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Lake Tahoe EIP

Forest Restoration Phase I & II

Project Number
02.01.01.0024
Action Priority
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Implementers
Nevada Tahoe Resource Team, Nevada Tahoe Resource Team – Nevada Division of Forestry
Primary Contact
Meredith Gosejohan (mgosejohan@lands.nv.gov)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2000 - 2015
Community Wildfire Protection Program Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Restoration and hazardous fuels reduction in the wildland urban interface (WUI) within the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. Phase I included archaeological surveys and other inventory. Project areas included Van Sickle, Tunnel Creek, North Canyon, Slaughterhouse Canyon, the Highway 28 corridor, and the portion of the Gondola fire within LTNSP. Restoration accomplished using a combination of hand and mechanical thinning, prescribed fire and biomass removal. Gondola fire rehabilitation included installing straw wattles, contour felling, seeding and planting. The 35 acre Upland Wildlife Habitat Improvement project utilized mechanical thinning.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 771 acres
  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced: 453 acres
  • Tons of Biomass Utilized: 765 tons

Threshold Categories

  • Vegetation Preservation
Upland Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project, skid trail near log landing July, 2013 (Timing: After) (~3,410 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw Upland Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project, skid trail near log landing July, 2013

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $920,575
(Estimated Cost: $920,575)
Tahoe Bonds Act (NDSL): $920,575

Photos

Before
North Canyon Old Growth Project, Forest condition, July, 2007 (Timing: Before) (~1,786 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
North Canyon Old Growth Project, Forest condition, July, 2007
Slaughterhouse Canyon, conifer in aspen, 2005 (Timing: Before) (~386 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
Slaughterhouse Canyon, conifer in aspen, 2005
During
North Canyon Old Growth Project, North Canyon Connector Trail, 2008 (Timing: During) (~1,424 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
North Canyon Old Growth Project, North Canyon Connector Trail, 2008
North Canyon Old Growth Project, North Canyon Connector Trail, 2007 (Timing: During) (~1,611 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
North Canyon Old Growth Project, North Canyon Connector Trail, 2007
After
North Canyon Old Growth Project, North Canyon Connector Trail, 2008 (Timing: After) (~1,460 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
North Canyon Old Growth Project, North Canyon Connector Trail, 2008
North Canyon Old Growth project seen from North Canyon Road, 2015 (Timing: After) (~3,351 KB) Credit: Roland Shaw
North Canyon Old Growth project seen from North Canyon Road, 2015
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/24/2024