Volunteers Pick Up Mess Left On Tahoe Beaches After July 4 Weekend

TAHOE CITY (CBS13) — A massive post-holiday clean-up around Lake Tahoe pulled thousands of pounds of trash from the shore.

Volunteers, including divers and a trash-cleaning robot, spread out across five beaches on Tuesday, removing 3,400 pounds of trash from Fourth of July celebrations.

The dirtiest spot? Zephyr Shoals on the lake's east shore, volunteers said.

Perhaps fittingly, the clean-up coincided with the release of a new study by UC Davis that shows Lake Tahoe's clarity hasn't improved in the past 20 years.

The annual report found the lake has not fully recovered from fine particles that flowed into its waters from heavy rainfall back in 2017.

Researchers are also looking into the impact recent wildfires have had on the lake. That report is due out later this year.