Clean Up The Lake, known for its efforts to remove trash from Lake Tahoe and other area lakes using divers, launched the Environmental Dive Center at Lake Tahoe opening on Aug. 14, according to a press release. There will be a grand opening celebration on Aug. 17.
The EDC will be a hybrid between a conservation dive school and an environmental science center located in Incline Village, Nev. It will include a classroom for all environmental dive courses that will double as a boardroom, a location for environmental film screenings, a space for litter categorization and data collection events, as well as more opportunity for engaging experiences including an expansion of internship programs and on-site visits for youth groups and classrooms. These courses will also teach Clean Up The Lake’s submerged litter cleanup methods, AIS survey techniques and host Tahoe Keepers sessions. The first certified students of the EDC are members of The Washoe Tribe of NV & CA. | cleanupthelake.org
