Dear Truckee River Supporter,
At One Truckee River, we’ve been busy working with our coalition of public and private partners to strive towards a healthier, thriving, and sustainable river connected to the heart and minds of its community. We’re surveying our community to learn how they’re enjoying the Truckee and what changes they hope to see, developing a workforce pilot focused on vegetation management along the corridor, and educating Northern Nevadans on how they can live more River-Friendly, keeping the Truckee River top of mind.
Check out our Spring Newsletter, below.
Here’s What’s Included:
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1. Upcoming Event: Ribbon cutting ceremony & walking tour of the new River-Friendly Living Demonstration Garden at Lake Park
2. River-Friendly Living: How to add a Rain Garden to your yard
3. Community-Led Research: Spring blog about bringing together a diverse stakeholder group to determine how the river is seen and used east of Downtown Reno
4. Open Competition Announcement: Truckee River Urban Tree Workforce Program
5. Partnership Coalition Spotlight: Nevada Department of Wildlife
6. Board Member Spotlight: Heather McEvoy
7. 2023 One Truckee River Survey: Our Results
8. Truckee River Month Events: Happening through the end of May!
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Introducing: The New River-Friendly Living Demonstration Garden at Lake Park!
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Garden Walking Tour at Lake Park
May 21st, 2024, 4-5 PM at 40 Coleman Drive, Reno
Walking tour led by Ryan Sharrer, City of Reno Horticulturist.
The River-Friendly Living Demonstration Garden features a rain garden and other practices residents can implement to protect the Truckee River. These techniques are designed to make the most of our Nevada desert home’s 8 annual inches of rainfall.
This is a FREE and family-friendly event. Light refreshments will be provided.
The Demonstration Garden is funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, with support from the City of Reno and Friends of Lake Park.
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One of our favorite ways to protect the Truckee River is by adding Rain Garden features to our yards. A Rain Garden is a small depression designed to capture rainwater flowing off rooftops via downspouts and other ways, sinking it into the ground.
Here in the Truckee Meadows, we’ll sometimes call our Rain Gardens ‘Mini Meadows,’ as they mimic the natural meadows and seasonal wetlands that once covered large portions of the Reno/Sparks area.
When it rains, runoff from hard impervious surfaces like rooftops and pavements pick up fertilizers, oils, pesticides, dirt, bacteria, and other pollutants. Rain Gardens absorb and treat stormwater, prevent our sewers from getting overwhelmed, and protect downstream waterways - like the Truckee River.
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Reno's Urban Core & The Truckee River
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Working with community stakeholders from many diverse backgrounds is a key strategy for protecting and enhancing just about any urban river. Here in Nevada, the Truckee is no exception.
That’s why One Truckee River set out to engage community members more deeply along a degraded stretch of the Truckee River east of downtown Reno. We established a local community group, the Truckee River Community Advisory Team (TRCAT), that includes residents who live and work near the river east of downtown Reno as well as representatives from the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (RSIC) and Reno Initiative for Shelter and Equality (RISE).
What did we learn? What makes this survey unique? And why is this section of the river so important?
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Nevada Division of Forestry Award |
Nevada Division of Forestry awarded One Truckee River $350,000 to launch a collaborative Truckee River Urban Tree Workforce Program. Under the grant, One Truckee River will administrate a program that will collaborate with local partners to train individuals facing barriers to employment in tree care, urban and community forestry, and biodiversity. The pilot program will provide on-the-job training and certification opportunities. Workforce participants will reestablish native trees along the Truckee River from Lake Street to Galletti Way.
One Truckee River releases an Open Competition seeking to hire a consultant to manage a Workforce Crew under the Truckee River Urban Tree Workforce Program.
One Truckee River releases an Open Competition seeking to hire a consultant to provide technical assistance in forest and riparian to the Truckee River Urban Tree Workforce Program.
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Featured OTR Coalition Partner & New Board Member |
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The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is one of the OTR Partnership Council’s newest members. They’re just one of the 42 representatives from 31 local agencies and nonprofits contributing to OTR’s success. NDOW is the state agency responsible for the restoration and management of fish and wildlife resources, and the promotion of boating safety on Nevada’s waters. They’re a key player in regulating our river’s natural habitat, as well as fishing, kayaking, and other recreational opportunities – a critical piece of the work we do. We look forward to collaborating with them on upcoming projects!
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One Truckee River is proud to welcome Heather McEvoy to our Board of Directors!
Heather is a lifelong environmentalist who enjoys spending time outdoors doing all sorts of activities especially skiing and hiking. She has a BA (SUNY Plattsburgh) and MS (SUNY-ESF) in Environmental Science and has been working as a science educator for 14 years since moving to this area in 2007. Heather is excited to join the board of OTR and be a part of helping to protect the Truckee River. She lives in Sparks with her husband Dan and their 3 children.
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For the third consecutive year, One Truckee River surveyed our Northern Nevada community about how residents have been using the Truckee River, their knowledge of it, and areas they’d like to see improved. These surveys are important, both for the general feedback we receive and for the baseline data we’re collecting, which is starting to show year-over-year trends.
In short - our Survey participants appreciate the Truckee River! 94% say the Truckee is very important to them and 89% spend time in parks along the river. They shared which parks they’re spending the most time in, and what steps they’re already taking to limit non-point source pollution to the river and watershed.
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Did you know? May is Truckee River Month!
One Truckee River invites you to celebrate our local gem, the Truckee River, in the month of May. Let's raise public awareness and engagement around our important waterway, the Truckee River.
Take an afternoon to enjoy its beauty. Hike, bike, picnic, paddle, fish, or swim - and appreciate the uniqueness of clean, mountain-fresh water running through our urban desert hometown. The more we enjoy the river, the more we'll care for it. The Truckee provides 85% of the drinking water to the Truckee Meadows region, and ongoing protection for our shared resource is more important than ever.
Looking to learn more? Celebrate the Truckee River by checking out these upcoming events - including family-friendly activity, volunteer opportunities, educational workshops, a festival, and more!
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