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Established in 1990, the Tahoe-Baikal Institute (TBI) fosters a future where sustainable communities thrive in concert with their environment by connecting passionate young leaders with inspiring, place-based watershed education in two of the world's premier freshwater ecosystems: Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada and Lake Baikal in southern Siberia.

In this endeavor the Institute develops community leaders, resource professionals, and environmental stewards across the intersections of watershed education, protection & restoration, research, policy, sustainable economic development, technology transfer, and cultural understanding.

Bob Richards and SEE participants aboard the John Le Conte

Bob Richards and SEE participants aboard the John Le Conte

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What's New

*2010 SUMMER ENVIRONMENTAL EXCHANGE: Deadline extended until Tuesday, February 16th, 2010.

--English

--Russian

* Now accepting nominations for our new TBI Alumni Award!

* Read the 2009 Alumni Newsletter

* Meet the 2009 Summer Environmental Exchange (SEE) participants

* Read about the 2009 SEE projects at Tahoe

* 2007/2008 Annual Report Now Available

Events

* July 10, 2009 Annual Friendraiser: Reception and Dinner. Speakers included Dr. Samuel Louma of the UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment and Dr. Marion Wittmann of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center. The Dwight Steele Memorial Award will be presented to Bob Richards, long-time captain of the John Le Conte Reseach Vessel, who collected years of data on Lake Tahoe's clarity.

Alumni Spotlight Corner

* Bella Gordon (TBI '06) received a Fulbright grant for research at Baikal in 2008.

* Check out '98 alumna Katey Walter's methane research on NPR

* Sasha Kolosovich (TBI '06) received a Fulbright grant for research at Baikal in 2007.

* Andrea Stanley (TBI '06) is working as an Engineering Geologist for the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board at Lake Tahoe, CA.

* Katey Walter (TBI '98) was chosen as postdoctoral fellow for a three-year study of polar research at the University of Alaska. Read an article about her current research concerning methane releases from thawing permafrost and global warming here.

* Sudeep Chandra (TBI '97) is an Associate Professor in Natural Resources and Environmental Science at the University of Nevada, Reno.

* Rachel Sigman (TBI '01) received a Fulbright grant for research in Madagascar in 2004.

* Slava Tokarev (TBI '96) received international recognition for his work with efficient energy solutions.

* Ecotourism brochure on Pribaikalsky region authored by TBI '04 alumni available. (917 kb)

* Dana Dapolito (TBI '05) is at the California Tahoe Conservancy.

* Jeremy Sokulsky (TBI '95) is the president of Environmental Incentives which is involved with the Pathways 2007 Tahoe Basin management plan.

* Karen Fink (TBI '95) works at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency focusing on transportation issues.

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