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Overview
Basics
Basics
The project will reduce hazardous fuels using hand-thinning, chipping, and pile-burning on 78 acres of private and local government-owned land. Hazardous fuels will be removed using hand-thinning, chipping, and pile-burning activities. The treatment will increase conifer spacing and improve forest health while reducing the threat of catastrophic wildfire. All areas treated are within the defense zone of the wildland-urban interface, adjacent to the community of Carnelian Bay, CA. It is among highest priorities identified in the Lake Tahoe Basin Community
Wildfire Protection Plan and is endorsed by the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team.
Implementation
2021
2022
2025
$253,500
April Shackelford (shackelford@ntfire.net)
02/28/2023
01/24/2024
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| Location Information | Location Notes |
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Organizations
Organizations
| California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) | Whitney Brennan - California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) | |||
| North Tahoe Fire Protection District (NTFPD) | April Shackelford - North Tahoe Fire Protection District (NTFPD) |
EIP Details
EIP Basics
EIP Basics
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment | [Initial or Maintenance Treatment: Maintenance], [Property Ownership: Private], [Treatment Type: Hand Thinning], [Treatment Zone: Community Defense Zone] | 78 | acres |
Reported Performance Measures
Reported Performance Measures
| Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | Total | Units | ||||
| Initial or Maintenance Treatment | Property Ownership | Treatment Type | Treatment Zone | ||||
| Maintenance | Private | Hand Thinning | Community Defense Zone | 78 | 78 | acres | |
| Maintenance | Private | Prescribed Burning | Community Defense Zone | 19 | 19 | acres | |
| Total | 78 | 19 | 97 | acres | |||
Funding
Expected Funding
Expected Funding
$253,500
$253,500
$0
| Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) | $253,500 | $253,500 | $0 |
| Grand Total | $253,500 | $253,500 | $0 |
Reported Expenditures
Reported Expenditures
| Total | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Tahoe Conservancy | $158,021 | $10,031 | $147,990 | $0 |
| Grand Total | $158,021 | $10,031 | $147,990 | $0 |
Photos
NTPUD tank property before hand thinning
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NTPUD SEZ property before hand-thinning. Photo is looking to the south-west and towards the SEZ.
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NTPUD SEZ property before hand thinning. Photo is taken from the bottom of the drainage.
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The larger landscape after hand-thinning had taken place. This maintenance treatment called for less material to be removed so fewer piles needed to be built and project costs are reduced.
(Timing: During) (~4,930 KB)
Agate Bay Water property looking towards Carnelian Canyon Creek
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First 19 acres of piles burning in October 2023.
(Timing: During) (~1,299 KB)
Pile burn was implemented by local 2396 Cal-Fire Unit with critical support from the Ca Conservation Corp based in Auburn, CA
(Timing: During) (~930 KB)
Other Details
Watersheds
No watersheds set for this project.
Threshold Categories
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The project will reduce forest fuels and enhance old-growth forests.
Local and Regional Plans
Related Projects
Related Projects
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Notes
Notes
| 12/27/2023 4:57 PM | April Shackelford | At this time, 19 acres of piles have been burned as part of this 78 acre project. We await the next burn window when the ground has adequate moisture or snow cover and a storm is predicted in the coming week. These conditions will create a safe conditions to burn piles and incoming winds to carry most of the smoke away. | ||
| 01/06/2023 12:15 PM | April Shackelford | Planning for this project had already taken place in 2021 prior to the appointment of a new Forest Fuels Manager at the North Tahoe Fire Protection District. The California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) is a partner to this project and 208 acres of their property was treated for fuels reduction in conjunction with this 78 acre project. All 286 acres were hand-thinned in 2022 and the piles will be burned in winter 2023/2024. Most of this acreage has had at least one treatment at some point in the past, so this treatment does more to improve forest health and resiliency as the bulk of hazardous fuels were previously reduced. |