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Forest Health
Lake Tahoe EIP

Habitat Protection - Tahoe Yellow Cress: Upper Truckee East and West

Project Number
02.02.01.0022
Action Priority
Restore Native Vegetation and Forest Communities
Implementers
California Tahoe Conservancy
Primary Contact
Whitney Brennan (whitney.brennan@tahoe.ca.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2000 - ongoing
Forest Restoration Program Restore Native Vegetation and Forest Communities
Consistent with Tahoe Yellow Cress Strategy and the Tahoe Yellow Cress Management Plan for the Upper Truckee River and Marsh Restoration. This project will construct and maintain protective structures where appropriate along beaches. Includes educational/interpretive displays.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Habitat Protected: 18 acres
  • Special Status Species Sites Protected or Re-Established: 9

Threshold Categories

  • Vegetation Preservation
2013 TYC enclosure (Timing: After) (~3,126 KB) Credit: CTC 2013 TYC enclosure

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $31,454
(Estimated Cost: $40,000)
California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $31,454

Photos

During
2025 repair of TYC enclosure (Timing: During) (~11,726 KB) Credit: Chris Carney
2025 repair of TYC enclosure
2025 repair of TYC enclosure (Timing: During) (~11,347 KB) Credit: Chris Carney
2025 repair of TYC enclosure
After
2013 TYC Enclosure Sign (Timing: After) (~1,799 KB) Credit: CTC
2013 TYC Enclosure Sign
2013 TYC Enclosure (Timing: After) (~1,865 KB) Credit: CTC
2013 TYC Enclosure
Learn more at restoretahoe.org
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 02/17/2026