19 precautions in place between June 26 and July 1. As regional travel and tourism restrictions ease, the watercraft inspection team is staffing up, training personnel, and preparing inspection stations to open to...
by WIP Staff | Sep 25, 2019
This week marks the last full week of operations for watercraft inspection stations as we transition into Fall. As of Oct. 1, watercraft inspection operations will move from roadside inspection stations and occur at Cave Rock and Lake Forest launch ramps for the...
by WIP Staff | Sep 20, 2019
What was once a dull gray shipping container has been transformed into a work of art at the watercraft inspection station in Meyers, California. The container houses equipment used to decontaminate boats arriving at the station that might harbor aquatic invasive...
by WIP Staff | Sep 19, 2019
The Tahoe Daily Tribune | Staff Report | September 5, 2019 Boaters and paddlers trying to navigate Lake Tahoe’s expansive blue waters have a new tool to help in their travels. Which is why I want to buy a new boat. Today I am looking for a used Scout Abaco for...
by WIP Staff | Aug 13, 2019
Press release produced by the office of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). Please stop by Tahoe RCD’s table at the annual summit for information about aquatic invasive species prevention and control work being done in the Lake Tahoe Basin. United States...
by WIP Staff | Jul 24, 2019
Boat inspectors recently prevented two vessels from launching at Lake Tahoe and other regional lakes, after discovering infestations of aquatic invasive species (AIS). During mandatory inspections in Meyers and Truckee, California, inspectors found invasive mussels on...
by WIP Staff | May 24, 2019
The Tahoe Daily Tribune | Joanne Marchetta, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency | May 22, 2019 While it felt like spring had finally arrived, we all know Mother Nature can be fickle, especially at Lake Tahoe. For those who love to play in the snow, it was a fantastic...
by WIP Staff | May 8, 2019
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV Roadside watercraft inspections stations aimed at stopping the spread of aquatic invasive species are opening for the season. Locations, hours of operation, and opening dates are online at TahoeBoatInspections.com and as follows: Opening Wednesday,...
by WIP Staff | Sep 21, 2018
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Lake Tahoe’s Watercraft Inspection Program. Under the program, every motorized watercraft is inspected to ensure it is clean, drained, and dry and not carrying aquatic invasive species before launching at Tahoe. Thanks to...
by Jeff Cowen | Aug 17, 2017
If you are one of the many recreational boaters who enjoys wake sport activities, you may be unwittingly contributing to the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS). Be sure to fill and empty your boat’s ballast tanks at least a mile offshore over deep water. The...
