Upcoming Events

Are you excited about ensuring a healthy and thriving river connected to its community?

Join One Truckee River at our FREE upcoming community events!

There are so many ways to enjoy, appreciate, and spend time along the Truckee River. With One Truckee River's new event series, it's easier than ever to get out and about on the river, while getting to know your neighbors.

Check out the listings below for our river-education walks, and community workshops. Whether you live, work, or spend time along the Truckee River and its watershed – we look forward to sharing our appreciation for the Truckee River with you.

State of the Riverbank

Saturday, OCTOBER 17th   10am-12pm – Brodhead Park

Saturday, November 14th   10am-12pm – Wingfield Park

Join Iris Jehle-Peppard, One Truckee River’s Executive Director, for a walk along the Truckee River Path. Together, we’ll observe and document the state of the river while learning about regional coordinated vegetation management efforts.

As we stroll along the Truckee, we’ll note the plant species we find – and talk about why they matter so much for wildlife, residents, and visitors. We’ll share an update on One Truckee River's riverbank repair projects along each of these key stretches of the waterway, as it flows through the heart of our community. As we explore, we’ll discover more about local efforts to improve the Truckee River Corridor.

Nevada River Talk: Protecting the Truckee River

Thursday, October 22nd & Tuesday November 17th, 12-1 PM, 2601 Plumas Street

The Truckee River is our community’s greatest asset – it’s the source of our drinking water, provides essential wildlife habitat, and is central to outdoor recreation and public gatherings throughout our region. Join One Truckee River for our upcoming lunch-and-learn Nevada River Talks. We'll share about the need and work going on to protect the Truckee River in Nevada.

We welcome attendees to pack lunches to enjoy as they discover the Truckee River with us.

Truckee River Ecology Walks

Sunday, October 25th 10am-12pm - John champion park

Saturday, November 7th 10am-12pm - Brodhead Park

As the Truckee River flows through the heart of our city, its ecosystem provides refuge for plants, animals and people alike. From the iconic cottonwoods that shade the historic passage of the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, to the abundant wild rose that feed the Stellar's Jays traveling down from the Sierras in the winter, the biodiversity found in and along the Truckee River forms a fascinating web of relationships.

Take a guided walk with Tara Tran, Technical Support Lead for the One Truckee River Workforce Program to learn more about how these relationships thrive, even along the most developed stretch of our river. Then, join us in being a positive part of the ecosystem by spreading native wildflower seeds.

Reaching for the Trees w/Matt Basile

Tuesday, October 27th 5pm-6pm - Lake Park

Which trees do best in Reno’s hot and dry climate? Discover new tree varieties and learn about their care on an after-work walk! As Urban Forester for the City of Reno, Matt Basile oversees, maintains, and cares for 30,000 publicly owned trees. These include trees growing on city property, city rights-of-ways, and within the city parks system.

In Fall 2025, in a partnership between the One Truckee River, the City of Reno, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, and Friends of Lake Park, volunteers planted about 15 trees in Lake Park. Selected by Matt Basile, each tree represents a unique species that hadn’t been planted in Reno’s parks before, testing whether they’d be suitable to our warming weather. The planting was successful, and Basile has already begun ordering more of these tree types to plant in other areas of our city.

On our after-work walk, a year after planting, we’ll check in on how Lake Park’s new trees are growing. We’ll discuss which have been most successful – and consider why they might make great additions to your river-friendly yard! We’ll also talk about tree selection, tree maintenance, and answer homeowner questions to help attendees improve the health and resilience of shade-givers around their homes.