Tahoe Fund and Partners Unveil Sculpture Created with Litter from 72-mile Scuba Cleanup of Lake Tahoe STATELINE, Nev. (Sept. 27, 2023) – Artists have given new meaning to the adage “one person’s trash is another’s treasure,” with the unveiling of “Surfaced,” a new art installation created with more than 450 pounds of items recovered from last year’s 72-mile scuba cleanup of Lake Tahoe. Commissioned by the Tahoe Fund with support from Tahoe Blue Vodka, the sculpture […] SnowBrains | September 27, 2023 0 Comments
Amidst Litter Crisis: Clean Up The Lake Launches Environmental Dive Center to Protect Lake Tahoe Launch of Environmental Dive Center by Clean Up The Lake is funded by a $125K total matching campaign from Boatworks at Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Community College, Tahoe Beach Club, and Pavel Pragin & Nila Ruslen Clean Up The Lake, renowned for its successful 72 Mile Cleanup project, proudly announces the inauguration of its revolutionary Environmental Dive Center (EDC) at […] SnowBrains | July 28, 2023 0 Comments
Environmental Leaders of Tahoe Join Forces for Lake Tahoe Litter Summit The Inaugural Lake Tahoe Litter Summit, hosted by the nonprofit organization Clean Up The Lake 501(c)3, successfully brought together over 50 of the Lake Tahoe region’s leaders fighting litter in the basin. The summit was significant as it was an event that was the first of its kind and was aimed at addressing the issue of litter in the Lake […] SnowBrains | May 22, 2023 0 Comments
The Amount of Garbage Littered on K2 is Obscene K2 has been popular this climbing season. That may be an understatement as a record number of climbers have been attempting to summit the mountain. To put it in perspective, last month there was a record 145 climbers who summited in just one day. That is double the amount that usually summits in an entire season. Before this year, only […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 29, 2022 2 Comments
Lake Tahoe Trashed by July 4th Revellers | 3,450lbs of Litter Removed During Annual Cleanup More than three hundred volunteers, an eight-person dive team, and one beach-cleaning robot spread out across five Lake Tahoe beaches yesterday in a collaborative effort to remove leftovers from July 4th celebrations, as part of the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s annual Keep Tahoe Red, White and Blue Beach Cleanup. In total, the litter-fighting teams removed 3,450 pounds of trash from […] SnowBrains | July 7, 2022 1 Comment
This National Park Mails Your Trash Back to You if You Litter Khao Yai National Park, near Bangkok, Thailand now mails tourists their trash back if they litter. Founded in 1962 the park is the oldest in the country and the third-largest covering 837 square miles. It is part of the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex, which is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area is known for its diverse […] Alex Camerino | September 23, 2020 0 Comments
This Summer a Specialist Team at Yellowstone Picked Up 16,404 Pieces of Litter and 438 HATS Did you know Yellowstone has a specialized TAPP (Thermal Area Preservation Program) team which safely removes litter and documents resource impacts in thermal areas? This summer alone, TAPP team members like Megan removed 438 hats and 16,404 pieces of litter in thermal areas. The data they collect is used to guide management decisions in order to better protect these natural […] SnowBrains | October 24, 2019 0 Comments
Consumer Goods Litter The Ocean and Its Up To You and Me To Make A Difference This has to stop. Common consumer goods that you and I use every day are finding their way to the ocean where they sit and take hundreds, thousands, or even millions of years to decompose, and some plastics and consumer goods never decompose. Consumers from all around the world use goods such as glass, plastic cutlery, water bottles, cans, and […] Industry News Brian Werner | October 18, 2018 2 Comments