Alpine Watershed Group

05/22/2026

Memorial Day weekend is here which means Alpine County may experience an increase in recreation over the next few days—please explore AWG's May newsletter to read the important information about precautions to take to prevent the spread of golden mussels into our local waterways. In this edition you can also find a recap of Arbor Day 2026, a call for Death Ride and Market at Markleeville volunteers, information about upcoming Forest Health and Rangeland Health workshops, and updates on both the East Fork Carson Prioritization Project and the West Fork Carson Vision Plan. 🌲🐟🪻
https://t.e2ma.net/webview/and5vp/9bb8f9064dc0e3c895c62f764667321f

04/20/2026

Thank you WEPD for helping to keep trash out of our waterways!👏🥳

WEPD has completed two community cleanup events in the Woodfords and Dresslerville Communities so far! Stewart Community is up next!

04/17/2026

AWG’s Earth Month (April!) newsletter has details on Alpine County Arbor Day 2026, new resources from our regional Natural & Working Lands Hub, a deep dive on last month’s awesome environmental education activities for local students, and more amazing blooms spotted by Bella! Tip: You have to make it to the end to find details on local Earth Day events. 🌎🌱🌸 https://t.e2ma.net/webview/63vbtp/5ead31c88b096512f5d166c723b2b819

03/24/2026

AWG's March river monitoring was successfully completed thanks to 15 amazing volunteers! An interesting observation looking at this March 2026 data compared to prior March data: Most of the ambient water quality parameters reflected values closer to those typically observed during June monitoring. For instance, the March 2026 electrical conductivity and total dissolved solids (TDS) measurements were much lower than they typically are in March and were similar to the numbers recorded in June. This makes sense because we are experiencing an earlier snow melt than usual—often times the snowpack is still holding up during our March river monitoring. After receiving a nice amount of snow, we had rain and high temperatures that caused it all to quickly melt. Snow runoff and additional rain can lead to a dilution effect of the stream water because both snow and rain contain very low amounts of dissolved ions (minerals and salt), therefore the concentration of dissolved ions in the stream water is diluted which results in decreased electrical conductivity and TDS.

Turbidity measurements were higher than they usually are in March and were closer to the values observed in June of prior years. This also makes sense because runoff from the early snow melt, and additional precipitation, can increase the amount of sediment that is washed into water bodies which increases turbidity.

03/16/2026

Don't miss out on reading this month's newsletter! Plan to participate in upcoming Forest Health Community Working Group events—a Stakeholder Assessment Community Workshop this Wednesday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the 4th annual Alpine County Arbor Day on Friday, April 24. You can also learn about AWG's involvement with the Alpine-Amador-Calaveras-Tuolumne (AACT) Natural & Working Lands Hub and how you can be involved.🌲🐄🌾
https://t.e2ma.net/webview/ihe0qp/642794a813769905a52916ac69567483

02/20/2026

The shortest month of the year has quickly flown by—take some time to slow down and catch up on AWG news in our February newsletter. Please consider perusing the West Fork Carson River Prioritization Project Draft Findings and Planning Report, and provide us with any feedback you have. Also in this issue: Heritage Park projects update, AWG staff new email addresses, and a save the date for the Stakeholder Assessment Workshop led by Sierra Institute.🐞
https://t.e2ma.net/webview/eyg6op/614856b5529aacb54eaef1be598fb3e2

02/05/2026

Here's an opportunity to participate in a planning process to help reduce risks from natural disasters and build more resilient communities!

Attend and participate in a public workshop to help STPUD and Lake Valley Fire Protection District (official) update the region’s Hazard Mitigation Plan for your sewer, water and fire districts. All residents, business owners, and interested stakeholders are encouraged to attend.

📅 Wednesday, February 11
⏲️ 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
🗺️ South Tahoe Public Utility District Board Room, at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive

01/19/2026

AWG’s January newsletter is a short but important read: a final reminder for our upcoming community meeting (Tuesday, January 20, 5:30 p.m.) and an introduction of our new staff member! https://t.e2ma.net/webview/ui3xmp/fc790da6163ead368ee76fc5f4fef983

12/31/2025

Perusing AWG's December newsletter is the perfect way to look back and look forward! (Do you have our January 20 community meeting on your 2026 calendar?) ❄️☃
https://t.e2ma.net/webview/i971lp/6b8bf9cbc38ef8e8953435d25dc8a3c2

12/02/2025

This year 321 AWG volunteers participated in 22 different events donating 667 hours of time to steward Alpine County’s watersheds. We leverage this volunteer power with a very small staff. Today is Giving Tuesday—a day of giving made global by the connection of social media. Please help us continue to lead our watershed community by making a donation. Donate at https://www.alpinewatershedgroup.org/donate