Earth Week

Happy 2026 Earth Week!

Our planet does some pretty amazing things for us. Celebrate Earth Day with the Tahoe Earth Week Challenge.

Celebrate in person this year in South Lake Tahoe and North Lake Tahoe. To learn more about South Tahoe events visit here. To learn more about North Tahoe events visit here. 

Complete one activity each day of the week, April 18th-25th. Post your pictures and tag #earthweektahoe! 

• Practice the Leave No Trace principles to protect the environment.
• Go on a hike – blaze a trail of kindness in a new place.
• Watch Protect Lake Tahoe with Generation Green and the USFS!

• • Download the Citizen Science Tahoe App and help scientists find solutions to Tahoe’s environmental threats.
  • Join the dark sky movement and turn off outside lights at night to protect migrating wildlife and save energy.
  • Walk, bike, roll, or take a bus or microtransit to get around town.

• • RSVP for the Earth Day Cleanup tomorrow.
  • Go on a cleanup and post what you find on the Citizen Science Tahoe app.
  • Use or make a reusable grocery bag out of an old t-shirt – VIDEO.
  • Do your part to Keep Wildlife Wild by securing trash with bear-proof bins, be BearWise.

What to Wear: Animal print or animal-themed shirt

• • Join the League to save Lake Tahoe for their Earth Day Lake Clean up!
  • Support the Sierra’s by buying tickets and attending the Wild and Scenic Film Fest!
  • Walk, bike, roll or take a bus or microtransit to get around town.

• • Fill your reusable water bottle with Tahoe Tap and help eliminate microplastics from polluting our waterways.
  • Check out the Drink Tahoe Tap Refill Station Map to learn where you can fill up for free.
  • Move away from plastic use to help keep our planet clean!
• What to Wear: Blue for clean water

• Join a tree planting event with the Sugar Pine Foundation.
• Learn Washoe names and pronunciations of native plants & animals!
• Find a local nursery and plant local plants!
• Stay up to date on the latest fire regulations!
• Watch A Fire For All video — FOREST⇌FIRE 

What to Wear: Red to prevent wildfire

Please Share Your Story!

Participants in these Earth Week Activities are encouraged to share their experiences online using the hashtag #earthweektahoe on your preferred social platform or send your pictures to [email protected].