In The News – More than 650 volunteers show commitment to Lake Tahoe at Keep Tahoe Blue’s July 5th cleanup
July 8, 2025 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 07/08/2025, Staff Report
Volunteers were greeted by blue skies and clean beaches this morning as they arrived to participate in Keep Tahoe Blue’s July 5th “Keep Tahoe Red, White & Blue” Cleanup at sites ringing Lake Tahoe. Today’s event marked 12 years of the region’s largest volunteer cleanup event and continued movement toward cleaner beaches, more people practicing environmental stewardship, and improved beach management around the Fourth of July holiday.
“This is the direction we love to see — less litter and more people leaving the beach better than they found it,” said Marilee Movius, sustainable recreation manager for Keep Tahoe Blue.
653 volunteers found 26% less litter today than at last year’s event, totaling just under 1,375 pounds.
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