The winners of the 31st Annual Best in Basin Awards have been announced, recognizing projects that provide significant environmental benefits for Lake Tahoe. These awards highlight efforts to harmonize human and natural environments.
“The Best in Basin award-winning projects provide outstanding environmental benefits for Lake Tahoe while also symbolizing what can be achieved when we work together to harmonize the human and natural environments,” TRPA Executive Director Julie Regan said. “We applaud the hard work, innovation, and stewardship included in this year’s winning projects.”
Images of these projects are available in the Governing Board presentation. The recipients for 2022 and 2023 include:
– BEBOT – Beach Cleaning Robot – Lake Tahoe Beaches, Nev./Calif.
– Eco-Clean Solutions, JB Harris & JT Chevallier
– Science and Innovation
– Spooner Lake Frontcountry Improvement Project – Spooner Lake Nevada State Park
– Nevada Tahoe Resource Team
– Sustainable Recreation and Forest Health
– IVGID Effluent Export Pipeline – Nevada State Route 28
– Incline Village General Improvement District and Granite Construction
– Water Quality and Watershed Restoration
– Slaughterhouse Meadow Restoration Project – Glenbrook, Nev.
– Glenbrook Homeowners Association
– Forest Health and Defensible Space
– San Bernardino Class 1 Bike Trail Project – Meyers, Calif.
– El Dorado County
– Transportation and Sustainable Recreation
– Saxon Creek Aquatic Organism Passage Project – Corral Trailhead, Calif.
– Nevada Tahoe Conservation District
– Water Quality and Watershed Restoration
– Lake Tahoe Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Facility – South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
– Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care
– Science and Innovation
– Saint Joseph Community Land Trust Riverside Homes – South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
– Saint Joseph Community Land Trust
– Affordable Housing and Community Revitalization
– Upper Truckee River and Marsh Restoration Project – South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
California Tahoe Conservancy
Water Quality And Watershed Restoration Project
Other notable mentions include Desolation Hotel by the Pipkin Family in South Lake Tahoe; improvements at the Tahoe Vista Recreation Area by North Tahoe Public Utility District; as well as drainage improvements on Second Street And Barton Avenue by the City of South Lake.
