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SWEP promotes environmental stewardship by connecting students to their local community & environment

10/22/2026

🌲💪 Caring for our watershed means caring for the land around it.

As part of Truckee River Day, hosted by Truckee River Watershed Council, SWEP partnered with Truckee Fire Protection District to lead a hands-on restoration project near the Sierra College campus.

Volunteers worked on defensible space and cleared lodgepole pines encroaching on Donner Creek. This work helps reduce wildfire risk, supports healthier forest conditions, and gives riparian vegetation along the creek more room to thrive.

A special shout-out to the high school Envirolution students who joined the effort! We love seeing young people roll up their sleeves and make a difference in their own community. 💚

Thank you to Truckee River Watershed Council for bringing our community together, Truckee Fire Protection District for partnering with us, and everyone who came out to put stewardship into action!

Truckee River Watershed Council Truckee Fire Protection District

10/20/2026

💙 What a day for our watershed!

A huge thank-you to everyone who came out for the 31st Annual Truckee River Day & Fair! Despite a last-minute location change, our community showed up to celebrate the Truckee River and the places we all call home.

Days like these are a reminder of what makes this community so special: people coming together to care for the environment, learn from one another, and make a difference right here at home. 🌿

Thank you to Truckee River Watershed Council, all the event partners and volunteers, and everyone who helped make this year’s celebration a success!

We’re grateful to be part of a community that cares. 💚

10/15/2026

🐟 Swim your way to Truckee River Day!

📍 LOCATION CHANGE! The 31st Annual Truckee River Day & Fair is this Sunday, October 18, at TRUCKEE RIVER REGIONAL PARK (not Granite Flat Campground).

Keep your eyes open as you arrive — you might spot some native fish art near the park entrance! 👀🎨

Come celebrate our watershed with live music, art, free food (while it lasts), and a whole lot of community spirit.

🎶 River Fair: 1–4 PM
📍 Truckee River Regional Park
10500 Brockway Rd, Truckee, CA 96161

Restoration volunteer registration is now closed, but everyone is welcome at the River Fair!

Presented in partnership with Truckee River Watershed Council.

See you there! 💙

10/13/2026

🌲🔥 The lessons that stick are the ones we share.

Seeing students take pride in what they’ve learned and share it with others is a wonderful reminder that small actions can make a real difference.

Third graders at Truckee Elementary created a bulletin board to share their takeaways from Defensible Space Stewardship Day. They’re spreading the word about protecting homes from wildfire, caring for our forests, and looking out for their neighbors.

These kids are already doing their part to help keep our community safer!

10/06/2026

🌲 What happens when students get the chance to make a real difference?

At our recent Defensible Space Stewardship Day with Truckee Elementary, students rolled up their sleeves and helped create safer, more fire-resilient spaces in our community.

One parent shared this with us afterward:

“THANK YOU for organizing such an amazing experience for our students. My daughter was super excited and proud to have helped an elderly couple with their defensible space. She talked about it more than she's ever shared around school. Please send this along to the team, you all make a huge impact and difference in our children's lives.”

This is why we do what we do. Students aren’t just learning about wildfire preparedness — they’re putting that knowledge into action, helping their neighbors, and seeing firsthand that their work matters.

We’re so grateful to the Truckee Elementary students, teachers, families, and the Truckee Fire Protection District team who made the day such a success. ❤️

Action fosters hope. 🌲

Truckee Elementary School Truckee Fire Protection District

10/02/2026

🌱 Ever made a seed bomb?

During Wonders of Watersheds at Kings Beach Elementary, students made seed bombs using native seeds. Seed bombs are a simple way to help native plants get established — just toss one onto a patch of soil, give it some water, and let nature take it from there!

Native plants are adapted to our local climate and provide important food and habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. They also help support healthy soil and watersheds.

A little seed, a little soil, and a lot of potential! 🌿💧

Kings Beach Elementary School

09/30/2026

SWEP supports Measure P! 📚🌎

Measure P provides critical funding for art, music, science, PE, nurses, counselors, and librarians in our local schools.

Learn more and vote in the upcoming election. Please share with your friends and neighbors!

09/28/2026

What’s living in the water?

Kings Beach Elementary students explored Sagehen Creek at Sagehen Field Station, looking for macroinvertebrates and learning what these tiny aquatic creatures can tell us about the health of a stream.

They also practiced water quality monitoring, observing both the physical and biological characteristics of Sagehen Creek.

Tiny creatures, big clues. 💧🔎

Kings Beach Elementary School

09/22/2026

💧 SWEP in the classroom!

We loved having SWEP Board Member Parisa Nodehi join us at Glenshire Elementary for Wonders of Watersheds! Parisa stepped into the classroom to support our programming and engage with students as they learned about Tahoe’s native trout species, the Lahontan cutthroat trout, and created native fish art through hands-on learning.

We’re grateful to have board members who don’t just support SWEP from the boardroom, but show up in our classrooms and alongside our students. 💙🌲

Thank you, Parisa, for being part of the learning!

Glenshire Elementary School PTO

09/21/2026

🌿 Join us for the 31st Annual Truckee River Day & Fair!

Help care for our watershed through hands-on restoration projects, including meadow and creek restoration, native plantings, and other stewardship activities. Then join us for the River Fair and celebrate our watershed with live music, art, free food (while it lasts), and more!

📅 Sunday, October 18
🕘 Restoration Projects: 9 AM & 11 AM at various locations
🎶 River Fair: 1–4 PM
📍 Granite Flat Campground, Hwy 89

Presented in partnership with Truckee River Watershed Council.

Volunteer space is limited. Register by October 10: www.truckeeriverwc.org

Address

10266 Truckee Airport Road, Ste C
Truckee, CA
96161

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15305831430

Website

https://linktr.ee/sweptahoe

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