Forest Health
Lake Tahoe EIP

US Forest Service Airport Eastside Fuels Reduction Project

Project Number
02.01.01.0111
Action Priority
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Implementers
Lake Valley Fire Protection District
Primary Contact
Martin Goldberg (goldberg@lakevalleyfire.org)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2015 - 2019
Community Wildfire Protection Program Reduce Hazardous Fuels
The recently completed Airport East project was a 37-acre hazardous fuels reduction project located within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) of South Lake Tahoe, on lands owned by the City of South Lake Tahoe. Originally a 52-acre fuels reduction project, costs increases resulted in reduced treatment area. There therefore remains need to secure future funding to complete work on the remaining 15-acres of untreated land.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 37 acres

Threshold Categories

  • Vegetation Preservation

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Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $178,089
(Estimated Cost: $179,951)
U.S. Forest Service (USFS - LTBMU): $178,089

Photos

Before
Sample Tree Stands Pre Treatment
(Timing: Before) (~579 KB)
Credit: City of South Lake Tahoe
Sample Tree Stands Pre Treatment
Treatment Area Map
(Timing: Before) (~776 KB)
Credit: Lake Valley FPD
Treatment Area Map
After
Tree Stand Sample Post Treatment
(Timing: After) (~462 KB)
Credit: City of South Lake Tahoe
Tree Stand Sample Post Treatment
Learn more at restoretahoe.org

Project Fact Sheet Data as of 09/18/2025