Opinion: Tahoe Keys Weeds Test wraps up second year
You’ve heard it before: aquatic invasive species are the greatest ecological threat to Lake Tahoe’s water quality and clarity. They outcompete native species, affect nutrient cycling, and impact algal growth, which can turn Lake Tahoe’s beautiful blue water green. Nowhere is that threat more visible than in the warm, shallow lagoons of the Tahoe Keys, where invasive plants clog the water. Fragments of those plants regularly break off and float away – carried by currents, watercraft, and people – to other parts of the Lake, where they can resprout and start new infestations.
-Written by Jesse Patterson, Chief Strategy Officer, League to Save Lake Tahoe, Dennis Zabaglo, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Manager, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency