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Upper Truckee River Johnson Meadow Acquisition
Project Number
03.01.01.0001
Action Priority
Improve Public Access
Implementers
Tahoe Resource Conservation District, California Tahoe Conservancy, U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Mollie Hurt (mhurt@tahoercd.org)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2015 - 2018
Sustainable Recreation Program
Improve Public Access
This project included the acquisition of a 206+ acre meadow property along the Upper Truckee Rive. Significant restoration opportunities (See EIP Project #01.02.01.0030 Upper Truckee River Johnson Meadow Restoration Project) will be pursued following acquisition, including filling an erosive gully channel and restoring the main river channel to function more naturally and benefit water quality and wildlife habitat. Dispersed public recreation opportunities will be provided with a future project.
Key Accomplishments
- Acres of Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquired: 206 acres
Threshold Categories
- Soil Conservation
- Water Quality
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $8,315,000
(Estimated Cost: $8,315,000)
(Estimated Cost: $8,315,000)
Tahoe Fund (Tahoe Fund): $100,000
Proposition 1 (CDFW): $4,000,000
Proposition 1 (CTC): $4,215,000
Photos
Before
Upper Truckee River at Highway 50 bridge, December 29, 2016
Truckee River ridge at Johnson Meadow, January 2017
After
Johnson Meadow
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/01/2024