Mountain Area Preservation

Mountain Area Preservation Mountain Area Preservation is a grassroots non-profit organization working to preserve the unique character and integrity of the Truckee/Tahoe region.

Land Use Planning, Open Space Campaigns, Environmental Advocacy, Community Planning & Organizing, and Environmental Education.

Mitigation? Environmental Review? These topics might sound wonky, but they’re actually super important. The Tahoe Region...
06/02/2026

Mitigation? Environmental Review? These topics might sound wonky, but they’re actually super important. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, through its Cultivating Community process, is currently developing policies to increase housing affordable to Tahoe’s workforce. Housing is critical, but development also causes impacts. An environmental review is key to helping us understand what those impacts are and how we can reduce impacts (or mitigate them) as much as possible.

As part of Cultivating Community, MAP is advocating for a robust environmental review that fully analyzes impacts on things like water quality, scenic resources, air quality, evacuation, public safety, and more. Only with a full understanding of the impacts can we determine which policies should move forward. We are also advocating for mitigation measures to reduce impacts as much as possible, and mitigation must be monitored and enforced. If you support this advocacy, please sign MAP’s Petition to Support the Housing Tahoe Needs. Link in bio.

The environmental review is currently underway and set to be released to the public this fall. Stay tuned.

We’re Hiring - A MAP Summer 2026 GIS & Outreach Intern! Join our team! MAP is currently accepting applications for a GIS...
05/30/2026

We’re Hiring - A MAP Summer 2026 GIS & Outreach Intern!

Join our team! MAP is currently accepting applications for a GIS and Outreach Intern to support our advocacy and outreach programs this summer. The intern will be responsible for creating conservation victory story maps and participating in 7 summer outreach events. The Intern will receive a $2,000 educational stipend upon completion of the internship.

Application period closes on June 14th.

Learn more, link in bio.

The public review draft of the Town’s 2027-2035 Housing Element is out and up for discussion. This plan details the poli...
05/26/2026

The public review draft of the Town’s 2027-2035 Housing Element is out and up for discussion. This plan details the policies and programs intended to meet current and future housing needs for the Truckee community. Among other things, the document identifies the Town’s current housing target, also known as the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), which is assigned by the State, along with all of the parcels zoned to meet that target. The Housing Element’s public review period ends on June 18th, with multiple opportunities for input. Join the Town TOMORROW NIGHT at 6 pm at Town Hall for a community workshop. Learn more and weigh in on the future of housing in Truckee.

🚨 Take Action - Tell Congress To Protect Lake Tahoe From Herbicide Spraying! ✍️ Sign the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter’s P...
05/22/2026

🚨 Take Action - Tell Congress To Protect Lake Tahoe From Herbicide Spraying!

✍️ Sign the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter’s Petition and write to the USFS, to ask for alternatives to herbicide treatment for the Caldor Fire Restoration Project.

Let’s reopen the public process and seek alternatives!

See MAP’s comment letter sent to the USFS and TRPA Governing Board Members, and write the USFS with your own voice to ask for alternatives to protect the Lake Tahoe watershed and the people of Tahoe, both residents and visitors!

👊 Link in bio to sign the Sierra Club Petition asking Congress to take action!

✉️ MAP’s letter to USFS, link in bio

✍️ Write the USFS Deputy Supervisor Herrera, [email protected]

In a place with endless housing demand and limited development potential, more isn’t always better. Like many other moun...
05/20/2026

In a place with endless housing demand and limited development potential, more isn’t always better. Like many other mountain towns, Tahoe is facing a housing affordability crisis. Unlike other mountain towns, Tahoe is governed by a special bi-state compact, which established the Tahoe Regional Planning agency (TRPA) and calls for finding balance between the natural and human-made environment.

The TRPA is currently updating policies to address the housing crisis, while improving environmental protections. These new policies must prioritize workforce housing. Today, over half the housing units in the Tahoe Basin sit empty most of the year. If we incentivize all housing—an option currently on the table—Tahoe will end up with more of what it already has, luxury homes and vacation rentals. TRPA has the power to set policies that reverse this trend and ensure that the units we have are used by the people who need them, the local workforce. If you align with this advocacy, be sure to sign MAP’s petition to support the housing tahoe needs. Link in bio.

05/15/2026

🎥 That’s a wrap! The 10th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival hosted by MAP on May 1st and May 2nd was a huge success thanks to the 270 attendees and our amazing venue hosts at Alibi Ale Works, Truckee Public House, and Alder Creek Adventure Center in Tahoe Donner.

