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Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program![]() The Service chairs the Lake Tahoe AIS Coordination Committee (LTAISCC) comprised of representatives from local, state and federal agencies, which has developed a Lake Tahoe Regional AIS Management Plan (Plan) addressing early detection, control and eradication, rapid response, and prevention of AIS within the Basin. The Plan has been accepted by the Governor’s of California and Nevada, adopted as a Bi-State Plan, and approved by the national Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. Current StatusAddressing the threat of AIS is a top priority among partners
in the Tahoe Basin and ranked as one of the highest priorities
for funding through the Southern Nevada Land Management Act (SNPLMA)
by the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee and the Tahoe SNPLMA
working group. Since 2008, the Service has received over $5 million
though SNPLMA to implement the AIS program within the Lake Tahoe
Basin. Funding has been used to implement a prevention program
which includes the establishment of mandatory
boat inspection and decontamination stations; control and eradication of existing AIS species including
an Asian clam pilot eradication project; and the development of
an early detection and rapid response program.
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Last updated:
April 16, 2014