“With new data being gathered in Fallen Leaf Lake, the organization has had a chance to shine new light on how widespread this pollution issue is, and how remediation projects like this should hold a level of priority among environmental efforts in the regions surrounding polluted lakes in the Sierra, and across the country,” said Zac Smith, CUTL outreach coordinator in a press release.ĭive teams are circumnavigating, and removing underwater litter from the entire subsurface shoreline of Fallen Leaf Lake. So, how dirty is dirty? Well, the CUTL dive team composed of volunteers and team members removed 3,000 pounds of trash and 100 tires in just one mile of shoreline. For each donation, TIF’s Spiked and BlueZone will match every dollar up to $15,000 with a total campaign goal of $30,000. In an effort to fully fund the project, CUTL is asking for community support to raise another $15,000 through a GoFundMe campaign. Local canned cocktail company TIF’s Spiked Lemonade has kicked off the initial funding support followed by BlueZone Sports totaling the contributions towards the project to $15,000. In the history of this small but mighty and often overlooked lake, there has never been an underwater cleanup of this scale, said a news release. Nonprofit Clean Up The Lake has launched an expansive underwater clean up in Fallen Leaf Lake revealing the Tahoe Basin’s dirtiest mile yet. Divers removed 3,000 pounds of trash and 100 tires in just one mile of shoreline at Fallen Leaf Lake.
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