Blackwood Creek Channel Restoration Phase 3A (Reach 6)

Project Number

01.02.01.0055

Action Priority

Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries

Implementers

U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Primary Contact

Brian Garrett (brian.garrett@usda.gov)

Stage

Completed

Duration

2001 - 2012

Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries

This project restored 3,000 feet of stream channel and 40 acres of floodplain in 2008/2009. Long term restoration effectiveness monitoring scheduled for 2016.

Key Accomplishments

Educational and Interpretive Programs Produced: 2
Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced: 3,000 lf
People Served: 60

Threshold Categories

Fisheries
Soil Conservation
Vegetation Preservation
Water Quality

Blackwood Creek Restored

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $4,390,000
(Estimated Cost: $4,390,000)

Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU): $4,390,000

Photos

During

Students learn about invasive plants at Tahoe Basin Watershed Education Summit at Blackwood

Learn more at restoretahoe.org

Project Fact Sheet Data as of 09/15/2025