The nonprofit Clean Up The Lake has removed 8,183 lbs. of trash from Lake Tahoe and Donner Lake as part of its underwater litter removal project.
Read our series on litter & its impacts
Clean Up The Lake has worked with staff and volunteers this summer to further develop its strategic
approach of SCUBA clean ups that involve teams of divers, free divers and snorkelers, surface support on
kayaks, zodiacs, personal watercraft and boats. Clean Up The Lake’s is also working with microplastic research teams from UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and Desert Research Institute to analyze the trash. | cleanupthelake.org
