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Lake Tahoe EIP

Tahoe Keys Fragment Containment

Project Number
01.03.01.0039
Action Priority
Prevent, Control, or Eradicate Aquatic Invasive Species
Implementers
League to Save Lake Tahoe
Primary Contact
Laura Patten (Laura@keeptahoeblue.org)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2023 - 2025
Aquatic Invasive Species Program Prevent, Control, or Eradicate Aquatic Invasive Species
Additional containment tools are integral to Keep Tahoe Blue and free from the threat of aquatic invasive plants. There is currently no active work being completed in the Tahoe Keys Marina to control Aquatic Invasive Plants. The League to Save Lake Tahoe, along with Eco-Clean Solution Inc., is piloting first-time deployment of innovative technologies in the Tahoe Basin to continue work initiated with ECO-Clean Solutions in 2022 to address litter and microplastics with Suntex Marinas. This technology will be used to create a physical barrier between the AIP infestation in the Tahoe Keys Marina and Lake Tahoe. The work was piloted in 2023 with the use of the Pixie Drone technology.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres Treated for Invasive Species: 1 acres

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Water Quality
Tahoe Keys Complex East Channel Containment Map (Timing: During) (~65 KB) Credit: League to Save Lake Tahoe Tahoe Keys Complex East Channel Containment Map

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $75,000
(Estimated Cost: $300,000)
Tahoe Keys Marina (Suntex) (TKM): $75,000

Photos

Before
Aerial image of the aquatic invasive weeds in the Tahoe Keys Complex and the East Channel of the Tahoe Keys Marina (Timing: Before) (~151 KB) Credit: League to Save Lake Tahoe
Aerial image of the aquatic invasive weeds in the Tahoe Keys Complex and the East Channel of the Tahoe Keys Marina
During
Pixie Drone in action in the Tahoe Keys (Timing: During) (~512 KB) Credit: League to Save Lake Tahoe
Pixie Drone in action in the Tahoe Keys
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 06/09/2025