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Lake Tahoe EIP

Forest Restoration III - Nevada

Project Number
02.01.01.0015
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
2006 - 2015
Community Wildfire Protection Program Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Forest restoration and fuels reduction in Slaughterhouse Canyon, Tunnel Creek SNPLMA Round 9 Rx Fire, Van Sickle SNPLMA HFR Rounds 8 and 10, Slaughterhouse SNPLMA Round 11, Tunnel Creek, , Sand Harbor, North Canyon, and the east side of SR 28 between Sand Harbor and the Nevada State Park boundary south of Incline Village. Treatment included hand thinning, reducing down woody material, pile burning, underburning, chipping and biomass removal. Aspen restoration efforts took place along North Canyon Creek and in the Van Sickle unit. Dwarf mistletoe was treated at the Sand Harbor administrative site.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 2,508 acres
  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced: 1,190 acres
  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced: 9 acres
  • Tons of Biomass Utilized: 1,043 tons

Threshold Categories

  • Soil Conservation
  • Vegetation Preservation
  • Water Quality
  • Wildlife
Van Sickle, thinning, brushing, piling complete (Timing: During) (~3,513 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw Van Sickle, thinning, brushing, piling complete

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $2,426,146
(Estimated Cost: $2,426,146)
Tahoe Bonds Act (NDSL): $1,561,758

Southern Nevada Public Land Ma... (BLM): $864,388

Photos

Before
Van Sickle SNPLMA Round 10 HFR (Timing: Before) (~3,574 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
Van Sickle SNPLMA Round 10 HFR
Aspen restoration in North Canyon LTNSP (Timing: Before) (~2,255 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
Aspen restoration in North Canyon LTNSP
During
Van Sickle SNPLMA Round 10 thinning along trail (Timing: During) (~2,461 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
Van Sickle SNPLMA Round 10 thinning along trail
Removing large diameter conifers, year two aspen restoration (Timing: During) (~2,520 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
Removing large diameter conifers, year two aspen restoration
After
Van Sickle SNPLMA Round 10 piles burned (Timing: After) (~2,682 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
Van Sickle SNPLMA Round 10 piles burned
Aspen restoration North Canyon year five, complete (Timing: After) (~2,720 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
Aspen restoration North Canyon year five, complete
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/23/2024