Aquatic invasive plants were successfully removed from 17 acres of the Taylor and Tallac creeks and marshes in South Lake Tahoe.
Tahoe’s largest invasive species removal project to date began three years ago with the installation of large tarps across Taylor and Tallac creeks and marshes on the south shore of Lake Tahoe. Known as bottom barriers, these tarps are designed to block all sunlight and starve invasive plants. The barriers were a success—the Eurasian watermilfoil infestation was removed. This marks the end of the first phase of a much larger restoration effort toward the recovery of this critical wetland.
Thanks to the support of the Merrill Family Foundation, our Tahoe Fund donors, and the collaborative effort among the project partners, including the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and Marine Taxonomic Services for making this possible.
