Fallen Leaf Lake Cleanup With Clean Up The Lake and Four Wheel Campers

Schedule

Wed Jun 21 2023 at 08:00 am to Thu Jun 22 2023 at 03:00 pm

Location

Fallen Leaf Lake | South Lake Tahoe, CA

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Assisting Clean Up The Lake with a two-day cleanup at Fallen Leaf Lake, and kicking back at camp afterwards.
About this Event

Join Four Wheel Campers and Clean Up The Lake (CUTL) for a cleanup event at Fallen Leaf Lake on Wednesday, June 21 and Thursday, June 22, 2023. CUTL is a Lake Tahoe-based nonprofit 501c3 whose mission is to fight back against plastic and all forms of pollution, both on land and underwater. Clean Up The Lake won 2021 California nonprofit of the year, and to date they have collected 55,000 pounds of litter.
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VOLUNTEER TASKS

Divers collect debris underwater, snorkelers help with spotting, and kayakers help bring debris out of the water. Volunteers who want to get in the water will have the option of snorkeling or kayaking, plus diving, with CUTL’s approval. We will have 4-6 snorkelers and up to two kayakers at a time. If you are an experienced scuba diver and you want to help, please let us know, and CUTL will determine whether you can dive with their team. We will also have the opportunity for a licensed boater to drive CUTL’s 26’ rear lounge tritoon for part of the day, with CUTL’s approval.

Volunteers who do not want to get in the water will assist with a shoreline cleanup for part of the day, and return to the dive site to help unload and categorize debris. While the shoreline cleanup will be a shorter activity, it will involve walking up to a mile, and potentially carpooling if we pick a different location in the community.

We will also have a sorting session with debris collected from our cleanup and previous CUTL events. Volunteers will be asked to handle, weigh and log the debris with the guidance of CUTL staff.


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LOCATION + SCHEDULE

June 20: Campsite check in starts at 2pm

June 21 : Everyone will meet at the marina at 8am, and we will break into two groups. Those helping CUTL's divers will be based by the marina; those wishing to assist with the shoreline cleanup will depart around 8:30am. Both groups will meet back at the marina around noon for lunch. Volunteers who are NOT on the water are free to go, or they can come back around 3pm and assist with unloading.

June 22: The sorting event will either be at the marina or the campground, and that will last from about 9am to noon. After lunch, CUTL will give a brief talk to share more about their work in Tahoe and beyond, and we will also get a tour of their research truck, which was recently outfitted with a Four Wheel Campers Project M.

June 23: Depart by 12pm

Please note: due to Tahoe's often unpredictable weather, there is a possibility that we will switch the days, and run the sorting event first, and the dive day/shoreline cleanup second. We won't likely be able to give volunteers our exact schedule until a few days before the event.


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CAMPING

Camping is provided, and we currently have space for 12 volunteers. We have reserved twelve double occupancy campsites at Fallen Leaf Campground (pictured above) for 6/20-6/23.


IMPORTANT: After you sign up, please reply to our email regarding your camping and activity preferences. Thank you!
WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED
  • Camping
  • Light breakfast snacks (granola bars, apples, bananas)
  • Lunch on both days, plus beer and wine in the evening
  • Snorkel gear
  • Wetsuits
  • Kayaks
  • Trash pickers
  • Trash bags
  • Extra work gloves

WHAT TO BRING
  • Work gloves
  • Sunhat
  • Sunscreen
  • Layers
  • Plenty of water

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Where is it happening?

Fallen Leaf Lake, 2165 Fallen Leaf Rd, South Lake Tahoe, United States

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Tickets

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