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Lake Tahoe EIP

Upper Truckee River - Tahoe Pines Restoration and Public Access Project

Project Number
01.02.01.0008
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
California Tahoe Conservancy
Supporting Agencies
California Tahoe Conservancy, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Primary Contact
Mark Sedlock (mark.sedlock@tahoe.ca.gov)

Stage
Completed
Duration
2010 - 2022
Total Project Cost
$1,633,596
Funding Request
$0
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
This project includes restoration and recreation improvements within the former Tahoe Pines Campground in Meyers. Project restores uplands, riparian habitat, floodplain, and riverbanks while providing public access improvements such as a new accessible trail, bridge, and parking lot, in an environmentally sustainable manner.

Targeted Performance Measures

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment
  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced
  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced
  • Facilities Improved or Created
  • Impervious Coverage Retired
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced

Threshold Categories

  • Soil Conservation
  • Water Quality
New bridge on path to Upper Truckee River (Timing: After) (~7,805 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy New bridge on path to Upper Truckee River

Location

Targeted Funding

Secured Funding: California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC), $1,140,753

Secured Funding: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR), $492,843

Photos

Before
Flooding at Tahoe Pines Campground (Timing: Before) (~148 KB) Credit: California Tahoe Conservancy
Flooding at Tahoe Pines Campground
Disturbed flooplain in campsites area (Timing: Before) (~508 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
Disturbed flooplain in campsites area
During
Parking lot construction (Timing: During) (~4,870 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
Parking lot construction
Swale inlet construction (Timing: During) (~5,113 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
Swale inlet construction
After
Site of demolished caretakers house (Timing: After) (~560 KB) Credit: Tahoe Consservancy
Site of demolished caretakers house
Restored Floodplain June 2021 (Timing: After) (~6,371 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
Restored Floodplain June 2021
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 11/15/2024