'There was no accident about it. People partied, trashed and left it like that,' said Colin West with Clean Up the Lake.
Following the 4th of July holiday, parts of Lake Tahoe looked more like a dumpsite than one of the country's most beautiful places.Trash as far as the eye can see on the shores of Lake Tahoe Wednesday morning. Following the 4th of July holiday, parts of the lake look more like a dumpsite than one of the country's most beautiful places.West is the founder of the Tahoe-based nonprofit, Clean Up the Lake.
Beyond the inconvenience, West and other locals say it's the environmental impact that has them worried. Riley McClaughry is an animal photographer and filmmaker. He says he went out early Wednesday morning to try and see some wildlife."There's nothing worse than seeing such a beautiful animal gorge itself on garbage and trash and plastic," McClaughry said.That's why West is calling on all visitors to do their part to make sure this doesn't happen again.
"You're here because it's beautiful. Because it's an amazing experience to enjoy what we have in the Tahoe Basin. So we need everyone to do their best to protect it," West said.
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