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Lake Tahoe EIP

North Canyon Road Shaded Fuel Break

Project Number
02.01.01.0135
Action Priority
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Implementers
Nevada Tahoe Resource Team – Nevada Division of Forestry
Primary Contact
Anna Higgins (ahiggins@forestry.nv.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2023 - 2027
Community Wildfire Protection Program Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Beginning at the start of North Canyon Road in Spooner State Park, Nevada Division of Forestry crews will hand thin and create burn piles 100 feet off both sides of the road up to Marlette Lake. The goal is to create a shaded fuel break to strengthen the use of North Canyon Road as a Potential Operational Delineation for future wildfire firefighting efforts. Crews will cut and construct piles during the summer and fall months of 2023 and 2024 and burn the piles in the winters of 2025/2026 and 2026/2027.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 8 acres
  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced: 2 acres

Threshold Categories

  • Vegetation Preservation
North Canyon Road Shaded Fuel Break - before treatment (Timing: Before) (~10,546 KB) Credit: Anna Higgins North Canyon Road Shaded Fuel Break - before treatment

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $32,000
(Estimated Cost: $500,000)
Tahoe Bonds Act (NDSL): $32,000

Photos

During
North Canyon Road Shaded Fuel Break - during treatment (Timing: During) (~11,086 KB) Credit: Anna Higgins
North Canyon Road Shaded Fuel Break - during treatment
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/05/2024