Environmental Assessment · Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit · updated 3/30/2026
Within and adjacent to areas burned by the Caldor Fire on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · El Dorado, California
Post-fire restoration project to restore desired ecological processes in the forest, watershed, and aquatic habitat within the Caldor burn area.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed managementRoad managementProjects that may affect wilderness (for mailing list contacts)
Comment Period
12/05/2025
Decision
03/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2026 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Watershed Improvements; Wilderness Management |
| Forests | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Districts | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit · updated 2/27/2026
Forest Service trails throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · El Dorado, California
Project would alter trail system map to allow Class 1 e-bikes on specific trails and clarify trails where motorized access is permitted. Also would upgrade road/trail crossings over streams and wet areas, and upgrade trailhead parking areas.
Recreation management
Comment Period
09/29/2023
Objection Period Start
09/27/2024
Decision
01/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2026 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management; Travel Management |
| FINAL Decision Notice for the Basin Wide Trails Analysis Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/09/2026 |
| Forests | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Districts | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit · updated 12/5/2025
The Agate Bay sub-watershed and the Flick Point neighborhood of Carnelian Bay. · Placer, California
Project to improve Stormwater Quality on county rights-of-way within the Flick Point neighborhood of Carnelian Bay. The project includes a non-motorized multi-use trail and improvements to the Watson Creek stream environment zone.
Recreation managementWatershed managementRoad management
Scoping Start
01/2026 (Estimated)
Decision
11/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation
12/2026 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Trail Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Districts | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit · updated 12/5/2025
West Shore of Lake Tahoe · El Dorado; Placer, California
Healthy Forests and Watershed planning at a landscape scale on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed management
Comment Period
05/30/2025
Decision
09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2026 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Districts | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit · updated 8/8/2025
Marlette Creek on East Shore of Lake Tahoe · Washoe, Nevada
Restoration of Marlette Creek upstream and downstream of the Highway 28 culvert crossing, and along the South Fork of Marlette Creek upstream of the highway crossing. The culvert will be retrofitted to improve fish passage conditions.
Watershed management
Decision
08/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (25), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(25) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Districts | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit · updated 3/19/2025
The communications site would be located off Bald Eagle Drive in Tahoma, CA. · Placer, California
AT&T has proposed to construct a new cellular communications site. The site would include a 140-foot tower and an equipment shed.
Special use management
Decision
03/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Districts | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Impact Statement · Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit · updated 8/16/2024
Meeks Bay Resort and Meeks Bay Campground east of SR89, as well as a short portion of Meeks Creek west of SR89. · El Dorado, California
Restoration of Meeks Creek in Meeks Marina, remove marina, reconstruct Meeks campground, BMPs, pedestrian bridge over Meeks Creek, pathways, beach access, parking improvements, utility upgrades, alternatives for a pier
Heritage resource managementFacility managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed managementRecreation management
NOI in Federal Register
09/11/2018
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/10/2022
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
04/05/2024
Objection Period Start
04/05/2024
Decision
08/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Facility Improvements/Construction; Species Habitat Improvements; Heritage Resource Management; Facility Maintenance; Trail Management; Species Population Enhancements; Scenery Management; Watershed Improvements |
| Final Record of Decision for the Meeks Bay Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/12/2024 |
| Forests | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Districts | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |