Fresh from the field
Sustain Tahoe hosts Earth Shrine Crafting April 21,22,23 Washoe County Libraries
TAHOE T.A.P. Podcast highlights destination stewardship contributions by Sustain Tahoe volunteers
Re-Planting in the Caldor Fire area!
On Saturday, April 30th, Sugar Pine Foundation will lead the first planting in the bulldozer line created behind Mule Deer Circle!
Click link above for more details about this and other plantings this spring!
On Saturday, April 30th, Sugar Pine Foundation will lead the first planting in the bulldozer line created behind Mule Deer Circle!
Click link above for more details about this and other plantings this spring!
Destination Stewardship Report from Prosperity Center
Time in Nature Can Now Be Prescribed as Health Care Treatment in Canada. www.ecowatch.com/prescribtion-nature-canada.html
Respect Wildlife - awareness CAMPAIGN
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pilot program for sustainable tourism
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Current News
A $20 donation gets you a yellow wildlife habitat magnet, a bear friendship bracelet and enrolls you in raffle for $175.00 metal Bear sign (1 in 20 odds to win), proceeds support ongoing efforts to protect bears, and get more bear aware signs out).
Thank you BARE ROOTS Coffee Roasters for hosting this and supporting our Tahoe Bears!
BARE ROOTS : 2572 Lake Tahoe Blvd., #3 South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Thank you BARE ROOTS Coffee Roasters for hosting this and supporting our Tahoe Bears!
BARE ROOTS : 2572 Lake Tahoe Blvd., #3 South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Bear Aware Campaign launches in the watershed
Get Your Free BEAR AWARE Magnetic Sticker ..at the following businesses who are supporting this campaign: Incline Village Crystal Bay: Austins Coffee and Ice Cream, Christmas Shoppe, Incline Chiropractor, IV Post Office, CB Post Office, Chase Realty, Rainbow Printing, Sunshine Deli, The Sanctuary, Pet Station, Incline Recreation Center, The Hive, IVGID Public Works, ReMax Realty, Tunnel Creek Station, Umpqua Bank, Village Ace Hardware, Postal Express, Village Salon Kings Beach: Central Market, Java Hut, Tahoe Wellness Center West Shore: Tahoe Trunk Show, West Shore Market, Tahoe Bear League South Lake Tahoe: Alpine Animal Hospital, Bare Root Roasters, Cuppa Tahoe, Cannablue, Crazy Goods Bakery, Glazed and Confused, Getaway Cafe, Emerald Bay Cafe, Keys Cafe, PT, Sprouts Cafe, Sugar Pine Bakery, Revive Cafe, Tahoe Wellness, The Turn, Blue Veterinary Hospital, South Tahoe Assoc of Realtors Truckee: Pacific Crest Coffee, Tahoe Food Hub, The Roundhouse, Truckee-Tahoe Lumber |
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GOOD NEWS:
Sept 28th
https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/transportation-projects-around-lake-tahoe-awarded-11-million/
Sept 28th
https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/transportation-projects-around-lake-tahoe-awarded-11-million/
Sept 8th, 2021
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Reno City Council passed (6 to 1) a Resolution condemning the horrific Coyote Killing Contests! Thank you to all who stood up!
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Wildlife Advocates meet with Lieutenant Governor Kate Marshall to discuss sustainable initiatives for Nevada, including ending Coyote Killing Contests and the NV Bear Hunt.
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Interesting Reads
Podcasts
 A galis dungal in front of Tahoe Vistana Inn in Tahoe Vista. | Tim Hauserman
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Galis Dungals, or traditional Washoe winter huts, have been recreated at several Tahoe locations. The conical structures are supported by a frame of poles lashed together, then topped by layers of cedar bark sit at the entrance to the Tahoe Vistana Inn in Tahoe Vista, at the Incline Village/Crystal Bay Visitors Center and at D.L. Bliss State Park on the West Shore.
We know how to live on the land, but we forgot. This process will help us to remember and recover our natural relationship with the earth. “The purpose is to show what we can learn about a civilization that lived here for 10,000 years and yet there is no trace they were here,” says Jacquie Chandler from Sustain Tahoe, who spearheaded the project in Incline Village and Tahoe Vista. The one at D.L. Bliss is along the Balancing Rock Nature Trail.
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The galis dungals look similar in appearance to the tipis of other Native American tribes of the plains. A major difference, however, was that plains tribes used lighter-weight, portable materials such as animal hides because they were designed to be moved frequently. Galis dungals, on the other hand, were simple, strong and durable and used materials readily available in Tahoe. Once constructed they were not moved, but eventually over many years they would decay and return to the earth.
The Washoe made galis dungals of strong, small trees for the poles and long sections of cedar bark that had been seasoned for a year for the exterior. They did not cut down trees but used those that had already fallen. The structures had a fire pit in the middle with a vent at the top to allow smoke to escape. The door was a covering of deer or bear skin — although the Washoe didn’t hunt bear; they only skinned dead ones if found. They hunted deer, rabbits and birds. The Washoe would spend the cold Sierra nights sleeping next to the fire inside the huts. The galis dungals served as their Tahoe homes and were larger than the ones recently recreated. Chandler hopes that more of the galis dungals can be built, especially near hiking trails. “They can serve as an anchor point for a new adventure; for people to learn how to walk with a Washoe heart,” said Chandler. She is in the process of writing guidebooks that people can use when visiting the huts to learn about Washoe culture and develop a reverence for nature. She is also promoting the huts as a way to begin a forest- or nature-bathing experience.
The Washoe made galis dungals of strong, small trees for the poles and long sections of cedar bark that had been seasoned for a year for the exterior. They did not cut down trees but used those that had already fallen. The structures had a fire pit in the middle with a vent at the top to allow smoke to escape. The door was a covering of deer or bear skin — although the Washoe didn’t hunt bear; they only skinned dead ones if found. They hunted deer, rabbits and birds. The Washoe would spend the cold Sierra nights sleeping next to the fire inside the huts. The galis dungals served as their Tahoe homes and were larger than the ones recently recreated. Chandler hopes that more of the galis dungals can be built, especially near hiking trails. “They can serve as an anchor point for a new adventure; for people to learn how to walk with a Washoe heart,” said Chandler. She is in the process of writing guidebooks that people can use when visiting the huts to learn about Washoe culture and develop a reverence for nature. She is also promoting the huts as a way to begin a forest- or nature-bathing experience.
Construction of a galis dungal at the Incline Village/Crystal Bay Visitors Center. | Courtesy Jacquie Chandler
“Nature bathing is an immersive experience in nature, taking a mindful stroll through a natural habitat, a chance to open up your senses and become in harmony in the natural surroundings,” Chandler says.
Aside from introducing people to nature, Sustain Tahoe members believe that the erection of galis dungals are a perfect opportunity to learn how the Washoe relationship to the land was so different from ours. “We want to help visitors become stewards before they leave,” said Chandler.
“We know how to live on the land, but we forgot. This process will help us to remember and recover our natural relationship with the earth,” said Chandler. Sustain Tahoe’s other focus is on helping to create adventures that do no harm. They want people to get out of their cars and take the bus or ride a bike to hike in the woods.
“We want people to understand the habitat and have an immersive educational experience so that your heart will fall in love with the Lake and you will protect it. The main thing we are trying to do is to host good, recreational activities without destroying things,” said Chandler.
“The Washoe have a desire for greater presence of Washoe culture and heritage, which is based on stewardship of the land, wildlife and water,” says former Washoe Tribe vice chair Mahlon Machado.
Chandler is reaching out to landowners and other organizations that would like to host a galis dungal. She believes that these Washoe homes could serve as a starting point for a transformation that brings tourists and locals back to an era when the earth was treated with respect. |
Aside from introducing people to nature, Sustain Tahoe members believe that the erection of galis dungals are a perfect opportunity to learn how the Washoe relationship to the land was so different from ours. “We want to help visitors become stewards before they leave,” said Chandler.
“We know how to live on the land, but we forgot. This process will help us to remember and recover our natural relationship with the earth,” said Chandler. Sustain Tahoe’s other focus is on helping to create adventures that do no harm. They want people to get out of their cars and take the bus or ride a bike to hike in the woods.
“We want people to understand the habitat and have an immersive educational experience so that your heart will fall in love with the Lake and you will protect it. The main thing we are trying to do is to host good, recreational activities without destroying things,” said Chandler.
“The Washoe have a desire for greater presence of Washoe culture and heritage, which is based on stewardship of the land, wildlife and water,” says former Washoe Tribe vice chair Mahlon Machado.
Chandler is reaching out to landowners and other organizations that would like to host a galis dungal. She believes that these Washoe homes could serve as a starting point for a transformation that brings tourists and locals back to an era when the earth was treated with respect. |
