First Tuesday for Planet Earth; a partnership with SWEP and Keep Truckee Green
In 2019, we launched First Tuesdays for Planet Earth, a series of donation-based and public hands-on-making events. The events were designed to reduce the dependency on single-use plastic and raise awareness of the impact small positive actions can have on Planet Earth.
Workshops included reusable grocery bags, beeswax, and cotton covers (to replace using saran wrap), plastic bag drying racks, glass/metal straw carriers, etc.
These events are a meaningful partnership between Keep Truckee Green, Truckee Roundhouse, and Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships to support a greener Truckee Tahoe.
Keep Truckee Green is the Town of Truckee’s sustainability, solid waste, and resiliency program. They coordinate the planning and implementation of our Town’s waste reduction and climate change actions. In partnership with our community, they foster culture to proactively address climate change and lead by example.
The Keep Truckee Green team is guided by an interdisciplinary Sustainability Committee, which includes staff from all Town divisions.
Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships (SWEP) is a small, community-oriented non-profit organization based within the Tahoe Truckee Region. They started in 1994 as a small group of parents and teachers interested in providing comprehensive science & environmental education to local students that connect them to their neighborhood creeks and forests.