Lake Tahoe EIP

Dollar Creek Forest Health Project

Project Number
02.01.01.0101
Action Priority
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Implementers
California Tahoe Conservancy
Primary Contact
Milan Yeates (milan.yeates@tahoe.ca.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2015 - 2024
Community Wildfire Protection Program Reduce Hazardous Fuels
The Dollar Creek Forest Health Project restores forest health to improve forest resilience to the impacts of climate change, protect upper watersheds where the state’s water supply originates, promote the long-term storage of carbon in forest trees and soils and minimize the loss of forest carbon from large, intense wildfires, and promotes biodiversity.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 721 acres

Threshold Categories

  • Vegetation Preservation
  • Water Quality
  • Wildlife
Unit 1 after
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Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $1,588,725
(Estimated Cost: $1,714,859)
California Department of ... (Cal Fire): $749,358

California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $112,000

Southern Nevada Public Land Ma... (BLM): $727,367

Photos

Before
Unit 1 before
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Credit: Brian Hirt
Unit 1 before

Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/08/2024