Current Partners

Partnerships are at the core of SWEP programs. Our partners provide a variety of skills, resources, project sites and expertise to make our projects

SWEP is incredibly fortunate to be able to work with a variety of community partners including:

School Districts

• Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD): With an unrelenting commitment to excellence, we empower our children and ourselves to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. TTUSD covers the communities of Tahoe City, Kings Beach, Truckee, and surrounding areas. SWEP works with the CalServe Initiative within Community & Youth Programs.
• Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD): The Lake Tahoe Unified School District, working collaboratively with parents and the community, will provide a quality learning environment in which all students develop competence in basic skill areas and be prepared to be responsible, contributing citizens. LTUSD covers the communities of South Lake Tahoe and Meyers.
• CalServe and Learn & Serve America

Resource Agencies

• Tahoe Resource Conservation District promotes the conservation and improvement of the Lake Tahoe Basin’s soil, water and related natural resources,by providing leadership, information, programs and technical assistance to all land managers, owners, organizations and residents.
• Lake Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition assists many different groups and educational organizations in working together to educate the public about how to prevent the pollution of Lake Tahoe
• Placer County Department of Public Works
• USDA Forest Service: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit & Tahoe National Forest: Caring for the Land and Serving People is the guiding mission of the USDA Forest Service. The Tahoe Basin is managed by the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) of the Forest Service.
• U.S. Geological Survey
• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Lake Tahoe is a magnificent blue body of water that is threatened by environmental degradation. Its famed clarity has steadily been declining due to human impact. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is charged with protecting this national treasure for the benefit of current and future generations. Our vision is to have a lake and environment that is clean, healthy and sustainable for the community and future generations.
• California State Parks
• Town of Truckee
• Tahoe City Public Utilities District
• California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) The California Tahoe Conservancy's mission is to preserve, protect, restore, enhance and sustain the unique and significant natural resources and recreational opportunities of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
• Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board & State Water Resources Control Board: The mission of the RWQCBs is to develop and enforce water quality objectives and implementation plans which will best protect the beneficial uses of the State's waters, recognizing local differences in climate, topography, geology and hydrology. Lahontan works to preserve and enhance the quality of California's water resources and ensure their proper allocation and efficient use for the benefit of present and future generations. The Lake Tahoe Basin and Truckee River Watershed are within the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board.
• Nevada Tahoe Conservation District (NTCD) promotes the conservation and improvement of the Lake Tahoe Basin's natural resources by providing leadership, education, and technical assistance to all basin users.
• Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID), Waste Not
• Nevada Department of Environmental Protection (NDEP)

Nonprofit Community Organizations

• Teachers Association for Outdoor Adventure & Education (TAO) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which provides natural history, field science, and outdoor education experiences customized to the special needs of school groups, youth groups, and low income/disadvantaged youth. Through TAO Education, individual youths and youth groups otherwise unable to acquire this experience, are able to learn about the environment and out of doors.
• Parasol Community Collaborative
• Project MANA
• Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation
• Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee
• Truckee River Watershed Council (& Truckee River Aquatic Monitors) was founded in May 1998 to develop and implement locally developed public-private collaborative solutions to protect and improve water quality and biological resources for the sustainable environmental and economic health of the Truckee River watershed.
• Tahoe Rim Trail Association is a volunteer, non-profit 501(C)(3) organization established in 1981 to plan, construct, and maintain the Tahoe Rim Trail. This 165-mile, twenty-four inch, single-track trail is open to hiking, equestrians, and mountain biking (in most areas). The trail encompasses the ridge tops of the Lake Tahoe Basin, crossing six counties, and two states.
• Sierra Nevada Alliance
• League to Save Lake Tahoe was formed in 1957 and is a privately funded, non-profit, public benefit membership organization. The League is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the Tahoe Basin.
• Adopt-A-Watershed is a K-12 school-community learning experience. Adopt-A-Watershed uses a local watershed as a living laboratory in which students engage in hands-on activities, making science applicable and relevant to their lives. It weaves education with the community developing collaborative partnerships and reinforcing learning through community service. The goals of Adopt-A-Watershed are to enhance K-12 science education and encourage watershed stewardship through the Adopt-A-Watershed strategy.

Higher Education

• UC Berkeley Sagehen Creek Field Station is a facility north of Truckee which hosts university level research and community education projects including the Alder Creek MS Ecoliteracy program.
• UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center is dedicated to research, education and public outreach on lakes and their surrounding watersheds and airsheds. Lake ecosystems include the physical, biogeochemical and human environments, and the interactions among them. The Center is committed to providing objective scientific information for restoration and sustainable use of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
• University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
• Sierra Nevada College
• Lake Tahoe Community College
• Tahoe: Research, Scholarship & Outreach (University of Nevada Reno) offers a place to find out about the wide variety of scholarly and creative activity currently being conducted by our University faculty. In addition, it’s a place for us to share our historic maps, photographs, and collections related to Lake Tahoe.

Business Partners

• Basile Management Practice
   
• Teichert Materials
  
• South Tahoe Refuse
• Tahoe Agua Pura
• Passport to Adventure / Cinergy TV Productions: Cinergy produces Inside Tahoe TV and has worked with schools to produce several PSAs.

Others

• Tahoe-Truckee Service Learning Partnership (TTSLP) is comprised of schools within the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, community organizations (such as SWEP and the Boys and Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe), and state and local agencies. The purpose of the partnership is to foster student learning and civic responsibility among our youth by having them be actively involved in fulfilling community needs.
• California Regional Environmental Education Community CREEC Network Region 3
• Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California

This is a full list of organizations, agencies and businesses that SWEP has worked with over the years!

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