Lake Tahoe Basin Prescribed Fire Under Burn/Meadows/Biomass Project
Project Number
02.02.02.0003
Action Priority
Implement Prescribed Fire
Implementers
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Brian Garrett (brian.garrett@usda.gov)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2010 - 2017
Forest Restoration Program
Implement Prescribed Fire
The purpose of the project is re-introduce low to moderate intensity fire back into a fire adapted ecosystem for improvement of forest health and wildlife habitat, these projects include Big Meadows and Fire Adapted Ecosystems.
Key Accomplishments
Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 1,951 acres
Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced: 404 acres
Threshold Categories
Vegetation Preservation
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Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $1,434,000 (Estimated Cost: $3,000,000)