UC Davis Summer Session in Tahoe 2025

The UC Davis Summer Sessions in Tahoe are scheduled for June 24, 26, and 30, 2025, with an additional docent-specific session on June 27, 2025. This summer session is designed to allow everyone to become a Tahoe expert and learn about all the latest research from the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center. This 3 to 4-day summer session includes engaging discussions with local experts regarding the cultural and environmental history of Lake Tahoe, the geology at Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada, and the history and latest research happening at Lake Tahoe. Our goal for the session is provide comprehensive environmental education for anyone wanting to learn more.

This program also serves as a feeder opportunity for our volunteer docent program. The additional docent-specific session will emphasize leadership skills that act as a refresher for current docents and provide new docents with all the instruction they will need to help the public explore our science education centers.

This summer session is $250 for all participants seeking to become a Tahoe Expert. If you plan to volunteer as a TERC docent, the entire charge will be refunded upon completion of 30 volunteer hours.

For more information about the summer session, please contact either education program associate Maggie Anderson (bWphbmQgfCB1Y2RhdmlzICEgZWR1) or the education program manager Alison Toy (bmF0b3kgfCB1Y2RhdmlzICEgZWR1), or education and outreach director Heather Segale (aG1zZWdhbGUgfCB1Y2RhdmlzICEgZWR1).

Info: Session 1 (June 24, 2025): Welcome and Introductions, Lake Tahoe 101: Lake of the Sky, Everything Else You Want to Know About Lake Tahoe, Topics and Research Projects, (optional) Laboratory Tours, and (optional) The Science and the Hype of being North America's Oldest Lake, with Winnie Kortemeier, Ph.D. (6 - 7 p.m.)

Info: Session 2 (June 26, 2026): Lake Ecology, Geology of the Lake Tahoe Basin, and optional History of Research and Stories of Limnology with Dr. Charles Goldman (5:30 - 6:30 p.m.)

Info: Session 3 (June 27, 2025): Optional: Docent Program overview, Tahoe Science Center Exhibits overview, and Tahoe Science Center meta tour

Info: Session 4 (June 30, 2025): Boat Trip on the UC Davis Research Vessel John LeConte. Optional group lunch at Sunnyside.

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