Roadside stations for inspections and decontaminations of motorized boats and watercraft in Lake Tahoe open in May.

The dates are:

Opening  May 1:
8:30am-5:30pm, seven days a week
Meyers: at the junction of highways 50 and 89
Spooner Summit: at the junction of highway 28 and 50 in Nevada
Alpine Meadows: Highway 89, off Alpine Meadows Road north of Tahoe City.

Opening May 21:
8:30am-5:30pm, Thursday-Sunday
Truckee-Tahoe Airport: Highway 267, off Airport Road

The Homewood inspection station is closed this season. The Northstar station has ben replaced with the Truckee Airport location.

All motorized boats and watercraft require inspection for aquatic invasive species (AIS) prior to launching into Lake Tahoe. Invasive species, such as quagga mussels, New Zealand mudsnails, and hydrilla, are known to multiply quickly and colonize underwater surfaces, including docks and piers, water supply and filtration systems, buoys, moored boats, and even the beautiful rocky shoreline. They destroy fish habitat, ruin boat engines, and can negatively impact water quality and the local economy, recreation, and ecosystem.

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