Summer excursions by the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association. Discover Lake Tahoe and the TRT!
Summer Exploration Series: North Shore Nature Ramble
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Summer Exploration Series with TINS: Wildflower Hike at Galena Falls
Head out on trail with the TRTA and experienced naturalists at TINS for a beautiful hike full of wildflowers, lake views, and more!
Summer Exploration Series with TINS: Botany and Birds
Dust off the boots and head out into the forest with the TRTA and experienced naturalists at the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS). If you like nature, outdoor education, exercise, and good company, click for more info!
Nordic in Nature with TINS
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.
Trail Talk with TINS: Tahoe Basin Birds of Prey
Get to know your “neigh-birds” (local birds of prey) at this fascinating Trail Talk in collaboration with Naturalist and professional birder, Sarah Hockensmith from the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS).
Summer Exploration Series: Geology at Thunder Cliffs with TINS
Dust off the boots and head out into the forest with the TRTA and experienced naturalists at the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS). If you like nature, outdoor education, exercise, and good company, click for more info!
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!
The Wonders of Wildlife and Water with TINS
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!
Party On Community Clean-Up!
Give Back to Tahoe Forests! Join the Tahoe Rim Trail Association (TRTA) and the Tahoe Insititute for Natural Science (TINS) as we lead an environmental clean-up at Party Rock in... Read more »
Taste of the TRT- Desolation
August 7 - August 11 Tahoe City to Echo Summit Click here for more details