🎥 We had TWO sold-out nights featuring 12 films meant to mobilize and inspire change. Check out the event photos by Matthew Mikaelian 📸 Event Gallery on our Website, Link in Bio.

🎥 A BIG thank you to our 35 Sponsors and National Sponsors + the 30 Truckee Tahoe Businesses that made our Virtual Auction possible!

🎥 Thank you to our 2026 Wild and Scenic National Sponsors and MAP Sponsors: Earthjustice, Sierra Nevada Brewing, Tangled Bank Studios, Impact Capital, Martis Fund, Martis Camp, Cabona’s, Tahoe Forest Hospital, Teichert, Truckee Donner Land Trust, Roxanne Duffield & Hans Wain, Truckee Chambers, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, Truckee Tahoe Lumber Company, Earth Roots Designs, Truckee Donner Public Utility District, Shute, Mihaly, and Weinberger, Balance Hydrologics, Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe (CATT), designSense, Gallery 5830’, Goldring Travel, Law Offices of Alison Bermant, Mountain Water Canvas, Range of Light, Visit Truckee Tahoe, A Single Track Mind, Refresh, Truckee Flannel Co., Alibi Aleworks - Truckee Public House, Tahoe Donner, Tahoe Truckee Airport District, Tahoe Truckee Media, and 101.5 Truckee Tahoe Radio.



The continued Planning Commission hearing for the Railyard Hotel is set for Tuesday, May 19th, 5:00 pm, Truckee Town Hal...
05/15/2026

The continued Planning Commission hearing for the Railyard Hotel is set for Tuesday, May 19th, 5:00 pm, Truckee Town Hall.

Check out our NEW Moonshine Ink Ad (page 43 print), focused on the Railyard Hotel, and why it matters to get involved in community planning, especially if you care about Historic Downtown Truckee!

This will be the second public hearing to review the Railyard Hotel, which proposes:
60 hotel rooms
17 for sale condos
5,216 square feet of food and beverage space
2,449 square feet of meeting and event space on the ground floor
2,113 square feet fitness center and wellness space on the ground floor
Rooftop pool, spa, and terrace, with rooftop event space
19 on-site covered parking spaces for the multifamily residential units;
Outdoor event and plaza spaces on the southwest corner of the property

Previous feedback from the Planning Commission, MAP, and the public focused on support for the land use as a hotel, but expressed overall concern about the project's mass and scale.

Public safety concerns were also put on the record, due to the shading effect the 55 ft structure will cast on Church Street, which has a high concentration of existing civic uses, including the school, church, homes, and commercial uses.

MAP has continued to engage the developer to advocate for reduced mass and scale, so that the project transitions more smoothly from Historic Downtown to the Railyard, and to use a variety of building materials to comply with the Master Plan.

Join us on Tuesday, May 19th, at 5 pm at Truckee Town Hall to advocate for a project that supports the preservation of Historic Downtown Truckee while fostering revitalization of the Railyard. MAP supports the use of a hotel; we just want to ensure the land use mitigates its impacts and aligns with the Railyard Master Plan.

05/13/2026

We all can agree that the incredible beauty of Lake Tahoe is one of its most special and defining features. Any housing or redevelopment in the basin has to honor and complement this beauty. The TRPA is currently undergoing a process to develop a host of policies that incentivize more workforce housing in Tahoe. Some of the ideas on the table include reevaluating scenic standards and allowing more building height in more areas. There are places where taller buildings could work, but any increases in height must be thoughtful and considered on a case-by-case basis so that they don’t mar the epic landscape that is Lake Tahoe. If you agree with this advocacy, please sign our petition to support workforce housing that protects the lake. Link in bio.

May is Wildfire Awareness Month and the perfect time to remind ourselves about best practices of living with fire. These...
05/06/2026

May is Wildfire Awareness Month and the perfect time to remind ourselves about best practices of living with fire. These best practices not only include making an evacuation plan, taking steps to improve defensible space, and signing up for emergency notifications. They also include planning our developments and growth in a way that mitigates public safety and evacuation impacts.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is in the middle of a process to develop a suite of policies to increase workforce housing in the Tahoe Basin. The environmental review for that process is currently underway and one of the key things we will be looking for in that document is a thorough analysis of how those policies could impact our ability to safely escape wildfires and mitigation measures to decrease risks as much as possible. If you align with this advocacy, please sign our petition to support workforce housing that protects the lake. Link in bio.

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