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Lake Tahoe EIP

Taylor and Tallac Ecosystem Restoration

Project Number
01.02.01.0034
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Emily Frey (efrey@trpa.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2012 - 2028
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) are working together to restore the Taylor and Tallac creeks and marshes in South Lake Tahoe, California by treating a 17 acre invasive weed infestation. The containment/eradication of aquatic invasive weeds in the Taylor and Tallac Creek watershed is the first phase in a larger, comprehensive Taylor and Tallac Restoration project and is critical to successfully restoring this habitat and is expected to take 3 years. A design contract was awarded to obtain 100% designs and permits for phase 2. Phase 2 is expected to begin 2025.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Invasive Species Inventoried: 121 acres
  • Acres Treated for Invasive Species: 40 acres

Threshold Categories

  • Water Quality
Taylor and Tallac Restoration Project AIS Control Community Day (Timing: Before) (~2,677 KB) Credit: LTBMU Taylor and Tallac Restoration Project AIS Control Community Day

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $4,721,947
(Estimated Cost: $7,600,000)
Bipartisan Infrastructure La... (USFWS): $1,091,497

Lake Tahoe Restoratio... (USFS - LTBMU): $1,753,310

Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU): $796,636

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... (USACOE): $211,836

Tahoe Fund (Tahoe Fund): $100,000

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (TRPA): $768,668

Photos

Before
Existing Condition of Resource Protection Barriers for Tahoe Yellow Cress proposed for improvement (Timing: Before) (~2,377 KB) Credit: LTBMU
Existing Condition of Resource Protection Barriers for Tahoe Yellow Cress proposed for improvement
Existing Beach Access/Culvert Dissecting Swale 1 (Timing: Before) (~1,851 KB) Credit: LTBMU
Existing Beach Access/Culvert Dissecting Swale 1
Taylor and Tallac Restoration 5th grader AIS projects (Timing: Before) (~1,760 KB) Credit: LTBMU
Taylor and Tallac Restoration 5th grader AIS projects
Taylor and Tallac Restoration Activity Area Map (Timing: Before) (~4,698 KB) Credit: LTBMU
Taylor and Tallac Restoration Activity Area Map
Invasive Weed Infestation at Tallac Creek 2019 (Timing: Before) (~1,849 KB) Credit: Provided by Marine Taxonomic Services
Invasive Weed Infestation at Tallac Creek 2019
Invasive weed infestation at Taylor Creek 2019 (Timing: Before) (~1,997 KB) Credit: Provided by Marine Taxonomic Services
Invasive weed infestation at Taylor Creek 2019
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/18/2024