July Fourth tourists — and their trash — can do serious damage to Tahoe’s bears and beaches.
The BEAR League plans to have extra volunteers on call during the holiday, and works with vacation rentals to have bear-aware information in all units, Bryant said.
, which finances and supports environmental projects around the lake, told SFGATE that it is leaning on visitor education as a strategy for minimizing how many beer cans, empty sunscreen bottles, beach toys and other left-behind items end up in Lake Tahoe. She also hopes a group of recently hired Tahoe ambassadors — 20 or so high school students who greet visitors arriving at beaches, remind them to leave no trace, and distribute everything from doggy bags to hiking recommendations — will encourage considerate behavior. The ambassadors are part of the larger “Take Care Tahoe” program designed to remind visitors that most people in Tahoe care about the environment.
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