EIP Project Tracker
Project Details Print to PDF
Lake Tahoe EIP

Forest Restoration IV - Nevada

Project Number
02.01.01.0014
Action Priority
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Implementers
Nevada Tahoe Resource Team – Nevada Division of Forestry, Nevada Tahoe Resource Team
Primary Contact
Anna Higgins (ahiggins@forestry.nv.gov)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2012 - 2017
Community Wildfire Protection Program Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Forest Restoration IV includes the Sand Harbor SNPLMA Round 11 HFR, Tunnel Creek SNPLMA Round 11 HFR, matching funds (Tahoe Bond) for the Slaughterhouse Round 11 HFR, matching funds (Tahoe Bond) for Tunnel Creek Round 9, North Canyon Road fuel break, Aspen restoration, Sand Harbor South, Ridgetop cable demo and Spooner LR. Treatment includes hand thinning, reducing down woody material, pile burning, underburning, chipping and biomass removal. To evaluate the state of wildlife populations in treated areas, seasonal survey and monitoring work is completed. These surveys are used to inform future forest restoration efforts, as well as evaluate the effects of past efforts.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 971 acres
  • Acres of Habitat Protected: 74 acres
  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced: 541 acres
  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced: 3 acres

Threshold Categories

  • Vegetation Preservation
Tunnel Creek Rx Fire Unit 6, November 2014 (Timing: During) (~2,947 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw Tunnel Creek Rx Fire Unit 6, November 2014

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $966,802
(Estimated Cost: $966,802)
Tahoe Bonds Act (NDSL): $831,056

Southern Nevada Public Land Ma... (BLM): $135,746

Photos

Before
Slaughterhouse SNPLMA Round 11 Site (Timing: Before) (~3,767 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
Slaughterhouse SNPLMA Round 11 Site
Ridge Top Cable Demo Site (Timing: Before) (~3,783 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
Ridge Top Cable Demo Site
During
Aspen suckering following conifer removal, 2015 (Timing: During) (~2,833 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
Aspen suckering following conifer removal, 2015
North Canyon Aspen, conifers removed foreground, untreated background (Timing: During) (~2,674 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
North Canyon Aspen, conifers removed foreground, untreated background
After
Young Aspen along North Canyon Road following conifer removal (Timing: After) (~3,679 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
Young Aspen along North Canyon Road following conifer removal
Slaughterhouse burning completed, November 2013 (Timing: After) (~2,331 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
Slaughterhouse burning completed, November 2013
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/19/2024