Westshore Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Project
Project Number
02.01.01.0089
Action Priority
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Implementers
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Brian Garrett (brian.garrett@usda.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2012 - 2032
Community Wildfire Protection Program
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
The West Shore WUI Project proposes vegetation and fuels treatments to reduce stand densities to improve forest health, reduce fire hazards from existing fuels, and modify fire behavior to provide defensible space for adjoining developed private lands. Treatment options include ground based mechanical treatments wherever slope and road access allow, and hand treatments where steeper and/or rocky slopes prohibit mechanical equipment operations. The proposed action includes 110 treatment units, and approximately 100 urban lots, totaling approximately 4,875 acres.
Key Accomplishments
Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 2,582 acres
Threshold Categories
Vegetation Preservation
Westshore, Lake Tahoe
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $7,454,202 (Estimated Cost: $13,700,000)
Lake Tahoe Restoratio... (USFS - LTBMU): $1,408,000