Nevada State Parks Offering Free Access to Sand Harbor, Cave Rock, and Spooner Lake.
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. and Nev. – July 26th, 2014 – The Tahoe Fund is partnering with Nevada State Parks to offer free access to Sand Harbor, Cave Rock and Spooner Lake on Saturday, July 12th to current owners of Lake Tahoe license plates. The event is meant as a thank you to those who support Lake Tahoe with the purchase of Tahoe license plates.
Funds generated through the sale of Tahoe license plates support projects that help to preserve and restore the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Tahoe Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to raising money and support for environmental improvement projects, promotes the sale of Tahoe license plates on behalf of the stewards of the plate fees, the California Tahoe Conservancy and the Nevada Division of State Lands.
“Buying a Tahoe license plate is one of the easiest ways to help the Lake,” said Tahoe Fund CEO Amy Berry. “Thanks to Nevada State Parks, we are able to show our appreciation to Tahoe plate holders with a free day at the beach or park.”
“We are thankful to the thousands of people who choose to buy and renew their Tahoe license plates,” said Jay Howard of Nevada State Parks. “Our Lake Tahoe parks benefit greatly from those funds, with beach improvements, watershed restoration work, and new hiking trails.”
Nevada State Parks operates four miles of shoreline and four management areas along the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. Sand Harbor, the region’s most popular beach, hosts an average 800,000 visitors a year, while more than a million people visit Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park in general. The funds from the license plates help State Parks, and other public agencies maintain the environment of the parks and Lake Tahoe while improving recreational access to the public.
Founded in 2010, the Tahoe Fund is a nonprofit dedicated to raising money for projects that will improve lake clarity, enhance recreation and inspire environmental stewardship in the Lake Tahoe Basin. In addition to the Tahoe Beaches App, the organization has funded two high priority watershed restoration projects, the Blackwood Creek/Eagle Rock Trail restoration on the West Shore and the Incline/3rd Creek Restoration on the North Shore; segments of the Tahoe Bikeway in Tahoe City, the West Shore and South Lake Tahoe; environmental and recreational improvements at Sand Harbor State Park, Van-Sickle Bi-State Park and Washoe Meadows State Park; and the UC Davis “State of the Lake” report. The Tahoe Fund seeks donations of any size to help sustain the organization and the extraordinary natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Tahoe License Plates Provide Funding for Environmental Improvements at Lake Tahoe
Tahoe license plates can be purchased from the DMV. For more information, please visit www.tahoeplates.com.
