PlaceWorks

PlaceWorks recently joined Tahoe Truckee Unified School District and California State Parks for a project kick-off and site visit for the TAHOE Lab and Outdoor School Vision Plan. The project will explore how the former Rideout facility can become an innovative and standard-setting hub for hands-on outdoor learning rooted in the ecology and culture of the Tahoe Basin.

With nearby access to Ward Creek State Park Property, Tahoe National Forest, and Lake Tahoe, the site has exciting potential to support overnight outdoor science school programs, day-use learning, educator training, citizen science, and partner-led programming. The kick-off and site visit were an important first step in grounding the visioning process in the real conditions, opportunities, and needs of the site. We’re excited to help develop a shared framework for program goals, facility needs, partnerships, funding strategies, and phased implementation priorities.

We look forward to supporting this collaborative effort to expand access to meaningful outdoor education experiences for students in the Tahoe region and beyond.