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Tahoe Summer Exploration Series: Nature Walk with TINS

There's so much to soak in and learn from any one spot around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Sometimes you just wish someone was standing with you to make sense of it. That is exactly what we will try to do on this educational walk in the woods. Click for more info!

Free

Tahoe Winter Exploration Series: Wildlife Survival Snowshoe with TINS 2.0

Do you know there's a special tree in the Sierra whose survival depends on a special bird? Did you know that same special bird's survival depends on the same special tree that depends on the special bird?! Whoa! Crazy, we know. This is only a sneak peek into the cool things you will learn on this snowshoe adventure. Click for more info!

Free

Squawk Talk: Bird Trek with TINS

Spooner North Trailhead Spooner Summit, NV, United States

If there's water, they will come. Birds will come! Spooner Summit area draws several of Tahoe's resident birds and many migratory birds. Spend the morning with us to learn all about them. Click for more info!

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Nordic in Nature with TINS

Spooner Lake- Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park NV, United States

Fly through a winter wonderland on skis at a snowy excursion hosted by TINS and the TRTA. Spend the morning on cross-country skis gliding through forests around Spooner Lake on Tahoe's East Shore. We will take breaks periodically to learn about forest ecology while talking about the plants and animals that make up Tahoe's wintery ecosystem.

Winter Wildlife Survival Nordic Tour at Chickadee Ridge with TINS

Tahoe Meadows South Trailhead Mt. Rose Highway, United States

Sometimes you just have to embrace the cold of the winter and open your eyes to the magic of the peace and quiet only a blanket of snow can afford. Whether you're walking, snowshoeing, or gliding, there is much to see in a snowy forest. Join the Tahoe Institutes for Natural Science (TINS) and the TRTA on skis for a peaceful morning in the the snow. Click for more info!

Free

The Wonders of Wildlife and Water with TINS

Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA, United States

Lake Tahoe is one of the purest freshwater lakes in the world! Its unique system for staying so clear brings people from near and far to gaze at its beauty. This walk will teach you about Lake Tahoe's natural history and how it remains so blue. We will also touch on the curious cultural history from the turn of the last century. Click for more info!

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Forestry, Formations, and Falcons

Do you know there's a special tree in the Sierra whose survival depends on a special bird? Did you know that same special bird's survival depends on the same special tree that depends on the special bird?! Whoa! Crazy, we know. This is only a sneak peek into the cool things you will learn on this snowshoe adventure. Click for more info!

Free

Summer Exploration Series: North Shore Nature Ramble

Brockway Summit Tahoe Rim Trail, Tahoe Vista, United States

Summer excursions by the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association. Discover Lake Tahoe and the TRT!

Free