The Echo Lake Environmental Fun (ELEF) has sent an extensive letter to TRPA about the proposed future Desolation Wilderness access trail on Echo Lake’s South Shore by the Tahoe Regional Trails Strategy. Please read the ELEF’s letter, attached to this article. Click the links below to learn more about this Strategy and TRPA.
The Tahoe Regional Trails Strategy (TRTS) is a cooperative group formed by the Tahoe Regional Planning Association (TRPA) along with TRPA has been leading the strategy in conjunction with the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association, Tahoe Fund, Tahoe Rim Trail Association, California State Parks, Nevada State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy, and Achieve Tahoe. The agency also incorporated input from 30 partners and received nearly 1,000 responses to a survey in English and Spanish about the needs of trail users.
From the website “The Regional Trails Strategy helps align priorities among myriad partners, reduces complexity, and incorporates extensive public feedback to help guide the future of Tahoe’s trails.”“The Regional Trails Strategy helps align priorities among myriad partners, reduces complexity, and incorporates extensive public feedback to help guide the future of Tahoe’s trails.”
You can view the TRTS Plan and download the brochure at this link. webinar was held on March 22, 2022 and attended by many ELA interested parties. Responses were solicited by the group by March 31, and ELEF and ELA Board members responded.
DOWNLOAD ELEF’s REPLY to the proposed Echo Lake Trail Loop HERE
