Lake Tahoe EIP

Taylor and Tallac Ecosystem Restoration

Project Number
01.02.01.0034
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Supporting Agencies
Tahoe Fund, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Emily Frey (efrey@trpa.gov)

Stage
Implementation
Duration
2012 - 2028
Total Project Cost
$7,600,000
Funding Request
$500,000
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) are working together to restore the Taylor and Tallac creeks and marshes in South Lake Tahoe, California by treating a 17 acre invasive weed infestation. The containment/eradication of aquatic invasive weeds in the Taylor and Tallac Creek watershed is the first phase in a larger, comprehensive Taylor and Tallac Restoration project and is critical to successfully restoring this habitat and is expected to take 3 years. A design contract was awarded to obtain 100% designs and permits for phase 2. Phase 2 is expected to begin 2025.

Targeted Performance Measures

  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced
  • Acres Treated for Invasive Species
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced

Threshold Categories

  • Water Quality
Taylor and Tallac Restoration Project AIS Control Community Day 
(Timing: Before) (~2,677 KB)
Credit: LTBMU Taylor and Tallac Restoration Project AIS Control Community Day

Location

Targeted Funding

Secured Funding: Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (TRPA), $2,135,724

Secured Funding: Lake Tahoe Restoratio... (USFS - LTBMU), $1,836,844

Secured Funding: Shoreline Fee (TRPA), $49,645

Secured Funding: Southern Nevada Public Land Ma... (BLM), $450,000

Secured Funding: Tahoe Fund (Tahoe Fund), $100,000

Secured Funding: U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... (USACOE), $312,032

Targeted Funding: Lake Tahoe Restoratio... (USFS - LTBMU), $500,000

No Funding Source Identified

Photos

Before
Existing Condition of Resource Protection Barriers for Tahoe Yellow Cress proposed for improvement
(Timing: Before) (~2,377 KB)
Credit: LTBMU
Existing Condition of Resource Protection Barriers for Tahoe Yellow Cress proposed for improvement
Existing Beach Access/Culvert Dissecting Swale 1
(Timing: Before) (~1,851 KB)
Credit: LTBMU
Existing Beach Access/Culvert Dissecting Swale 1
Taylor and Tallac Restoration 5th grader AIS projects
(Timing: Before) (~1,760 KB)
Credit: LTBMU
Taylor and Tallac Restoration 5th grader AIS projects
Taylor and Tallac Restoration Activity Area Map
(Timing: Before) (~4,698 KB)
Credit: LTBMU
Taylor and Tallac Restoration Activity Area Map
Invasive Weed Infestation at Tallac Creek 2019
(Timing: Before) (~1,849 KB)
Credit: Provided by Marine Taxonomic Services
Invasive Weed Infestation at Tallac Creek 2019
Invasive weed infestation at Taylor Creek 2019
(Timing: Before) (~1,997 KB)
Credit: Provided by Marine Taxonomic Services
Invasive weed infestation at Taylor Creek 2019

Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/16/2024