Around 125 people attended the First Annual One Truckee River Stakeholder Forum last week at the McKinley Arts and Culture Center on the banks of the river in downtown Reno. The forum brought together knowledgeable people from public safety, academia, government, and non-government groups (The Nature Conservancy, Great Basin Bird Observatory and many others) to discuss what Continue Reading »
The City of Reno, Washoe County, and the Volunteers of America are providing 20 residents of the homeless shelters in the Truckee Meadows employment to help clean up the Truckee River along the Truckee River Trail through Reno and Sparks. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported today on the program which will provide training to the homeless shelter Continue Reading »
The Truckee River is a community asset – a treasure, really – for residents and visitors alike. Many of us spend weekends and as much free time we can get along its banks or in its water. For many residents and visitors the Truckee River Trail through both Reno and Sparks is the best way to Continue Reading »
The two rainstorms from the over the last week in NW Reno really helped the garden. Plants are shining bright green as of early October. The small lawn – mostly brown before – is turning green again. So, we did our part to save water in the Truckee Meadows. We turned off our sprinkler system for Continue Reading »
“KTMB’s Truckee River Cleanup Day is Saturday, September 26, 2015, from 9 a.m.-noon. Volunteers are needed for trash pickup, invasive weed removal, river park beautification and other activities at cleanup locations along the Truckee River in Reno, Sparks and Washoe County. For more information, visit http://ktmb.org/ktmbs-truckee-river-cleanup-day/“