Science, Stewardship, and Accountability
Lake Tahoe EIP

Keep Tahoe Blue Schools

Project Number
04.02.01.0010
Action Priority
Engage Communities in Environmental Stewardship
Implementers
League to Save Lake Tahoe
Primary Contact
Laura Patten (Laura@keeptahoeblue.org)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2016 - 2026
Stewardship Program Engage Communities in Environmental Stewardship
Keep Tahoe Blue Schools is the Keep Tahoe Blue’s youth education program to provide environmental science and stewardship experiences for Lake Tahoe area students. Keep Tahoe Blue connects Tahoe’s students with their environment and aims to foster a lifelong sense of appreciation and responsibility for Lake Tahoe through place-based education. Keep Tahoe Blue Schools partners with local organizations and agencies, teaches lessons in classrooms and on field trips, and includes an innovative multidisciplinary program, Curriculum for Lake Education, Awareness, and Responsibility (CLEAR), based on Common Core Standards to provide long-term learning opportunities.

Key Accomplishments

  • Educational and Interpretive Programs Produced: 117
  • People Served: 6,549

Threshold Categories

  • Water Quality
Keep Tahoe Blue Schools logo
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Credit: League to Save Lake Tahoe Keep Tahoe Blue Schools logo

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $520,180
(Estimated Cost: $425,000)
League to Save Lake Tahoe (League): $520,180

Photos

During
5th graders at Lake Tahoe School identify aquatic invasive plants.
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Credit: League to Save Lake Tahoe
5th graders at Lake Tahoe School identify aquatic invasive plants.
Keep Tahoe Blue Schools 2025 - Students in the field
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Credit: Keep Tahoe Blue
Keep Tahoe Blue Schools 2025 - Students in the field
Keep Tahoe Blue Schools 2025 - Students in the field
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Credit: Keep Tahoe Blue
Keep Tahoe Blue Schools 2025 - Students in the field
Keep Tahoe Blue Schools 02025 - Students tour the Spurlock/Evers Environment & Education Center
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Credit: Keep Tahoe Blue
Keep Tahoe Blue Schools 02025 - Students tour the Spurlock/Evers Environment & Education Center
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Project Fact Sheet Data as of 03/24/2026