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Watersheds and Water Quality
Lake Tahoe EIP

Upper Truckee River and Marsh Restoration

Project Number
01.02.01.0027
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
California Tahoe Conservancy
Primary Contact
Scott Carroll (scott.carroll@tahoe.ca.gov)
Stage
Post-Implementation
Duration
2003 - 2025
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
The Project is a large, ecosystem restoration project on the Upper Truckee River and marsh. In 2025, the Conservancy completed the project that includes new pilot channels and wetlands, an accessible to all pedestrian trail to Lake Tahoe, and aquatic invasive species removal.

Key Accomplishments

  • Disturbed Areas Restored, Enhanced, or Created: 12 acres
  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced: 262 acres
  • Acres of Invasive Species Inventoried: 117 acres
  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced: 262 acres
  • Acres Treated for Invasive Species: 121.7 acres
  • Facilities Improved or Created: 1
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced: 10,000 lf
  • Miles of Trails Developed or Improved: 0.6 miles

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Soil Conservation
  • Vegetation Preservation
  • Water Quality
  • Wildlife
Upper Truckee River Marsh (Timing: After) (~266 KB) Credit: CTC Upper Truckee River Marsh

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $15,029,132
(Estimated Cost: $18,812,090)
California Department of Fish... (CDFW): $895,000

California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $5,390,619

California Wildlife Conservati... (WCB): $2,980,000

Proposition 1 (CDFW): $1,700,066

319 Funds (USEPA): $154,900

Lake Tahoe Restoratio... (USFS - LTBMU): $1,000,000

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... (USACOE): $1,746,547

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR): $1,162,000

Photos

Before
Upper Truckee Marsh Aerial (Timing: Before) (~2,477 KB) Credit: Conservancy
Upper Truckee Marsh Aerial
Upper Truckee Marsh - 1930 (Timing: Before) (~155 KB) Credit: Conservancy
Upper Truckee Marsh - 1930
During
New bulkhead (Timing: During) (~5,950 KB) Credit: Scott Carroll
New bulkhead
New bulkhead (Timing: During) (~4,465 KB) Credit: Scott Carroll
New bulkhead
Learn more at restoretahoe.org
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/14/2026