Environmental protection -- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
John Ensign U.S. Senatorial Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2013-11
Abstract
John Ensign served in the United State Congress from 1994-1998 and the U.S. Senate from 2000 until his resignation in 2011. He served on the following Senate Committees: Budget; Finance; Armed Services; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Veterans Affairs; Homeland Security and Government Affairs; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Rules and Administration; and Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. The collection covers Ensign's career as a...
Dates:
1987-2011
Lake Tahoe Area Council Records
Collection
Identifier: NC1200
Abstract
The Lake Tahoe Area Council (LTAC) was a private, non-profit, non-political organization established in 1958 to seek cooperation between private land owners at Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada, and government agencies in solving Tahoe Basin problems of planning, land use, park and recreational development, pollution control, and soil convervation. The LTAC disbanded in 1975 due to lack of funds. The collection includes LTAC background and historical information, bylaws, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
1950-1980
Walter E. MacKenzie Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC1060
Abstract
Walter Edward MacKenzie (1929-2018) was active in marketing and advertising for various companies in the Reno, Nevada and Lake Tahoe regions. The collection consists of records of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and related agencies and advisory bodies, including minutes, agendas, correspondence, reports, studies, ordinances, subject files, and printed material concerning Lake Tahoe. Other records include those from his time with the Sierra Pacific Power Company, the State of...
Dates:
1898-2018
Sierra Club, Toiyabe Chapter Records
Collection
Identifier: 87-04
Abstract
The Toiyabe Chapter is a regional chapter of the Sierra Club, a California-based national organization devoted to preserving nature for future generations. The Toiyabe Chapter was organized in 1957 and originally included Nevada, California east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and north of San Bernardino and Kern Counties, and parts of the state of Utah. The collection contains records created or collected by the Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra Club related to the environment, its use, and its...
Dates:
1924-2018
Marjorie Sill Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2017-31
Abstract
Marjorie L. Sill (1923-2016) was a Reno local and noted environmental activist for the Eastern Sierra and Great Basin regions through involvement with the Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra Club and other regional and national organizations. The collection comprises materials related to her activism, organizational involvement, and a small amount of materials from her career as a high school teacher. It includes memos, publications, photographs, correspondence, government press releases and...
Dates:
1940-2015
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Records
Collection
Identifier: 82-60
Abstract
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency was created jointly in the late 1960s as a bi-state compact by the states of California and Nevada to meet Lake Tahoe basin-wide planning needs, including general plans. Collection contains meeting information and minutes from 1962-2010.
Dates:
1962-2022
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Records
Collection
Identifier: 82-37
Abstract
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency was created jointly in the late 1960s as a bi-state compact by the states of California and Nevada to meet Lake Tahoe basin-wide planning needs, including general plans. The collection includes correspondence; legislation related to Lake Tahoe issues; files on topics such as construction and development of Harrah's Tahoe (casino and hotel) and Harvey's Resort Hotel, parking and transportation in the Tahoe basin, land use, shoreline developments, timber...
Dates:
1971-1979