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Truckee River groups outline restoration work, sediment and flow concerns
Summary
Local watershed organizations described restoration projects, volunteer monitoring and efforts to manage sediment and streamflows affecting the Truckee River and Donner Lake shorelines.
Michelle Prestowicz, executive director of the Truckee River Watershed Council, told the Good Morning Truckee audience that the council’s “mission is to bring the community together to protect, enhance and restore the Truckee River Watershed.” She said the river has been designated as polluted by both the state of California and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency because of excess sediment that harms habitat and water quality.
The council is pursuing three types of work: projects, policy and people. On projects, Prestowicz highlighted the Martis Wildlife Area restoration — “70 acres of wetland and 2 miles of stream,” she said — and a series of linked restorations intended to create…
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