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02.01.01.0026 - South Shore Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Ecosystem Re...
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Overview

Basics

Basics
Conduct hazardous fuel reduction and forest ecosystem health treatments for the south shore area of the Lake Tahoe Basin. These fuel reduction treatments would cover the National Forest areas from Emerald Bay east to Burke Creek and would focus on the Urban Wildland Interface. These treatments would reduce the level of hazardous fuels within the defense and threat zones. This includes the use of mechanical harvesters and chainsaws for thinning to reduce live tree densities and mechanical chipping to reduce the amount of existing dead and down biomass.

Implementation
2004
2006
2024
$26,000,000
Brian Garrett (brian.garrett@usda.gov)
06/01/2014
01/22/2024
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Organizations

Organizations
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (USFS - LTBMU) Brian Garrett - U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (USFS - LTBMU)

EIP Details

EIP Basics

EIP Basics
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02 - Forest Health
02.01 - Community Wildfire Protection Program
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
02.01.01.0026 - South Shore Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration
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This project is on the EIP 5-year list.

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

No expected performance measures set for this project.

Reported Performance Measures

Reported Performance Measures
Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment
2009 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Units
Initial or Maintenance Treatment Property Ownership Treatment Type Treatment Zone
Initial U.S. Forest Service Hand Thinning Community Defense Zone 929 464 701 1,408 512 166 20 29 4,229 acres
Initial U.S. Forest Service Hand Thinning Urban Core 26 26 acres
Initial U.S. Forest Service Mechanical Thinning Community Defense Zone 870 559 252 449 47 290 142 0 0 0 2,609 acres
Initial U.S. Forest Service Prescribed Burning Community Defense Zone 1,322 1,600 710 37 350 4,019 acres
Maintenance U.S. Forest Service Biomass Removal Community Defense Zone 0 483 290 142 0 915 acres
Total 1,322 3,399 710 1,086 1,303 1,408 961 696 580 284 0 20 29 11,798 acres
Tons of Biomass Utilized
2009 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Units
Property Ownership Type of Utilization
U.S. Forest Service Energy Generation 16,905 9,200 1,611 0 0 0 27,716 tons
U.S. Forest Service Other 28,000 28,000 tons
Total 0 0 28,000 0 0 0 0 16,905 9,200 1,611 0 0 0 55,716 tons
No accomplishments to report for:
Year(s) 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Explanation 2007 thru 2011 years were planning years. Decision to implement this project was finalized in 2012.

Funding

Expected Funding

Expected Funding
$26,000,000
$26,000,000
$0
Total
Unknown or Unassigned $26,000,000 $26,000,000 $0
Grand Total $26,000,000 $26,000,000 $0

Reported Expenditures

Reported Expenditures
Total 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act $25,999,976 $40,000 $100,000 $400,000 $565,730 $730,000 $1,077,446 $1,803,000 $2,547,000 $1,187,000 $2,500,000 $2,830,800 $3,300,000 $627,000 $3,750,000 $2,450,000 $703,000 $1,389,000
U.S. Forest Service $1,072,000 $100,000 $260,000 $0 $0 $700,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Grand Total $27,071,976 $140,000 $360,000 $400,000 $565,730 $1,430,000 $1,077,446 $1,803,000 $2,547,000 $1,187,000 $2,512,000 $2,830,800 $3,300,000 $627,000 $3,750,000 $2,450,000 $703,000 $1,389,000

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Related Projects

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Notes

Notes
01/11/2024 10:53 AM Brian Garrett 29 acres of hand thin was completed by the Washoe CHIPS crew, funded with LTRA funds. Some additional hand work could occur in 2024. 2 of the 3 ongoing mechanical contracts were completed in 2023, completing a total of 124 acres of forest restoration. 17 acres in one of the contracts was not completed and will be added to a future thinning contract. 1 contract remains active and is scheduled to be completed in 2024. This project is mostly complete, the LTBMU may continue to implement small areas of incomplete work within the NEPA area for the next couple of years.
01/12/2023 10:20 AM Brian Garrett Of the remaining 60 acres of handthing treatments, 20 acres were completed in FY22 and the remainder is planned for implmentation in FY23. Progress was also made on exisitng mechanical thinning contracts. At the beginning of the 2022 field season, 3 separate mechanical thinning contracts were active, with a total of 523.5 acres remaining to be completed. In 2022, 237.5 of these acres were treated, leaving the remaining 286 acres to be completed in 2023. This project is anticipated to be completed in 2023.
01/17/2022 5:48 PM Brian Garrett Forest Service crews worked to conduct project layout for the final contract to be awarded under the South Shore project. Approximatley 330 acres of handthinning was prepped and being packaged for contract award in FY23, however a large portion of this final contract area was burned in the Caldor Fire. A post fire evaluation of the units determined that most of the units burned at high severity, only about 60 acres remain unburned. These acres will be treated by Forest Service crews and the CHIPS crew in FY23 and possibly FY24. Other contracts awarded under this project received little to no damage and will be completed during the FY23 field season.
12/28/2020 11:30 AM Brian Garrett Southeast CTL contract awarded for 142 acres of mech treatment with biomass removal.
01/11/2020 10:32 AM Brian Garrett Contact for Lake Valley CTL awarded, 290 acres prep for mech and hand thin for FY20 award continues.
01/07/2018 11:05 PM Brian Garrett Additional acres were prepped for contract in FY17, expected to be awarded in FY18.
12/27/2016 10:58 AM Brian Garrett This project is funded through several rounds of grants through the SNPLMA program, including the Round 16 award, Complete NEPA Ready Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Treatments.