How You Can Help Our Environment

Simple steps to major impact. Whether at work, at home or having a ball on vacation, there are simple steps you and your family can take towards making a difference in the world by reducing your energy consumption and waste. Check out Northstar-at-Tahoe 's monthly Green Tips and stay on top of the latest, and easy, trends in helping the environment.

Join ski areas in the fight against climate change - support the use of clean, renewable energy by purchasing Green Tags. Green Tags help reduce the harmful environmental effects of burning coal and natural gas. 100% of your contribution will be forwarded to the non-profit Bonneville Environmental Foundation to offset vehicle emissions associated with your ski trips to Northstar Resort. Choose from denominations of $4, $8 or $16 - $4 offsets one round trip from the Bay Area to Northstar®  Resort.

The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) engages people in solving our most pressing environmental issues.

Help improve the surrounding Lake Tahoe National Forest. Support conservation projects on the National Forests of Lake Tahoe Basin. These projects include trail and forest recreation improvements, wildlife habitat and watershed restoration, and community-based forestry programs.  For every dollar, your gift will be matched with 60 cents. 100% of your contribution will be forwarded to the National Forest Foundation. Choose denominations of $1, $5 or $10.

Stay, play, shop and dine all in one place without creating harmful gas emissions. Enjoy free on-site transportation to the Village at Northstar^TM from multiple resort shuttle stops within the Basque, Big Springs, Ski Trails and Aspen Grove neighborhoods.

Search and post rides to your favorite resort, hook up carpools, save money and gas, make new friends, and have a lot of fun doing it with Northstar Resort's new rideshare program. Ridehsharing can cut your emissions in half, a third or even a quarter or more!

Since 1998, permanent and part time residents and their advisors have relied on TTCF to help turn their charitable passions into meaningful and effective philanthropy. TTCF manages over $10 million in assets and stewarded more than $1,600,000 grants in 2006. Explore the TTCF website  and learn how to become a donor, how to how to help your clients, or how to apply for a grant.

Complete quick questions and estimate how much annual carbon dioxide results from your day-to-day activities. Go one step further and choose to offset all of your emissions or just your home, auto or air emissions. If you'd prefer to simply offset the carbon footprint of an average American, click on the "One-click Offset!" 
 Calculate your Carboon Footprint now!

The miles rack up - day after day, week after week, month after month. The bills pile up - minute by minute, day after day, week after week...you get it. But those aren't the only things you are racking up. Now you can calculate your carbon footprint with the TerraPass online Carbon Footprint Calculator that gets down to the nitty-gritty, like the year and model of your car and whether you use gas or electric in your home. What you find may surprise you. Calculate your Carboon Footprint now!

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. View the video.

Litter can find its way into storm drains and pollute waterways and the environment. Untreated storm drain water can soak into groundwater, flow into canals and streams, and into recreational areas such as lakes, rivers and the ocean. The number one litter item found along highways is cigarette butts.

• Don't Trash California statistics (PDF, 45KB)
• Don't Trash California top tips (PDF, 52KB)