By monitoring the Spring runoff each year, DRI scientists help Lake Tahoe recover its clarity.

Now that the Spring runoff has begun, scientists at DRI are closely monitoring and measuring the amount of silt and nutrients entering Lake Tahoe. Those sediments cause the diminished clarity of the lake.

Past experience has proven that erosion control projects lessen the impact of the runoff particles and help to clear the lake. With close monitoring, and the help of DRI scientists, Lake Tahoe continues to recover.

For more information, please visit tahoenearshore.dri.edu

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