Eyes on the Lake Outreach Team at Round Hill Pines

Aquatic invasive species are a growing threat to Lake Tahoe’s clarity, ecology, and infrastructure. Golden mussels, a new threat recently discovered nearby, could spread rapidly and change our blue Lake to green.

We are seeking volunteers to help educate and inform at Tahoe’s high-volume beaches and lakes, aiming to prevent Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) from entering Lake Tahoe. With the emerging threat from golden mussels, we need volunteers now more than ever before to help Keep Tahoe Blue!

What to expect:

• Learn About the Threat: Understand how golden mussels and other invasive species endanger Tahoe’s ecosystem and what can be done to stop them.
• Get Trained to Take Action: This training prepares volunteers to engage with the public at beaches, marinas, and launch sites throughout Tahoe, sharing information about the Clean, Drain, Dry protocol and other prevention tools.
• Help Spread the Word: Eyes on the Lake Outreach Team members, once trained, will go to high-traffic areas and educate the community and hand out information, alerting non-motorized users about the threat of golden mussels and informing them about Clean, Drain, Dry and the Tahoe Keepers Program.
• Science-Backed and Community-Led: Hosted by Keep Tahoe Blue and TRPA experts, this session combines scientific insight with practical ways you can make a difference.
  
  

Steps to get started:

1. Watch the Eyes on the Lake Outreach Team Training.
   Learn the facts, understand the risks, and help us spread the word at beaches and high-traffic areas to inform beachgoers about golden mussels and prevent invasive species from entering the Lake.
2. Take the Eyes on the Lake Outreach Team quiz.
3.  Email eyesonthelake@keeptahoeblue.org to schedule a time to pick up your equipment from either the Keep Tahoe Blue Spurlock/Evers Environment and Education Center (2877 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150) or our new Tahoe City location (760 N Lake Blvd Ste #7, Tahoe City, CA 96145).
4. Sign up for a shift.
   Shifts are one-hour long, but volunteers are able to sign up for multiple consecutive shifts on any given day, if interested in being out there for longer period of time! It can be more fun to volunteer in pairs/in groups so feel free to encourage family and friends to sign up and join! We are recruiting volunteers for the following locations:
   

Shift Locations: *Priority locations

South Shore

• Echo Lakes*
• Fallen Leaf Lake Campground* CD3
• Fallen Leaf Lake Marina
• Angora Lakes
• Baldwin Beach
• Kiva Beach
• Camp Richardson
• Pope Beach
• Nevada Beach
• Roundhill Pines Beach

West Shore

• Meeks Bay* CD3
  

North Shore

• Sand Harbor* CD3
• Kings Beach
• Commons Beach
• Donner Lake