Lake Tahoe EIP

High Meadows/Cold Creek Restoration

Project Number
01.02.01.0029
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Supporting Agencies
Unknown or unspecified
Primary Contact
Brian Garrett (brian.garrett@usda.gov)

Stage
Completed
Duration
? - 2014
Total Project Cost
$1,900,000
Funding Request
$0
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Stream channel and floodplain restoration along Cold Creek in High Meadows. Decommissioned incised channel, constructed new channels and floodplain, installed wood debris structures, and removed lodgepole mortality.

Targeted Performance Measures

No Expected Accomplishments provided

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Soil Conservation
  • Water Quality
A restored Cold Creek and surrounding meadow
(Timing: After) (~345 KB)
Credit: TRPA A restored Cold Creek and surrounding meadow

Location

Targeted Funding

Secured Funding: Unknown or Unassigned, $1,900,000

Photos

Before
Cold Creek and drying meadow due to past grazing
(Timing: Before) (~442 KB)
Credit: TRPA
Cold Creek and drying meadow due to past grazing
Cold Creek prior to restoration
(Timing: Before) (~87 KB)
Credit: USFS
Cold Creek prior to restoration

Project Fact Sheet Data as of 11/16/2024