Hundreds of Pounds of Trash Removed from Donner Lake, CA As part of a collective effort to clean and preserve the Lake Tahoe region, volunteers from Clean Up the Lake are diving deep to remove hundreds of pounds of trash from the floors of one of the Sierra’s most immaculate lakes. Fueled by the desire to combat plastic and all forms of pollution, the non-profit will focus on scuba and strategic […] Emily Crofton | July 17, 2020 0 Comments
Massive Trash Cleanup in Truckee and Lake Tahoe, CA Whilst in the middle of a global pandemic, record numbers of Tahoe locals gathered to help clean up trash from North Lake Tahoe and the town of Truckee. On June 6th, over 120 people registered for the 25th annual North Tahoe Business Association Clean-Up Day. It is estimated that the turnout was the largest ever for the event. Just like […] Ryan Flynn | June 25, 2020 0 Comments
Following Relaxed Lockdown Measures 13,000-Lbs of Trash Was Left on This Florida Beach We’ve all seen the benefits of the global lockdown; air quality has improved, smog and pollution have decreased, and animals have started encroaching into cities formerly bustling with humans. Hopefully, we can remember this new world order and continue to limit our impact on the planet when lockdown measures are relaxed and eventually removed. Sadly, that’s highly unlikely, if the precedent […] SnowBrains | May 13, 2020 0 Comments
Drink Beer, Spread The Message: Keep Public Lands Safe Public lands have come to be a more common topic of discussion in the last few years. The government’s intentions to make industrial use of those lands don’t fit well with many people’s desire to keep them as they are, free to explore and enjoy. Public lands are areas of land that are open to the public and managed by […] Industry News Micho | November 8, 2019 0 Comments
Black Bear in Big Sky, Montana Euthanized After Stealing Pizza off Woman’s Plate Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is reporting a female black bear needed to be euthanized after a long series of encounters with humans. The bear had become so conditioned to people that it went as far as stealing a slice of pizza from a woman’s plate while she sat at an outdoor table in Big Sky. Unfortunately, this was not […] Mike Lavery | October 5, 2019 1 Comment
2 Lake Tahoe, CA Residents to Swim the 72-Mile Shoreline Picking Up Garbage Two Lake Tahoe residents are taking the lake’s long-time trash problem into their own hands by swimming the 72 miles circumference of Tahoe and picking up garbage on the way. Related: Lake Tahoe Trashed on 4th July | 1,875-Pounds Trash Cleaned Up by Volunteers Yesterday Tahoe Dive Center owner Matt Meunier and Clean Up the Lake founder Colin West plan […] SnowBrains | September 19, 2019 0 Comments
Sad Times When a National Park Needs to Ask Us Not to Leave Garbage It’s a sad state of affairs when a National Park needs to hammer home the message that our National Parks are not garbage cans. Don’t mix these two up! Anything you bring into a national park, you must pack out or dispose of in a proper trash receptacle. Do not hit golf balls into canyons and valleys, do not leave […] SnowBrains | July 25, 2019 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe Trashed on 4th July | 1,875-Pounds Trash Cleaned Up by Volunteers Yesterday Every year, thousands of people descend on Lake Tahoe for the Fourth of July celebration, and every year without fail, they leave behind a huge mess. Thankfully, there’s a group of dedicated volunteers just waiting to comb through the shorelines picking up trash. This year, 315 people volunteered for the annual Keep Tahoe Blue cleanup effort, an event organized by […] SnowBrains | July 6, 2019 1 Comment
Sherpas Bring Down 4 Dead Bodies and 11-TONNES of Trash From Seasonal Everest Clean-Up Sherpas have retrieved four dead bodies and 11 TONNES of rubbish in a Mount Everest clean-up as part of a drive to clean up the world’s highest mountain. A clean-up team of 20 Sherpa climbers has brought down five tonnes of litter in from different camps sites above the base camp and another six tonnes from the areas below, said […] Climbing CragBrains | June 6, 2019 0 Comments
Earth Day Cleanup Removed Over 700lbs of Trash From Shores of South Lake Tahoe, CA We wish they didn’t have to, but volunteers cleaned up more than 700 pounds of trash from the shores of South Lake Tahoe in the span of three hours last Monday, Earth Day. Warmer spring weather exposes trash left behind after winter snow melts, and leave South Lake Tahoe scattered with litter. This debris is an eyesore and can harm not only […] SnowBrains | April 26, 2019 0 Comments
