Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
California Tahoe Conservancy
Primary Contact
Haley Lazar (Haley.Lazar@tahoe.ca.gov)
Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2016 - 2025
Watershed Restoration Program
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
This project will replace a log bridge spanning Griff Creek that collapsed in 2013. Since its collapse, the public has been traversing through the creek to gain recreational access. This use has degraded the sensitive stream environment.
The USDA Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit applied for and was awarded a California State Parks OHMVR Commission grant in August 2020 for $243,618 to replace the bridge.
Conservancy staff received authorization from their Board in June 2021 to provide up to $150,000 in Habitat Conservation Fund (HCF) funding to serve as a match to the LTBMU grant.
Anticipated construction of the new bridge will begin August 2025.
Key Accomplishments
Accomplishments to be provided upon completion of project
Threshold Categories
Fisheries
Recreation
Soil Conservation
Vegetation Preservation
Water Quality
No Key Photo provided for this Project
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $150,000 (Estimated Cost: $393,618)
California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $150,000
Photos
Before
User created bank erosion
Side view of collapsed bridge.
Existing unpaved roadway/trail with collapsed bridge