BMP Talks participants present their BMP solutions
May 12, 2008
On Thursday, May 8th, the final BMP Talks meeting took place in Kings Beach, CA. Participants presented and proposed to the public their solutions to BMPs and celebrated the two-month deliberation process. Listen to what they said here.
“It was good to get together and hear what others think,” said Dennis Olivier, TRPA. “We had a good dialogue,” he said.
Anyone interested in this project and final recommendations made by the group can read more on OurTahoe.org on BMP Talks online forum.
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Community meeting to discuss solutions for BMPs - Live streaming video available
April 29, 2008
The final recommendations of the BMP Talks team will be available live on this Web site Thursday night, May 8, beginning at 6 pm. The direct link is:
http://208.96.4.228/15834-33563
You are also invited to attend the meeting in person Thursday, May 8 at 6 pm at the North Tahoe Conference Center in Kings Beach. The public is invited to hear the recommendations of the forum and to provide feedback and comments. Online participation is also encouraged on the OurTahoe.org BMP Talks Forum. Read more
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Forum points actions to resolve BMP problems
April 24, 2008
BMP Talks reached the final stage in which participants decided on the best solutions and actions for BMP problems. On May 8th, they will present their conclusions and recommendations to the officials and press in a public meeting.
Participants selected these solutions from a list that they had created during the previous BMP Talks meetings. This community conversation started in the beginning of April, as a OurTahoe.org community self-help project. Read more
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Second BMP Talks meeting adds to solutions
April 9, 2008
Participants in the second BMPTalks meeting April 2 came up with several innovative solutions to the problems they identified in their first meeting two weeks earlier. BMPTalks is a series of meetings between Tahoe citizens and policymakers on ways to improve BMP regulations.
The group made several suggestions that could make the BMPs process easier and more accessible for Tahoe residents. (Here’s a full list of solutions proposed by participants at the meeting.) Read more
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First meeting of BMPTalks highlights policy challenges
March 25, 2008
Participants in the first meeting of BMP Talks, a forum organized by the Reynolds School of Journalism to discuss ways to improve BMPs, identified concerns about effectiveness as one reason compliance with the landscaping regulations is so low throughout the Tahoe basin.
Click here to watch the highlights from the meeting. Read more
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Participants named for “BMP Talks”
March 11, 2008
OurTahoe.org is facilitating a public dialogue about Best Management Practices beginning next Wednesday, March 19. BMPs are required on all Tahoe properties to prevent erosion and promote water clarity.
In this conversation, called BMP Talks, five officials, specialists who work and regulate BMPs will have a chance to work with five residents who care about the lake, but who have not implemented BMPs. Together, in several face-to-face meetings and online conversations, participants will try to find a way to make BMPs better for the community. Read more
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BMP community conversation to begin soon
February 26, 2008
Best Management Practices are one of the most discussed landscaping topics at Lake Tahoe. To help homeowners, specialists and officials come to a common understanding about how to encourage and regulate them more effectively, OurTahoe.org is facilitating a BMP forum this spring.
Click here to watch a video of participants talking about this project. (Flash player installed needed). Read more
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BMP compliance is low in Tahoe Basin
February 12, 2008
For many Tahoe residents, lake clarity is the most important environmental issue in the basin. Yet, landscaping practices designed to prevent run off and erosion and keep the lake blue are not popular among Tahoe homeowners. More than 80 percent of residential properties in the Tahoe basin have failed to be certified as compliant with BMPs.
Click on the image to watch soundslide on North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden. Read more
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Hispanics attend landscaping class
November 14, 2007
Spanish-speaking residents had an opportunity to learn more about landscaping and Best Management Practices in their native tongue at a meeting earlier this month in Kings Beach.
“There are almost 300 Hispanics working in construction in the North Lake area,” said Juan Luna, owner of Luna Enterprises, Inc. landscaping company. Read more
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Best Management Practices in Tahoe Gardening
November 7, 2007
John Cobourn, water resource specialist from UNR Cooperative Extension, and Eric Winford, environmental scientist from Nevada Tahoe Conservation District, talk about landscaping choices recommended for Lake Tahoe.
In the Lake Tahoe area there are two presentation gardens, which were built to educate homeowners about landscaping and gardening in the basin. They are open to the public and often hold classes and other public events intended to promote Best Management Practices and defensible space.
 Click on photo to see slide show of the North LakeTahoe Demonstration Garden. |
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