Project
02.01.01.0092 - Highway 50 Fuels Reduction Project
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Overview

Basics

Basics
This project reduced the risk of catastrophic fire and resulting damage to communities by reducing wildland fuels within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). The project areas were all located within the Defense Zone of the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District WUI and are all immediately adjacent to U.S. Forest Service Lands that have been treated. The project was composed of 138 acres over 6 units. The largest unit was a 100 acre property located between the communities of Round Hill and Zephyr Heights. The other units average 7 acres and was located within communities along Highway 50 from Stateline to near Glenbrook.

Completed
2015
2016
2019
$286,000
Keegan Schafer (kschafer@tahoefire.com)
01/19/2017
06/25/2025
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Organizations

Organizations
Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District (TDFPD) Keegan Schafer - Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District (TDFPD)
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
02.01.01.0092 - Highway 50 Fuels Reduction Project

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures
Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment [Initial or Maintenance Treatment: Initial], [Property Ownership: Local public lands (fire districts, counties, GIDs, PUDs, etc.)], [Treatment Type: Prescribed Burning], [Treatment Zone: Community Defense Zone] 39 acres
Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment [Initial or Maintenance Treatment: Initial], [Property Ownership: Local public lands (fire districts, counties, GIDs, PUDs, etc.)], [Treatment Type: Hand Thinning], [Treatment Zone: Community Defense Zone] 39 acres
Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment [Initial or Maintenance Treatment: Initial], [Property Ownership: Private], [Treatment Type: Hand Thinning], [Treatment Zone: Community Defense Zone] 100 acres
Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment [Initial or Maintenance Treatment: Initial], [Property Ownership: Private], [Treatment Type: Prescribed Burning], [Treatment Zone: Community Defense Zone] 100 acres

Reported Performance Measures

Reported Performance Measures
Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment
2016 2017 2018 2019 Total Units
Initial or Maintenance Treatment Property Ownership Treatment Type Treatment Zone
Initial Private Hand Thinning Community Defense Zone 14 100 24 138 acres
Initial Private Prescribed Burning Community Defense Zone 138 138 acres
Total 14 100 24 138 276 acres

Funding

Expected Funding

Expected Funding
$286,000
$286,000
$0
Total
Unknown or Unassigned $286,000 $286,000 $0
Grand Total $286,000 $286,000 $0

Reported Expenditures

Reported Expenditures
Total 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
U.S. Forest Service $288,812 $42,361 $10,360 $189,487 $46,604 $0
Grand Total $288,812 $42,361 $10,360 $189,487 $46,604 $0

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Threshold Categories

  • Air Quality
  • The project will restore forests to a more natural density and change the forest composition to be composed on more shade intolerant pines. The project will also reintroduce fire into the ecosystem.
  • Fuels reduction projects open up the forest canopy and enable light to reach the forest floor. Then pile burning or broadcast burning disturbs the duff layer and allows forbs, grasses and shrubs to again grow on the forest floor. In turn this vegetation creates browse and mast for wildlife and is likely one of the reasons the mule deer herd around Glenbrook and along Kingsbury Grade is currently flourishing. Habitat piles, unburned piles accidentally and left on purpose also create habitat for rodents that then become food for many species of predators.

Local and Regional Plans

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Related Projects

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