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The latest media coverage featuring One Truckee River’s work to ensure a healthy and thriving river connected to its community.

As guided by our Management Plan, we aim to improve water quality, create a thriving environment, conduct education and outreach, and facilitate long-term management of the Truckee River.

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Additional Media Coverage

Volunteers beautify Lake Park at Day of Service

Volunteers plant trees, mulch River-Friendly Living Demonstration Garden, and install a new bench in Reno’s Lake Park. - 2News Nevada, Oct 25, 2025

Community invited to Day of Service at Lake Park to help beautify Reno’s green spaces

Join the City of Reno, One Truckee River, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, and Friends of Lake Park in a collaborative volunteer day in Lake Park. - 2News Nevada, Oct 22, 2025

City of Reno Hosting Day of Service at Lake Park

Announcement that City of Reno, One Truckee River, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, and Friends of Lake Park will be hosting a volunteer day in Lake Park. - Kevin Sheridan, KOLO8, Oct 22, 2025

Truckee River workforce program grows opportunity and shade along Reno’s river corridor

Coverage of the Truckee River Urban Tree Workforce Program, launched in partnership with the City of Reno, which trains people facing employment barriers in tree care, urban forestry, and biodiversity restoration. - 2News Nevada, Oct 20, 2025

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony donates $10,000 to one truckee river conservation efforts

RSIC leaders said they consider the Truckee River a Traditional Cultural Property and praised One Truckee River and its more than 120 partners for their efforts in education, conservation and environmental stewardship. - ThisIsReno, October 14, 2025

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony donates $10,000 to One Truckee River

RSIC, a One Truckee River Partnership Council member, has donated $10,000 to support us in our mission to protect the Truckee River - MSN, October 11, 2025

Reno City Council approves Park Service Plan

Reno City Council unanimously approves a contract to explore a Park Service Plan after a series of supportive public comments from the community, including from OTR - MSN, June 4, 2025

Rooting Resilience: Meet the Awardees

River Network announces nearly $3.3 million to One Truckee River and other local organizations and Indigenous communities for tree planting and maintenance projects, increasing health and happiness nationwide. River Network – January 14, 2025

Downtown Reno Installs 'Portland Loo' Restroom Number Three

One Truckee River ribbon cutting announcement for downtown Reno's third "Portland Loo" restroom. 2News Nevada – June 21, 2024

New ‘Portland Loo’ public restroom opens at City Plaza

Video with OTR Executive Director Iris Jehle-Peppard talking about our third restroom installation. Bob Conrad, This Is Reno – June 20, 2024.

116 Nonprofits Awarded for exemplary board giving

OTR rewarded Community Foundation of Northern Nevada’s 2023 100% Giving Board Award. November, 2023.

City Plaza, Park Restrooms Get A Facelife

Reno approves installation of restrooms and Portland Loos in Idlewild Park Snowflake Shelter, Idlewild Park Kiddieland, Huffaker Park, Manzanita Park and City Plaza. Kelsey Penrose, This is Reno – November 21, 2023

Grant Funding to Help Local Non-Profit Protect Truckee River

One Truckee River has received $135,000 in grant funding to help efforts to implement a management plan for the river’s watershed. The money is coming from the Truckee River Fund at the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada. Mike Watson, KOLO8 – October 31, 2023

Downtown Reno Installs 'Portland Loo' Restroom Number Two

TV coverage of new public restroom installation in Broadhead Park, 2News Nevada - March 16, 2023

River gets new ‘Portland loo’ public restroom

The unveiling of a second public restroom along the Truckee River was held In Brodhead Park. Mark Hernandez, This is Reno – March 16, 2023

Iris Jehle-Peppard on the Truckee River

Iris Jehle-Peppard, the executive director of One Truckee River, gets together with Conor of the Renoites Podcast to discuss the importance of the Truckee River to the Reno/Sparks area, and some of the initiatives that have been put in place to protect it. – June 14, 2022

Agency seeks input on placing restrooms at parks along Truckee River

Radio segment calling for input from the public on placement of restrooms at parks along the Truckee River – January 10, 2022

Non-profit plans to install more public restrooms along Truckee River

TV coverage of more public restrooms along the Truckee River. Audrey Mayer, KUNR Public Radio – January 10, 2022

New Tahoe-Pyramid Trail Signage

Dedication of new Tahoe-Pyramid Trail signage at Mayberry Park, one of 190+ new signs installed in 2021. Tahoe Pyramid Trail Blog – June 7, 2021

A New Type of Toilet from Portland on the Truckee River

The Reno Restroom project began with the idea to provide restrooms to anyone utilizing the Truckee River path, including people without stable shelter who often gather in areas along the water. Lucia Starbuck, Our Town Reno – Feb 1, 2021

New public restroom opens along Truckee River

Announcement that Reno’s newest, and perhaps most talked about, restroom to open with a public ceremony in Broadhead Memorial Park. This is Reno – August 15, 2020

One Truckee River Month and Reno River Festival

Ashley Sanchez and Aaron Keller sit down with One Truckee River's Sophie Butler and NDOW's Aaron Meier to talk about Truckee River Month, River Fest, and the work of One Truckee River and its partner stakeholders. Nevada Department of Wildlife’s Nevada Wild Podcast – May 10, 2019.

Wine Walk to Support One Truckee River

A portion of the proceeds from the Riverwalk District’s monthly event to support One Truckee River. Newswire – April 9, 2019

One Truckee River Celebrates River for Month of May

One Truckee River to host education, yoga, arts, history, river clean-up, and other events throughout May to celebrate the Truckee River. This is Reno – May 1, 2018

Nevada Wild: One Truckee River Month

Nevada Wild sits down with Conservation Educator Tricia Dutcher and One Truckee River's Patricia Tierney to talk about Truckee River Month events and what to expect. Nevada Department of Wildlife’s Nevada Wild Podcast – April 27, 2018.

Working to protect the Truckee River

Rivers for Change organized the Source to Sea fundraiser to paddle from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake. Priya Hunter, July 12, 2017 – Tahoe Guide

Mile markers placed along the Truckee River to help better navigate

One Truckee River, along with the cities of Reno and Sparks, installed mile markers along the Truckee River to assist the recreating public as they spend time along the river path, as well as emergency services, providing location guidance every tenth of a mile. Kenzie Bales, April 25, 2017 – News4

One Truckee River tackles water quality, homelessness

The One Truckee River Management Plan addresses water quality issues caused by homeless people who live along the river by bringing individuals and agencies together. Ashley Nickole Andrews, Dec 1, 2016 – Medium

Plan to improve, protect Truckee River gets go-ahead

A holistic management plan designed by a coalition of nonprofits, city planners and government officials to improve and protect the Truckee River was given a final go-ahead by the Reno City Council. Anjeanette Damon, Sept 28, 2016 – Reno Gazette Journal

Hundreds Of Groups Unite For One Truckee River Plan

For the first time a comprehensive management plan was proposed for the Truckee River and revealed to the public. Ky Plaskon, June 6, 2016 – KUNR Public Radio

One Truckee River brings together the community to enrich the river

News video about how and why community groups came together to build a Truckee River that flow clean and clear. Cassie Wilson, Video about One Truckee River, March 9, 2016  – News4

A Fledgling Organization Aims to Manage the Truckee and its Environs

With their initial funding, group will work towards creation of a comprehensive management system for the Truckee River. Georgia Fisher, July 15, 2015 – Reno News & Review