Combination of mechanical and hand treatments, biomass utilization, and prescribed burning in order to reduce forest surface fuels and conifer density within the WUI surrounding the communities and infrastructure around Spooner and Glenbrook areas.
Location
Project runs north along the east shore of Lake Tahoe from Pittman Terrace, bordering Glenbrook, Spooner Summit, Skunk Harbor, Secret Harbor, and Thunderbird Lodge
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/20/2009
2
Decision
01/2010 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2010 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (4) |
| Special Authority | Lake Tahoe Basin Hazardous Fuel Reduction Projects (P.l. 111-8 Sec. 423) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Spooner Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/13/2010 |
| Forests | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Districts | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Legal Land Description | Township 14 N, Range 18E; Sections 1,2,3,4,7,13,14,26 and 27, T15N, R18E; Sec 11,12,14,23,26,27 and 34. |