Decision Memo Completed

Tahoe Basin Caldor Hazard Tree Fuels Reduction Project

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit El Dorado, California Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit

Reductions in fuel loading, replanting, remove fire-killed trees, trees that are likely to die because of fire damage, & other trees that pose a hazard to roads, trails, private property & in developed recreation sites impacted by the Caldor Fire

Location

The project includes approximately 1,528 acres of National Forest System (NFS) lands burned during the Caldor Fire and approximately 50 acres of NFS lands damaged during Caldor Fire suppression action

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/11/2022
2
Decision
07/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2022 (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
Tahoe Basin Caldor Hazard Tree Fuels Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/29/2022
ForestsLake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit
DistrictsLake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)