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Tahoe Vista Aquatic Invasive Plant Control

Project Number
01.03.01.0022
Action Priority
Prevent, Control, or Eradicate Aquatic Invasive Species
Implementers
Tahoe Resource Conservation District
Primary Contact
Mollie Hurt (mhurt@tahoercd.org)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2016 - 2020
Aquatic Invasive Species Program Prevent, Control, or Eradicate Aquatic Invasive Species
The aquatic plant removal implemented at Tahoe Vista boat launch is part of a multi-year lake-wide strategy to remove aquatic invasive plants from the nearshore of Lake Tahoe Basin. Eurasian watermilfoil was detected at the boat launch in 2016. Contracted divers installed lake-bottom barriers in 2017 and 2018 to control this infestation. From 2018-2020, divers conducted surveillance monitoring to ensure that a re-infestation of Eurasian watermilfoil does not develop at this site. Funding dependent, this site will be monitored according to the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Plant Monitoring Program (2020).

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Invasive Species Inventoried: 1.6 acres
  • Acres Treated for Invasive Species: 0.2 acres

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Water Quality
Plant barriers covering Eurasian watermilfoil, Tahoe Vista boat launch, May 2017 (Timing: During) (~216 KB) Credit: Marine Taxonomic Services, Ltd. Plant barriers covering Eurasian watermilfoil, Tahoe Vista boat launch, May 2017

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $68,500
(Estimated Cost: $64,000)
Proposition 1 (CTC): $68,500

Photos

Before
Tahoe Vista Boat Launch, May 2017 (Timing: Before) (~512 KB) Credit: Monique Rydel, Marine Taxonomic Services, Ltd.
Tahoe Vista Boat Launch, May 2017
Eurasian watermilfoil in Tahoe Vista boat launch harbor, May 2017 (Timing: Before) (~269 KB) Credit: Marine Taxonomic Services, Ltd.
Eurasian watermilfoil in Tahoe Vista boat launch harbor, May 2017
After
Tahoe Vista Boat Launch post-implementation 2018 (Timing: After) (~76 KB) Credit: M. Rydel, Marine Taxonomic Services. LTD.
Tahoe Vista Boat Launch post-implementation 2018
Aerial View of Tahoe Vista, August 2020 (Timing: After) (~2,332 KB) Credit: Monique Rydel-Fortner, Marine Taxonomic Services, LTD.
Aerial View of Tahoe Vista, August 2020
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/25/2024