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References and ResourcesUnderpinning my photography and book, Lake Tahoe: A Fragile Beauty, has been many years of research and exploration. On this page I share many of the resources that inform our understanding of Lake Tahoe, whether it be in the realm of culture, history, or science. If you would like to suggest a link or notify me of a change, please contact me here. Community and Non-profitESRI Conservation Program Resources: General Conservation:ESRI Conservation GIS Program is the web's largest resource center for non-profit conservation GIS, mapping, grants, courses and support for scientists and activists worldwide. Glen Alpine Springs:Living museum and 120-year-old resort nestled above Fallen Leaf Lake on edge of Desolation Wilderness. Bernard Maybeck designed the many of the existing buildings. North Lake Tahoe Historical Society:Established in 1969 with the mission to preserve, presente and interpretate Lake Tahoe history. Manages 3 museums: The Gatekeeper's Museum , Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum, and the Watson Cabin. Tahoe Cedars Property Owners Association:Serving Tahoma, California Tahoe Heritage Foundation:Public/private partnership with Forest Service to restore and establish interpretive activities at the Tallac Historic Site and the Visitor Center on southern shore of Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Tallac Association - Valhalla Arts & Music Festival:Assisted Forest Service in restoring three estates on the Tallac Historic Site and also produces the Valhalla Arts & Music Festival held annually on the Heller Estate of the Tallac Historic Site. Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center:Confernence center on east shore. Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California GovernmentEl Dorado Countywide Links:Useful links for South Tahoe and Hwy 50 areas. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency:Leads effort to preserve, restore and enhance the unique natural and human environment of the Lake Tahoe region. Adaptive Management Services Enterprise Unit:Supports ecosystem and fire management with current science and informed solutions to resource managers USDA Forest Service: Lake Tahoe Basin Managememt Unit: Manages a diverse range of resources, particularly the complex watershed systems that form the basin surrounding the lake. Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California GuidesWild Flower Hikes:Favorite Lake Tahoe Wildflower Hikes from a community for wildflower enthusiasts. USFS Grass Lake pdf:Information on Grass Lake at the top of Luther Pass. History & LiteratureAbove California: The Glacial Lakes Center for Mark Twain Studies:Elmira College. One of the leading centers for Mark Twain research. Crossing Kit Carson Pass--The First Winter Crossing of the Sierra Nevada:Excerpts from journal of John Charles Fremont. Compiled by Paul Richins, Jr. at the Backcountry_Resource_Center. First Transcontinental Railroad:by John Debo Galloway, C. E. [1869-1943.] Following the Footsteps of Mark Twain to Tahoe:from Tahoe Daily Tribune. John Muir Exhibit:The Sierra Club. Features the life and contributions of John Muir: naturalist, writer, conservationist, and founder of the Sierra Club. Glen Alpine Springs:Living museum and 120-year-old resort nestled above Fallen Leaf Lake on edge of Desolation Wilderness. Bernard Maybeck designed the many of the existing buildings. Lake of the Sky:by George Wharton James. A fascinating history of Lake Tahoe presented by The Project Gutenberg. Life and Letters of John Muir: by William Frederic Bade. Chapter X: Yosemite and Beyond. 1872-1873. Longcamp:Historical review and retracing of John C. Fremont's exploration of Lake Tahoe area. Mark Twain and the American West:PBS lesson plan on new perspectives on the West. Mark Twain's Route to Lake Tahoe:by David Antonucci. Research article exploring Twain's route from Carson City and camp locales along Lake Tahoe. (pdf 1.4MB) Mountains of California:by John Muir. Chapter VI: The Glacier Lakes Roughing It:by Mark Twain Sierra Nevada Means What it Says and Where is it Anyway?:by Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs Tahoma History:A brief chronological history of the West Shore of Lake Tahoe. Where Does The Name "Tahoe" Come From?:brief overview from RubicanBay.net. MapsEarth Resource Observation and Science (EROS): USGS - Satelite, aerial, map, and landcover imagery. Lake Tahoe Data Clearinghouse:USGS - Western Region Geography. Wide range of digital data and Geographic Information System (GIS) products, including high-quality digital maps, elevation models, orthophoto quadrangles, line graphs, and raster graphics for the Lake Tahoe area. Lake Tahoe Seafloor Mapping:USGS - National Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat Studies. MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer):NASA - Terra MODIS and Aqua MODIS view the entire Earth's surface every 1 to 2 days, acquiring data in 36 spectral bands, or groups of wavelengths. OnEarth WMS Global Mosaic:NASA - California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. High resolution global image mosaic of the earth. Seamless Data Distribution System:USGS - Satelite, aerial, map, and landcover imagery. W.M. Keck Earth Sciences & Mining Research Information Center:UNR News & MagazinesAngora Fire Burn Area:California Fire News map showing South Lake Tahoe burn area for the 2007 Angora Fire. Basin Watch:Leo Poppoff. Monthly articles explaining the environmental science happeinging at Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe Clarity Falls Again (2001):UC Davis News Lake Tahoe Clarity Improved Slightly in 2004:UC Davis News A