UNR Response to the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences Exhibit

Submitted by Douglas Boyle, University of Reno at Lake Tahoe

The room that the “Underwater Lake Tahoe” exhibit is located in at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences building is leased by the University of Nevada and has been subleased to UC Davis. UC Davis had an opportunity to renew the sublease but decided not to pursue it. The University has not made a decision regarding the exhibit and has no immediate plans to alter or cover the painting.  

Leadership at the University of Nevada at Lake Tahoe is committed to continuing this specific space’s legacy of community education and engagement. The University is actively working with faculty from the Department of Art, Art History, and Design, as well as from the College of Science, to enhance the space with interactive, community-driven programming that will serve both the public and our students. The University is also planning a gallery space that will showcase the rich history of Lake Tahoe through photography and multimedia that spans multiple decades. The University is in the early stages of securing design and technology elements, and creating supplemental educational materials, that will benefit its students and the community. 

We look forward to working with UC Davis in a successful transfer of the space so the community may still have this hub to have meaningful discussions, spend time together, and learn more about Lake Tahoe.