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Máyala Wáta Restoration Project (Phase 2)

Project Number
01.02.01.0095
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
Supporting Agencies
California Tahoe Conservancy, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Primary Contact
Cale Pete (cale.pete@washoetribe.us)

Stage
Implementation
Duration
2019 - 2024
Total Project Cost
$1,078,104
Funding Request
$0
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
The Máyala Wáta Restoration project seeks to restore approximately 280 acres of meadow habitat in Meeks Meadow though a number of techniques including conifer removal, vegetative treatments, and cultural prescribed fire. The Washoe Tribe Environmental Protection department (WEPD) will continue working with the Forest Service on the implementation of the project.

Targeted Performance Measures

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment
  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced

Threshold Categories

  • Vegetation Preservation
Pre -Conifer removal (Timing: Before) (~5,402 KB) Credit: John Peltier Photography Pre -Conifer removal

Location

Targeted Funding

Secured Funding: California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC), $368,270

Secured Funding: National Fish and Wildlife Fo... (NFWF), $448,230

No Funding Source Identified

Photos

Before
Pre -Conifer removal, hand thinning volunteer engagement (Timing: Before) (~1,356 KB) Credit: John Peltier Photography
Pre -Conifer removal, hand thinning volunteer engagement
During
One of Fourteen piezometers in the 300 acre meadow , logging fluctuations in groundwater levels (Timing: During) (~1,485 KB) Credit: John Peltier Photography
One of Fourteen piezometers in the 300 acre meadow , logging fluctuations in groundwater levels
Downloading groundwater data (Timing: During) (~205 KB) Credit: Rhiana Jones
Downloading groundwater data
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/15/2024