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02.01.01.0103 - Program Timberland Environmental Impact Report (PTEIR)
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Overview

Basics

Basics
The PTEIR will address forest fuel reduction on private, local jurisdiction, and California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) lands in the WUI throughout the California side of the Tahoe Basin. CAL FIRE will prepare the PTEIR to more efficiently and comprehensively evaluate the effects of forest management within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), and streamline the project approval and delivery process for fuel reduction activities that are consistent with the PTEIR.

Completed
2017
2020
2022
$1,314,813
April Shackelford (shackelford@ntfire.net)
01/22/2018
05/16/2023
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Location Information Location Notes
Within the Wildland Urban Interface on private and local government owned lands

Organizations

Organizations
California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) Whitney Brennan - California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC)
Lake Valley Fire Protection District (LVFPD) Martin Goldberg - Lake Valley Fire Protection District (LVFPD)
North Tahoe Fire Protection District (NTFPD) April Shackelford - North Tahoe Fire Protection District (NTFPD)
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) None

EIP Details

EIP Basics

EIP Basics
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02 - Forest Health
02.01 - Community Wildfire Protection Program
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
02.01.01.0103 - Program Timberland Environmental Impact Report (PTEIR)

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: Biomass Removal], [Treatment Zone: Community Defense Zone] 5000 acres
Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment [Initial or Maintenance Treatment: Initial], [Property Ownership: Private], [Treatment Type: Biomass Removal], [Treatment Zone: Community Defense Zone] 5000 acres

Reported Performance Measures

Reported Performance Measures
Educational and Interpretive Programs Produced
2020 2021 2022 Total Units
Primary EIP Program Program Objective Program Status
Forest Ecosystem Health and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Technical Assistance Produced 0 0 1 1 number
Total 0 0 1 1 number

Funding

Expected Funding

Expected Funding
$1,314,813
$1,314,813
$0
Total
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (BLM) $1,314,813 $1,314,813 $0
Grand Total $1,314,813 $1,314,813 $0

Reported Expenditures

Reported Expenditures
Total 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act $1,206,765 $2,942 $80,859 $612,782 $326,869 $170,087 $13,226
Grand Total $1,206,765 $2,942 $80,859 $612,782 $326,869 $170,087 $13,226

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Watersheds

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Threshold Categories

  • The project will allow for accelerated implementation of critical forest management projects that protect the Lake Tahoe Basin community and watershed. Over 10,000 acres of priority fuel reduction projects have been identified and include upland forests, meadows, and riparian ecosystems.
  • The project will allow for accelerated implementation of critical forest management projects that protect the Lake Tahoe Basin community and watershed. Over 10,000 acres of priority fuel reduction projects have been identified and include upland forests, meadows, and riparian ecosystems.

Local and Regional Plans

Related Projects

Related Projects

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Notes

Notes
03/09/2023 4:23 PM April Shackelford The PT EIR was finalized and released in April of 2021. Additional meetings took place over 2021 and 2022 to further plan for fuels reduction treatments that align with the PT EIR and are therefore compliant with CEQA. The document will continue to serve compliance needs for future projects within the Lake Tahoe Basin.
01/14/2022 1:35 PM Eric Horntvedt On April 7, 2021, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) certified the Tahoe Program Timberland Environmental Impact Report (Tahoe PTEIR or PTEIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2019069054) and approved the proposed forest management program. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The PTEIR has been prepared according to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code [PRC] Section 21000 et seq.), the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations [CCR], Title 14, Section 15000 et seq. [14 CCR Section 15000 et seq.]), Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act (PRC Section 4511 et seq.), and the California Forest Practice Rules (14 CCR Section 1092.01). The Tahoe PTEIR addresses a long-term program of forest management and fuel reduction on private, local jurisdiction, federal, and California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) lands primarily within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) throughout the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The program includes numerous forest treatment activities to reduce the risk of wildfire including mechanical thinning, manual/hand thinning, prescribed understory burning, pile burning, sale and transport of merchantable timber, and the transport and use of biomass for energy generation and other forest products. Herbicide treatment is not proposed. An estimated average of 900
– 1,300 acres of treatments would be implemented each year within the program area.

The program objectives are to:
? reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires that could damage Lake Tahoe Basin forests, watersheds, habitats, and
communities;
? increase Lake Tahoe Basin forest resilience to effects of climate change, including prolonged drought, pest and
disease outbreaks and increased tree mortality;
? protect and restore meadow and riparian ecosystems, and forest habitat quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin;
? develop and implement all-lands fuel reduction, forest health improvement, and restoration projects that
deliver multiple community and ecosystem service benefits; and
? increase the pace and scale of fuel reduction projects to assist in achieving the goals of Executive Order B-52-
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01/15/2021 11:10 AM Eric Horntvedt The PTEIR Core team continued momentum in 2020. The Public Draft PTEIR was released 5/22/2020 for the public review and comment period, and by the end of 2020 the Final PTEIR is nearing completion.
02/05/2020 11:26 AM Eric Horntvedt Lead Contractor: Ascent Environmental Inc.

https://www.ascentenvironmental.com/
02/05/2020 11:22 AM Eric Horntvedt Project success would not have been achievable without effective team work between the following partner organizations: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), Lake Valley Fire Protection District, North Tahoe Fire Protection District, California Tahoe Conservancy, Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team.