Pathway Partners
• Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (Lahontan) The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board regulates wastes that are discharged into state waters. Lahontan and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection are developing a suite of science-based tools for water quality protection.
• Nevada Division
of Environmental Protection (NDEP) The Nevada Division of Environmental
Protection (NDEP) is the State of Nevada authority for water protection.
NDEP preserves and enhances the environment of the state in order
to protect public health, sustain healthy ecosystems and contribute
to a vibrant economy.
• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
(TRPA) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is a bi-state agency
created by the states of Nevada and California in order to lead
the cooperative effort to preserve, restore and enhance the unique
natural and human environment of the Lake Tahoe basin. TRPA regulates
land use, rate of growth and impacts to the scenic environment among
other things.
• USDA
Forest Service (USFS) The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU)
of the US Forest Service protects Lake Tahoe and its famed water
quality by specially managing a diverse range of resources, particularly
the complex watershed systems that form the basin surrounding the
lake. Programs include forest health and fuels management, habitat
and wilderness management, among others.
Pathway Support
• Kearns
& West
(K&W) Kearns & West has won a national award as the country's
top public affairs firm, in part due to the firm's strengths in
finding solutions amidst complex environmental and policy challenges.
K&W holds special expertise in strategic communications and
consensus management for natural resource, environmental and water
challenges based on the fundamentals of understanding, listening,
and working with stakeholders to achieve mutual goals. With offices
in Washington, DC and San Francisco the firm brings a variety of
skills and disciplines, including backgrounds in communications
and policy, engineering, science, and natural resources. Kearns
& West facilitates the Forum meetings.
• Regional
Planning Partners (RPP) Regional Planning Paratners is a comprehensive
team comprised of nationally and internationally-recognized, award-winning
experts in their respective fields. Combined, members of the RPP
team offer professional services ranging from visioning, community
planning and involvement, economic development, to sustainable mountain
community design, redevelopment, and partnership building. RPP conducted
outreach efforts for the place-based community meetings gathering
input and ideas for the Vision Summary. Additionally, this team
is helping with the Community Enhancement Program and TRPA's Regional
Plan Update.
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