Decision Memo Completed

South Tahoe Fuels Treatment Project

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Douglas; El Dorado, California; Nevada Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit

Haz fuels reduction & healthy forest activities in the urban defense zone on 3,800 acres. Mechanical treatments up to 3,000 ac. Thinning, aspen & meadow health, prescribed fire, forest health activities, re-entry in past treatment areas.

Location

10,000 acres spread across the urban defense done on the southern side of Lake Tahoe.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/19/2018
2
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.3 (4)
Special AuthorityLake Tahoe Basin Hazardous Fuel Reduction Projects (P.l. 111-8 Sec. 423)
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements
South Tahoe Fuels Treatment Project Decision MemoDecision Signed Date: 04/14/2018
ForestsLake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit
DistrictsLake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management