Project
02.02.01.0024 - TYC Conservation Strategy Phase II
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Overview

Basics

Basics
Successful implementation of the Tahoe yellow cress (TYC) Conservation Strategy (CS2015) will continue to prevent the need to list TYC under the ESA and will protect the species per California and Nevada State law. The TYC CS established management goals and objectives to provide measurable targets for the conservation and management of TYC within the adaptive management framework. These goals are: G1: Protect TYC plants and habitat on public lands, G2: Promote stewardship, protection, awareness of TYC on private lands, G3: Manage TYC populations for persistence, G4: Utilize key management questions to direct research, G5: Continue long-term monitoring, G6: Use adaptive mgmt framework

Implementation
2016
2017
2035
$1,500,000
Beth Vollmer (bvollmer@trpa.gov)
01/24/2017
01/06/2026
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Organizations

Organizations
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Kat McIntyre - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Roy Ulibarri - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
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
02.02 - Forest Restoration Program
Restore Native Vegetation and Forest Communities
02.02.01.0024 - TYC Conservation Strategy Phase II

This project is on the EIP 5-year list.

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures
Acres of Habitat Protected [EIP Focal Species: Tahoe Yellow Cress (Rorippa subumbellata)], [Habitat Type: Lake] acres
Special Status Species Sites Protected or Re-Established [Action Performed: Protected], [EIP Focal Species: Tahoe Yellow Cress (Rorippa subumbellata)], [Site Type: High-priority ] number

Reported Performance Measures

Reported Performance Measures
Special Status Species Sites Protected or Re-Established
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total Units
Action Performed EIP Focal Species Site Type
Protected Tahoe Yellow Cress (Rorippa subumbellata) Core 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 1 11 number
Total 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 1 11 number
People Served
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total Units
Primary Service Type
Education or Interpretation Program 4 4 number
Total 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 number
No accomplishments to report for:
Year(s) 2017
Explanation there was no action in 2017 outside regular monitoring which is covered under a different project

Funding

Expected Funding

Expected Funding
$1,500,000
$0
$1,500,000

No funding sources identified for this project.

Reported Expenditures

Reported Expenditures
Total 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (USFWS) $30,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,000 $20,000
U.S. Forest Service $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Grand Total $30,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,000 $20,000

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Watersheds

No watersheds set for this project.

Threshold Categories

Local and Regional Plans

Related Projects

Related Projects

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Notes

Notes
01/06/2026 10:27 AM Beth Vollmer In 2025, LTBMU conservation actions included:
1. Repairing the Baldwin Beach TYC protective fence enclosure from the changing Tallac Creek flows.
2. Collected seed from the Baldwin and Tallac sites to support propagation for mitigation plantings as part of the Taylor-Tallac Restoration Project.
3. Completed TYC surveys for the AT&T cable removal and had a botanist on site to ensure no TYC were impacted and no mitigation actions were required during the removal.
02/09/2024 2:41 PM Beth Vollmer LTBMU 2023 accomplishments: Ski Beach and NV beach enclosures maintenance
03/01/2023 9:03 PM Beth Vollmer 2022 accomplishments from LTBMU:
-built new or did maintenance on enclosures
• LTBMU maintained existing enclosure around the outlet of Burke Creek at NV Beach (before and after photos attached).
• Removed non-functioning/non-serviceable fencing and signage along swale of Taylor Creek swale.
• Constructed two new enclosures at Tallac Creek and Baldwin Beach as translocation repositories.
• Constructed a refuge area at the mouth of Taylor Creek by installing large logs, boulders, and constructing a line of fencing. This refuge area was constructed as a translocation repository and permanent habitat conservation area.
-promoted stewardship for protection or awareness of TYC on public or private lands
• Presented educational materials on TYC at the 2022 Native Species Festival.
• Posted signage at Tallac Creek, Baldwin Beach, and Taylor Creek sites to inform public of ongoing habitat protection and conservation efforts.
-any other actions to manage populations for persistence?
• Almost 1,500 TYC were translocation from areas of Taylor Creek and Tallac Creek where benthic barriers were installed as a mitigation for Phase 1 of the Taylor-Tallac Restoration Project. Plants were translocated into newly constructed fenced enclosures or refuge areas. Monitoring results at the end of the growing season found 78% of transplants survived in the first year.
12/21/2021 2:14 PM Beth Vollmer In 2021 the LTBMU partnered with League to Save Lake Tahoe who coordinated a volunteer event at Baldwin Beach in July. Volunteers and agency staff repaired existing TYC enclosure fences and pulled wooly mullein to improve habitat. - correspondence with Emma Williams LTBMU
01/27/2020 11:07 AM Beth Vollmer 2019 Accomplishment refers to Baldwin Beach