Preventable Tragedy:SF Chronicle: Tahoe Agencies Need To Work Together Cooperation Needed To Limit Fire's Long-Term Environmental Damage Tahoe Basin's New Heart of Environmental Discovery Opens:TERC opens - UC Davis News Tahoe Clarity Hits 10-Year High (2003):UC Davis News Tahoe Quarterly:Magazine of Lake Tahoe and the Reno/Carson City region. Celebrates the beauty, lifestyle, culture, politics, sports and recreation of the northern Sierra. UC Davis Study Shows Lake Tahoe Is Warming Up (2004):UC Davis News UC Davis News:Home page Non-GovernmentalTCSF: Tahoe Center for a Sustainable Future:Facilitates the provision of information, resources, education and training in an effort to achieve a sustainable future in the entire Lake Tahoe region. TCSF: Regional Organizations:List of regional, governmental and non-governmental, organizations in the Tahoe area. PhotographyCarleton Watkins Photographs, The World In A Frame. Photographs from the Great Age Of Exploration. 1865-1915:Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology. University of California, Berkeley. Carleton Watkins Collection of Photographs, ca. 1874-1890:Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology. University of California, Berkeley. Carleton Watkins Hearst Mining Collection of Views, 1871-1876:The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley. Carleton Watkins Photographs of Donner SummitOnline Archive of California Carleton Watkins Photographs of Lake TahoeOnline Archive of California Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History MuseumCentral Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum Inventory of Photographs of the Southern Pacific Route, 1894Online Archive of California The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography:This Encyclopedia details the core concepts and facts relative to anything photographic. Lake Tahoe Research, Science, and StudiesBiotic Diversity Interfaces With Urbanization In The Lake Tahoe Basin:PDF document. John LeConte's Early Tahoe Research:American Journal of Science: V. 1-550 John Muir Institute of the Environment (UC Davis):Supports innovation and discovery aimed at solving real-world environmental problems. Lake Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition:The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and University of California Cooperative Extension have joined forces with agencies and organizations throughout the Tahoe Basin to improve environmental education at Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe Facts:by David Antonucci. To clear the air, a comprehensive list of often misquoted facts on Lake Tahoe. (pdf .5MB) MTBE Contaminated Sites:Assembly District 04 NASA JPL: Lake Tahoe Validation JSTOR: Ecology: Vol. 48, No. 5, p. U1 Franz/Cordone Pathway 2007: Collaborative planning process created by Tahoe public agencies so as to chart a vision for the Tahoe environment for the next 20 years. TERC State of Lake Report 2007: 40 years of research by the University of California, Davis. Tahoe Integrated Information Management System (TIIMS): Information for those interested in participating in Lake Tahoe Basin restoration and planning efforts. Tahoe Research GroupUniversity of California, Davis Tahoe Research Group : Annual Report 2001University of California, Davis TRG: Atmospheric Lead and Mercury Deposition at Lake Tahoe:by Alan C. Heyvaert, John E. Reuter, Darell G. Slotton, and Charles R. Goldman. TRG: Lake Tahoe Moving Beyond the Conflict:Web report detailing issues facing Lake Tahoe University of Buffalo: Lake Tahoe Interagency Monitoring Program: Tributary Sampling Design, Sites, and Periods of Record UC California Agriculture: Science a decisive factor in restoring Tahoe clarity:Editorial by Dr. Charles Goldman UC Davis: Lake Tahoe, Reservoir of History, Body of Hope:Multimedia summary of issues facing Lake Tahoe UNR: Lake Tahoe Research, Scholarship & Outreach: Discover the wide variety of scholarly and creative activity currently being conducted by our University faculty. UNR Library Portal: for Alumni and Friends UNR: Truckee River From Lake Tahoe to Pyramid:A comprehensive look at the Truckee River. USFS Lake Tahoe Watershed Assessment: volume I: Collates, synthesizes, and interprets available scientific information with a comprehensive view toward management and policy outcomes. 2000. USGS Geographic Names Information System: Lake Tahoe: Name and Detail information USGS: Lake Tahoe Data Clearinghouse USGS: Land-Cover Change in the Southern Lake Tahoe Basin, California and Nevada, 1940-2002:by Christian Raumann. Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Program. USGS: Land-Cover Trends of the Sierra Nevada Ecoregion, 1973-2000:by Christian G. Raumann and Christopher E. Soulard. Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Program. USGS: Surface and Ground Water Characteristics in the Upper Truckee River and Trout Creek Watersheds:Description of Key Study Area in Tahoe Basin Water Conservation Portal:Dedicated to protecting and conserving drinking water and ecosystems worldwide. Yosemite Valley: A Glacier-Carved Jewel:by Richard L. Gunther. Influence of glaciers on formation of Yosemite Valley. Washoe TribeGuide To The Washoe Indians:by Warren L. d'Azevedo, 99-39 If Stones Could Speak - Washo Indian Grinding Stones in the Tahoe Basin The Two Worlds Of The Washo: By Downs USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit: Fuels and Vegetation Management Review:Report on lake-wide fuels and vegetation management. Wa She Shu: A Washo Tribal History: by JoAnn Nevers Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California:Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada Washoe Tribe of California & Nevada:Washoe Tribe | |