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Lake Tahoe EIP

California State Parks WUI Fuel Reduction and Prescribed Fire Program

Project Number
02.02.02.0009
Action Priority
Implement Prescribed Fire
Implementers
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Supporting Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Ryan Howard (Ryan.Howard@parks.ca.gov)

Stage
Implementation
Duration
2019 - 2026
Total Project Cost
$610,020
Funding Request
$0
Forest Restoration Program Implement Prescribed Fire
Reduce hazardous fire fuels and implement prescribed fire within wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas of Burton Creek State Park (SP), Sugar Pine Point SP, and Emerald Bay SP. Forest fuel reduction project work will include forest thinning with hand crews, chipping (and removal of wood chips), stacking burn piles, pile burning and/or understory burning. Project will treat a minimum of 200 acres, up to a maximum of 354 acres in: Burton Creek SP (up to 88 acres), Sugar Pine Point SP (up to 196 acres), and Emerald Bay SP (up to 70 acres). The State Parks crew will be funded by both LTRA funds, and matching funds provided by State Parks.

Targeted Performance Measures

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment

Threshold Categories

  • Vegetation Preservation
Sugar Pine Point State Park (Timing: Before) (~3,281 KB) Credit: California State Parks Sugar Pine Point State Park

Location

Targeted Funding

Secured Funding: California Department of Park... (CDPR), $110,022

Secured Funding: Lake Tahoe Restoratio... (USFS - LTBMU), $499,998

Photos

Before
Burton Creek State Park (Timing: Before) (~3,772 KB) Credit: California State Parks
Burton Creek State Park
Emerald Bay State Park (Timing: Before) (~3,485 KB) Credit: California State Parks
Emerald Bay State Park
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/20/2024