Truckee River Day
Truckee River Day is an annual community restoration event hosted by the Truckee River Watershed Council, where volunteers of all ages come together to heal and protect the Truckee River Watershed. Since 1996, participants have worked on hands-on projects—like planting willows, improving trails, and restoring streambanks—to support clean water, healthy habitats, and resilient ecosystems.
Healing the Watershed
Restoration projects on Truckee River Day play a vital role in revitalizing the health and resilience of the watershed. By engaging in activities like planting native vegetation, stabilizing streambanks, and building natural features such as beaver dam analogs, volunteers help improve water quality, enhance wildlife habitat, and support groundwater recharge. These efforts not only repair past environmental damage but also strengthen the ecosystem's ability to withstand drought, wildfire, and climate change—ensuring the Truckee River continues to thrive for future generations.
Truckee River Day Fair
Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships (SWEP) is collaborating with the Truckee River
Watershed Council to coordinate this year's Truckee River Day & Fair on Sunday, October 19th from 1-4pm at the Granite Flat Campground on Highway 89. The Truckee River Day Fair is the annual celebration of the Truckee River that concludes a day of river, meadow
and wetland restoration projects.
The River Fair is a family-friendly event that includes live music and entertainment, local food, art projects, environmental education activities and a native fish release. Children and their families, community members and many of the restoration volunteers take part in this annual celebration.
Truckee River Day Partners
SWEP extends heartfelt thanks to all of our generous partners, past & present, for their incredible support of the Truckee River Day & Fair!
How Your Generosity Powers Our Mission
With over 20 ongoing programs and only 7
full-time employees, SWEP has little overhead,
but a large amount of offerings to the community.
Your donation directly supports relevant
and vital year-round programming that promotes
climate action and environmental stewardship
to Tahoe-Truckee youth, inspiring students
to take action in protecting their environment.