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Clarity, Changing Food Web Detailed in Annual Lake Tahoe Report

Emily C Dooley — July 20, 2023 - 8:00am

The �ٺ��Ƶ Tahoe Environmental Research Center's annual Tahoe: State of the Lake Report, describes the past year as one of rapid biological change.

Removing Tiny Shrimp May Help Climate-Proof Lake Tahoe’s Clarity

Katherine E Kerlin — August 01, 2019 - 4:42pm

Lake Tahoe, with its iconic blue waters straddling the borders of Nevada and California, continues to face a litany of threats related to climate change. But a promising new project to remove tiny, invasive shrimp could be a big step toward climate-proofing its famed lake clarity.

Lake Tahoe Clarity Level Bounces Back

Katherine E Kerlin — May 23, 2019 - 2:44pm

A return to more normal weather and streamflow conditions in 2018 saw Lake Tahoe’s annual clarity value improve dramatically to 70.9 feet. This represents a 10.5-foot increase over the 2017 value. That is according to a report of Lake Tahoe clarity released by the �ٺ��Ƶ Tahoe Environmental Research Center.

Bringing a Special Sandbox Inside the Classroom

Katherine E Kerlin — April 28, 2016 - 3:16pm

The University of California, Davis, is providing one of its Augmented Reality Sandboxes, or ARsandboxes, to sixth graders at Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science in Washington D.C. At least 150 AR sandboxes have been built worldwide since �ٺ��Ƶ developed the sandbox and its free, open-source software.

Lake Tahoe Water Clarity Declined in 2015

Katherine E Kerlin — April 19, 2016 - 3:58pm

Clarity levels at Lake Tahoe in 2015 declined in both summer and winter, due in part to warmer waters, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, who have studied the lake for the last half-century.

Data released today by the �ٺ��Ƶ Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency reported the average annual clarity level for 2015 at 73.1 feet. That is the depth at which a 10-inch white disk, called a Secchi disk, remains visible when lowered into the water.