Trash is a persistent issue in the Lake Tahoe area.
, removed 24,797 pieces of trash over the course of a year, for a total of 25,281 pounds.
Volunteers for the project removed thousands of aluminum cans, hundreds of tennis and golf balls, and more than a hundred anchors. They also came across more unique items, including a Nikon film camera from the 1980s, vinyl records and a Walkman with a Tower of Power tape, Clean Up the Lake said in a press release.
With more visitors than ever since the beginning of the pandemic, trash and litter are a persistent problem in the Lake Tahoe region. Three of the area’s most popular destinations, West Shore, Kings Beach and Donner Lake, require California State Parks employees to collect
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