The project is starting with a watershed assessment of the Trout Creek and Cold Creek drainages. The goal of the project is to restore and enhance Stream Environment Zone (SEZ) ecosystem function within the watershed. The work includes a general assessment of the watersheds to identify key processes or factors that may influence the planning and design of restoration opportunities. The Conservancy will identify restoration opportunities, including conifer removal, focusing on publicly owned SEZs in the lower Trout Creek and Cold Creek watersheds, between Highway 50 and Pioneer Trail, and up Cold Creek to Powerline Trail, over approximately 280 acres.
Formerly named as a City of South Lake Tahoe project -Trout Creek Adaptive Management and Fuel Reduction
02/13/2023 10:13 AM
Jen Greenberg
Land ownership and project management is switching from City of South Lake Tahoe to the California Tahoe Conservancy. The project area is being expanded to include additional publicly-owned lands in the lower Trout and Cold Creek Watersheds.
01/23/2020 9:47 AM
Jason Burke
Project location is outside of City limits and could be part of a land exchange with the California Tahoe Conservancy for more efficient resource management.