To Help Clean Up Bodies, Trash, and Human Excrement, China has Cut Everest Permits by a Third The world’s most famous mountain is also one of the dirtiest. Trash and bodies are left season after season in the high-altitude landscape. So for this spring climbing season, China has cut the number of climbers allowed to attempt Everest by one third. That leaves 300 hopeful climbers with summit permits from Everest’s north side. You might also like: 71,000-Pounds of […] Climbing SnowBrains | January 23, 2019 1 Comment
Volunteers Remove 25,000lbs of Trash During the Annual Truckee River Cleanup, NV A total of 776 volunteers helped to remove thousands of pounds of trash, invasive weeds and marked storm drains that feed into the river during the 2018 Truckee River Cleanup this weekend, reports the Reno Gazette Journal. You might also like: Lake Tahoe, California Labor Day Cleanup Removes Thousands of Pieces of Trash The volunteers removed approximately 24,450 lbs of trash and 108,810 […] SnowBrains | October 15, 2018 1 Comment
Lake Tahoe, California Labor Day Cleanup Removes Thousands of Pieces of Trash Another holiday, another cleanup operation was required on the shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe. Sadly, it’s to be expected. In fact, there’s a whole group of volunteers who organize the cleanup beforehand, so sure are they that they’ll need to clean up after lazy revelers. This year, more than 70 volunteers from KeepTahoeBlue donated their day to pick up the […] Steven Agar | September 10, 2018 0 Comments
Annual Fifth July Trash Pick-Up at Lake Tahoe Yields 1,500-Pounds of Leftover Garbage Every year, without fail, Californians celebrate Fourth of July on the shores of Lake Tahoe, partying, eating, spending time with friends and family and watching the fireworks. And every year, without fail, hundreds of residents spend Fifth of July cleaning up their mess. Sadly, this year is no different… After Wednesday’s Fourth of July festivities left mounds of cans, bottles, cigarette […] Steven Agar | July 6, 2018 2 Comments
Everest Left With Piles Of Garbage This Season Nepal has climbers pick up trash on Everest. Image: NBC News Mount Everest has been left with piles upon piles of garbage at Camp II in it’s short 2018 season, including human waste, tents, and other discarded gear. The mountain gets between 70,000 and 100,000 visitors each year. Trash left on Everest 2018 season. Image: Planet Ski More than 700 climbers […] Featured Article Jenah MacGrain | June 6, 2018 1 Comment
South Lake Tahoe Spring Cleanup Collects 2,500 Pounds of Trash The third annual Spring Cleanup event in South Tahoe again has the place looking a whole lot cleaner. Volunteers picked up 2,465 pounds of trash in three hours at 19 different locations on Tahoe’s southern shore. Nice work all! The event was put on and sponsored by the Clean Tahoe Program, the city of South Lake Tahoe, and by Harrah’s […] Featured Article Mike Lavery | May 22, 2018 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn is Doing her Bit for the Environment by Collecting Trash off the Beach Whilst on Vacation In my spare time I cleaned the beach. Sadly I collected this much trash in only a 100 meters of beach. We need to do a better job of protecting our planet 🌎 ❤️🙏🏻 #everyonedosomething A post shared by L I N D S E Y • V O N N (@lindseyvonn) on May 9, 2018 at 9:03am PDT The […] SnowBrains | May 14, 2018 0 Comments
Nepal Begins Huge National Cleanup Campaign to Remove the Tons of Trash Littering Mount Everest With the increasing popularity of climbers looking to climb Mount Everest each and every spring climbing season, trash has become a serious problem. Often, climbers leave items like empty oxygen bottles, discarded food cans and torn tents in an attempt to save weight, and in turn conserve energy at the oxygen-starved altitude. But like any trash, it soon piles up, […] Climbing Steven Agar | March 21, 2018 0 Comments
1,676-Pounds of Garbage Left on Lake Tahoe Beaches on 4th of July, 2017 The League to Save Lake Tahoe’s 320+ resident-volunteers picked up 1,676-pounds of garbage off Lake Tahoe, CA/NV’s beaches on July 5th, 2017. July 5th, 2017 was the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s (Keep Tahoe Blue) 6th year of doing this 5th of July beach clean up. They cleaned 5.6 miles of Lake Tahoe beaches and trails. THE LEAGUE TO SAVE […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 7, 2017 1 Comment
2,300 Pounds of Trash Left on Tahoe’s Beaches This 4th of July 2,300 pounds of garbage were left on Lake Tahoe’s beaches after firework shows this past 4th of July. Tahoe is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Who would trash it like this? Fortunately, “Keep Tahoe Blue” found 120 volunteers to help clean up the litter. “We collected nearly 2,300 pounds […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 8, 2015 5 Comments
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