What's New
Interactive Tool: The Scale of the Universe. Cary Huang, with technical support from his brother Michael Huang, developed this interactive "Scale of the Universe", in which you navigate across planets and microscopic objects with a simple movement of the mouse.
Saturday, June 30, 9 AM at Spooner Lake, afternoon at Camp Galilee Tahoe Project WET for Families! Spend a summer Saturday on the shore of Tahoe learning about our watershed and sharing nature with your family! Get the updated Project WET activity guide, earn a half credit, hike and dip net for aquatic species at Spooner Lake, and get a chance to test Tahoe water from a kayak. There will be nature activities for teachers’ school-age children. Link all subjects to nature and our watershed Download Press Info  and/or Download Flyer
June 2, 2012 — Workshop: Explore Your Watershed and learn to utilize technology in your classroom to deliver exciting interdisciplinary lessons through the window of science. Leave with classroom-ready materials from Project WET and Project Learning Tree, including the new Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide 2.0. Download the Flyer
Friday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 12th Annual Snapshot Day for Lake Tahoe and Truckee River Watershed communities. —
Hands-on education / conservation events held on the river are extremely beneficial and help to improve the quality of education for our students by actively engaging with their community. The Snapshot Day Planning Committee solicits community educators/ facilitators who can give their time and expertise to make this event successful and ongoing. Download the Flyer — Facilitator Request Snapshot Day delivers a unique opportunity to offer hands-on experience, to provide a job shadow, and to engage students seeking to learn about their watershed. Download the Flyer — Educational Field Study
May 10, 12012 — Construction Site BMPs Field Training: Join us for a FREE workshop to learn about
construction site BMP design, installation, maintenance and inspection. Download Flyer
December, 2010 — Thirst - an informative slide show [63 slides - 1.6MB ]
 [Reno] City garden cuts pollutants to the river —
Non-point source pollution runoff from urbanized areas has been proven to degrade water quality in receiving waters. The McKinley Arts Center is a highly visible park and community center for Reno residents. This Low-Impact Development (LID) demonstration project in partnership with NDEP, City of Reno, and the Truckee River Fund constructed rain gardens and plan to demonstrate proper use of permeable concrete in the parking area. Watch the video
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