The Project aims to mitigate the potential for high severity fire within the WUI while maintaining habitat and ecosystem services through a series of actions that address forest restoration, fuels reduction, habitat enhancement and roads management.
Location
The Five Creeks project area aligns with the Truckee River and the California state highway 89 corridor, South of the town of Truckee and North of Olympic Valley, approximately five miles Northwest of Lake Tahoe.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/29/2021
2
Comment Period
05/06/2022
3
Objection Period Start
08/20/2022
4
Decision
11/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Five Creeks | Decision Signed Date: 11/22/2022 |
| Forests | Tahoe National Forest |
| Districts | Truckee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |