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Vote today to help acquire the $10,000 grant for the South Lake Tahoe Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Project!
March 2, 2009 -- Eight projects are competing for $10,000 and the Alliance's Monitoring Project is the only finalist from California. If you vote for the Sierra Nevada Alliance, you can win the South Lake Tahoe Volunteer Monitoring Project $10,000! Vote at: http://www.rivernetwork.org/forms/vote-millercoors-grants
The Sierra Nevada Alliance’s South Lake Tahoe Volunteer Monitoring Project has been chosen as a finalist in the River Network/MillerCoors Watershed Protection Grant contest! This project is a water quality monitoring effort to assess creeks and rivers at specific monitoring sites to evaluate the health of the Upper Truckee Watershed, which flows to Lake Tahoe.
This project is 1 of 8 projects selected in 6 states across the nation and the only project protecting a California watershed. From February 10 to March 6, the public is encouraged to vote for their favorite project .The four proposals with the most votes will each receive $10,000 from MillerCoors towards the proposed project.
Why monitor water pollution in South Lake Tahoe Rivers? Lake Tahoe, the jewel of the Sierra, is a national treasure where one drop of its crystal blue water resides for an average of 700 years! The Upper Truckee River is the largest input into Lake Tahoe and is home to vibrant meadows, clean mountain streams, and precious wildlife. Monitoring water quality helps track trends in water pollution and stream conditions over time and helps us understand what is happening upstream before water enters Lake Tahoe.
By voting for the Sierra Nevada Alliance’s Monitoring Project, you will be helping us re-start a previously bond-funded project that mobilizes local volunteers to monitor their own watershed health. In 2008 over 30 volunteer monitors provided over 500 hours to collect data at 15 rivers and creeks in South Lake Tahoe. Due to the budget crisis in the state of California, the funding for the 2009 season has been cut and without funding from an alternative source, this project will not continue.
Visit the website below and vote for the Sierra Nevada Alliance today! Please pass this along to your colleagues, friends, and family and encourage them to vote to help improve the health of the Upper Truckee Watershed and Lake Tahoe!
Vote at: http://www.rivernetwork.org/forms/vote-millercoors-grants
This grant program was made possible by MillerCoors, which is partnering with River Network to support water sustainability initiatives in states where the company has breweries. MillerCoors shares a commitment to help communities understand, protect and restore rivers and watersheds. As one of the nation’s top brewers, MillerCoors supports the United Nations CEO Water Mandate, and has designated water conservation as one of its key sustainable development priorities. MillerCoors is committed to improving its own water use by constantly striving to reduce the amount of water used to brew its beer.
Mary Bennington, Associate Director
Sierra Nevada Alliance
www.sierranevadaalliance.org
PO Box 7989 South Lake Tahoe CA 96158
530-542-4546 x308 * Fax 530-542-4570
Email: mary@sierranevadaalliance.org
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The Sierra Nevada Alliance's mission is to protect and restore the natural environment of the Sierra Nevada for future generations while ensuring healthy and sustainable communities.