Tahoe Keys Offshore Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Project
Project Number
01.03.01.0034
Action Priority
Prevent, Control, or Eradicate Aquatic Invasive Species
Implementers
Tahoe Resource Conservation District
Supporting Agencies
California Tahoe Conservancy, League to Save Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Primary Contact
Mollie Hurt (mhurt@tahoercd.org)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2019 - 2030
Total Project Cost
$2,500,000
Funding Request
$0
Aquatic Invasive Species Program
Prevent, Control, or Eradicate Aquatic Invasive Species
This site is identified in the 2019 Lake Tahoe Region AIS Action Agenda as a Tier 1 priority for treatment. Aquatic invasive plant control at this site commenced in September 2020. Diver-assisted suction removal has been the primary method of plant control thus far. In September 2023, an aquatic invasive species, New Zealand mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum), was detected by contracted divers within the project area. Work was paused to reduce risk of spread of this species.
Targeted Performance Measures
Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced
Acres of Invasive Species Inventoried
Acres Treated for Invasive Species
Threshold Categories
Fisheries
Water Quality
Dive team offshore of the West Channel of the Tahoe Keys implementing diver-assisted suction removal.
Location
Targeted Funding
Secured Funding: Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (TRPA), $464,324
Secured Funding: League to Save Lake Tahoe (League), $25,000
Secured Funding: SB630 Funds (CTC), $500,000
No Funding Source Identified
Photos
Before
Aerial View of West Channel of Tahoe Keys Complex, South Lake Tahoe, CA, July 2020.
During
Aerial View of West Channel of Tahoe Keys Complex, South Lake Tahoe, CA, October 2020.
Diver-assisted suction removal at Tahoe Keys Offshore Complex, South Lake Tahoe, CA, August 2021
After
Diver-assisted suction removal control work at Tahoe Keys Offshore in 2022.
Under water dive Site Assessment was carried out in June 2022.