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Lake Tahoe EIP

Upper Truckee River - Tahoe Pines Restoration and Public Access Project

Project Number
01.02.01.0008
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
California Tahoe Conservancy
Primary Contact
Mark Sedlock (mark.sedlock@tahoe.ca.gov)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2010 - 2022
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
This project includes restoration and recreation improvements within the former Tahoe Pines Campground in Meyers. Project restores uplands, riparian habitat, floodplain, and riverbanks while providing public access improvements such as a new accessible trail, bridge, and parking lot, in an environmentally sustainable manner.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced: 6.9 acres
  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced: 1 acres
  • Facilities Improved or Created: 2
  • Impervious Coverage Retired: 152,620 sq ft
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced: 900 lf

Threshold Categories

  • Soil Conservation
  • Water Quality
New bridge on path to Upper Truckee River (Timing: After) (~7,805 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy New bridge on path to Upper Truckee River

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $1,588,104
(Estimated Cost: $1,633,596)
California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $1,095,261

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR): $492,843

Photos

Before
Flooding at Tahoe Pines Campground (Timing: Before) (~148 KB) Credit: California Tahoe Conservancy
Flooding at Tahoe Pines Campground
Disturbed flooplain in campsites area (Timing: Before) (~508 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
Disturbed flooplain in campsites area
During
Floodplain swale construction (Timing: During) (~5,604 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
Floodplain swale construction
Swale inlet construction (Timing: During) (~5,113 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
Swale inlet construction
After
Site of demolished caretakers house (Timing: After) (~560 KB) Credit: Tahoe Consservancy
Site of demolished caretakers house
Swale inlet October 2020 (Timing: After) (~5,392 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
Swale inlet October 2020
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/17/2024