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Lake Tahoe EIP

Skyland Shaded Fuel Break

Project Number
02.01.01.0134
Action Priority
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Implementers
Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District
Primary Contact
Keegan Schafer (kschafer@tahoefire.com)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2022 - 2025
Community Wildfire Protection Program Reduce Hazardous Fuels
The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District will treat approximately 17 acres of US Forest Service lands to the South and East of the Skyland community. Treatment will consist of hand treatment and forest fuels mastication to create a “Shaded Fuel Break” as defined by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group; Fuel breaks built in timbered areas where the trees on the break are thinned and pruned to reduce the fire potential yet retain enough crown canopy to make a less favorable microclimate for surface fires.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 17 acres

Threshold Categories

  • Scenic Resources
  • Vegetation Preservation
From the Skyland Dr. looking East (West end) (Timing: Before) (~540 KB) Credit: Robert Lee From the Skyland Dr. looking East (West end)

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $100,000
(Estimated Cost: $150,000)
U.S. Forest Service (USFS - LTBMU): $100,000

Photos

Before
From Skyland Dr. looking West (West end) (Timing: Before) (~462 KB) Credit: Robert Lee
From Skyland Dr. looking West (West end)
From center of project looking West (Timing: Before) (~459 KB) Credit: Robert Lee
From center of project looking West
From power lines looking into the center of the project (Timing: Before) (~508 KB) Credit: Robert Lee
From power lines looking into the center of the project
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/05/2024