Lake Tahoe EIP

SNPLMA Round 16 Sub Grant - NV Regional Fuels Reduction Project

Project Number
02.01.01.0093
Action Priority
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Implementers
North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District
Primary Contact
Jason Furmaniak (jfurmaniak@nltfpd.net)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2016 - 2024
Community Wildfire Protection Program Reduce Hazardous Fuels
This project will reduce hazardous fuels on lands within the Wildland Urban Interface Defense Zone of Incline Village, NV. An estimated 286 acres will be treated using hand thinning, and another 150 will be treated with understory prescribed fire. It will serve to compliment near-by fuels reduction projects, and previous treatments where 1st entry hand-thinning has been completed. The project is located near critical water treatment facilities, which are critical for fire-flow in the event of a wildfire, and potential evacuation centers should wildfire be active in the area.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 319.66 acres

Threshold Categories

  • Vegetation Preservation
Hand thinning to reduce ladder fuels and promote a more natural forest.
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Credit: A. Shackelford Hand thinning to reduce ladder fuels and promote a more natural forest.

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $756,143
(Estimated Cost: $1,073,250)
Private Property Owners (Private): $95,050

Southern Nevada Public Land Ma... (BLM): $661,093

Photos

During
Recently hand thinned forest. 
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Credit: A. Shackelford
Recently hand thinned forest.
Teamwork!
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Credit: A. Shackelford
Teamwork!
Evidence of hand thinning to remove medium sized trees to promote the health of larger dominant trees. 
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Credit: A. Shackelford
Evidence of hand thinning to remove medium sized trees to promote the health of larger dominant trees.
Evidence of hand thinning to remove small trees and shrubs. 
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Credit: A. Shackelford
Evidence of hand thinning to remove small trees and shrubs.
Crew member felling diseased and out competed tree to improve general forest health.
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Credit: A. Shackelford
Crew member felling diseased and out competed tree to improve general forest health.
First entry hand thinning work
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Credit: A. Shackelford
First entry hand thinning work

Project Fact Sheet Data as of 11/19/2024