North
Lake Tahoe Embraces Earth Day During Weekend Festival and Activities
BROADCAST
QUALITY MPEG 2 B-ROLL FOOTAGE - Available after 3:00pm PDT,
April 15, 2009.
STORY
SUMMARY: (NORTH LAKE TAHOE, California/Nevada) – Learn
about your impact on the world around you and what you can do to help
at the North Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Celebration this weekend at the
Village at Squaw Valley, and other regional events.
FOOTAGE
INCLUDES: B-roll footage from North Tahoe Truckee Earth Day
Celebration and soundbites (see below).
SUPPORTING
COPY: Learn about your impact on the world around you and what
you can do to help at the North Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Celebration
this Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Village
at Squaw Valley.
The event
officially kicks off with the Patagonia Wild & Scenic Environmental
Film Festival Friday, April 17, 7 p.m., at the Olympic Village Lodge
in Squaw Valley. Films include premier
whitewater kayakers descending amazing rivers around the world. Tickets
are $12 per person at the door.
Pedal
There, a local bike group, will be cruising out to Earth Day, Saturday
April 18 at 10 a.m. Visitors can join riders for a casual tour down
the bike path and out to Squaw Valley, and will meet at 64-Acres Park,
just south of the “Y” in Tahoe City, for the easy 7.4-mile
ride. T.A.R.T (North Tahoe’s bus system) is also offering free
transportation to the Village at Squaw Valley for this year’s
event.
The whole
family will enjoy the celebration’s Push, Pull, Pedal Eco Parade,
along with Earth Capades, an environmental vaudeville show. Other highlights
include kids games and activities presented by the Boys and Girls Club
of North Lake Tahoe, live music and a Trashion Show presented by the
THS Envirolution Club. This year's event will also strive to be a zero
waste and carbon neutral event.
Northstar-at-Tahoe
will also offer special deals over the weekend, including free parking
for hybrids, and a special Earth Day 2-day ticket offer that includes
a carbon offset donation.
The celebration
continues Wednesday, April 22, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., when visitors can
join the butterflies inside the butterfly tent at KidZone Museum in
Truckee, and experience the wonder of metamorphosis as each caterpillar
becomes a chrysalis and then a butterfly.
And with
an abundance of deals, there has never been a better time for a Tahoe
getaway. A new electronic kiosk, put together by the area visitors bureaus
at www.gotahoenorth.com/cool-deals,
is one of the best one-stop shopping venues for guests because it offers
value and specials for lodging, skiing, activities, entertainment and
dining – all on one web page, which is updated daily.
For more
information about winter activities, ski resorts and special events,
along with current weather conditions in North Lake Tahoe, click to
www.GoTahoeNorth.com.
North
Lake Tahoe is a 45-minute drive from the Reno Tahoe International Airport,
two hours from Sacramento International Airport and just over three
hours from San Francisco International Airport. For lodging reservations,
recreation and event details, call North Lake Tahoe at 1-877-949-3296
or visit www.GoTahoeNorth.com. Visitor information centers are located
at 380 North Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City and 969 Tahoe Boulevard in
Incline Village. The North Lake Tahoe Visitors Bureaus, Incline Village
Crystal Bay Visitors Bureau and the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association,
work together to promote North Lake Tahoe as a premier, year-round destination.
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SOUNDBITES:
- David Greenleaf, Village at Squaw Valley
LOCATORS:
- North Lake Tahoe, CA/NV
Footage
provided by:
North Lake Tahoe Resort Association
Contact: Pettit Gilwee 530-583-2138
Pettit@PureTahoeNorth.com
TAPE
COPIES AND DUBS: To request a hard copy/dub of any segment
on BetaSP or Mini DV, please call (530)583-4206 or email eric@tahoemediacenter.com
