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Annual Report on State of Lake Tahoe Shows Recent Impacts, Long-Term Trends

by Andy Fell
August 08, 2024

White secchi disc hanging from cord off research vessel labeled UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center hovers over surface of blue Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Clarity Report Shows Highs and Lows of 2023

by Kat Kerlin
July 30, 2024

Lake Tahoe in winter

Clarity, Changing Food Web Detailed in Annual Lake Tahoe Report

by Emily C. Dooley
July 20, 2023

Ice floats atop Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe’s Clarity the Best It’s Been Since 1980s

by Kat Kerlin
April 10, 2023

View of Lake Tahoe clear blue cove surrounded by pine trees on sunny summer day

Tahoe State of the Lake Report 2022

by Kat Kerlin
July 28, 2022

Children on paddle board in Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Clarity Report for 2021

by Kat Kerlin
July 06, 2022

Researcher Brandon Berry from the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center collects data from a research vessel on the water at Lake Tahoe amid smoke-filled skies.

Science, Despite Smoke, at Lake Tahoe

by Kat Kerlin
August 27, 2021

Lake Tahoe with snow-capped mountains in background under winter clouds

Annual Report Assesses the State of Lake Tahoe

by Andy Fell
August 12, 2021

Thousands of microbead pellets from a ripped pool toy scatter across the surface of Lake Tahoe in July 2021.

Plastic ‘Pool’ Toy Pollution in the Wild

by Kat Kerlin
July 29, 2021

Female scientist lowers a Secchi disk from a research boat into Lake Tahoe to measure lake clarity.

2020 Lake Tahoe Clarity Report

by UC Davis News and Media Relations/Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
July 08, 2021

Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe, Nevada side

Tahoe’s State of the Lake Report Released

by Kat Kerlin
July 30, 2020

Aerial view of Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Clarity Report Mixed for 2019

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
June 10, 2020

Microplastics: Not Just an Ocean Problem

by Kat Kerlin
August 07, 2019

Sunrise at Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

Removing Tiny Shrimp May Help Climate-Proof Lake Tahoe’s Clarity

by Kat Kerlin
August 01, 2019

Large rock underwater in Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Clarity Level Bounces Back

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
May 23, 2019

Scientist in boat on Emerald Lake during winter

How Climate Change Is Affecting Small Sierra Nevada Lakes

by Kat Kerlin
December 19, 2018

Lake Tahoe at Emerald Bay

Tahoe: State of the Lake Report Released

by Kat Kerlin
July 26, 2018

Swimms and boat captain on research vessel Bob Roberts

Swimming Across Tahoe for the Love of Science

by Dave Jones
July 24, 2018

University

Woman swims the crawl stroke in crystal-blue Lake Tahoe.

Women’s Team Ready for Tahoe Relay Again

by Dave Jones
July 19, 2018

University

Swimmer jumps off boat.

Professors Swim for Science Across Tahoe

by Dateline Staff
July 25, 2017

University

Photo: Nicole Kollars inspects a plot of seagrass at Bodega Bay.

From the Ocean to Tahoe, We’re Looking for People and Photos

by Dateline Staff
August 22, 2016

University

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

Scientists: Lake Tahoe Experienced a Record-Breaking Year in 2015

by Kat Kerlin
July 28, 2016

Bringing a Special Sandbox Inside the Classroom

by Kat Kerlin
April 28, 2016

Man drops net into Lake Tahoe from research vessel

Lake Tahoe Water Clarity Declined in 2015

by Kat Kerlin
April 19, 2016

3-D sandbox exhibit brings watersheds to life at Lake Tahoe

by Kat Kerlin
July 29, 2013

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