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Coloma-Lotus Fuel Reduction for Critical Roads

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Project Overview

Basics

Forest and Community Resilience & Health
Forest Resilience
Fuels Reduction
Coloma-Lotus Fuel Reduction for Critical Roads
Implementation
This Hazardous Fuel Reduction Project will create over 176 acres of shaded fuel break along critical access roads in the wildfire-threatened communities of Coloma and Lotus, in El Dorado County. This popular historic and recreational area, with an estimated 2,000 residents, hosts over 400,000 annual visitors who flock to the river valley. More than 820 habitable structures, numerous accessory structures and numerous campgrounds, RV parks and public facilities -- including two schools -- lie within the approximately 13,000 acre Coloma-Lotus Fire Safe Council (CLFSC) area and depend upon the selected roads for ingress-egress.
2022
2023
2026
9/18/2024

Project Attributes

Footprint Acres
176 acres

Location

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  • El Dorado
  • Not in a National Forest
  • Lower South Fork American River (1802012907)
  • South Fork American (18020129)
  • WUI Defense

Organizations

Funder
  • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Lead Implementer
  • El Dorado & Georgetown Divide RCDs
Partners
  • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
  • El Dorado County Fire Safe Council
Other Partners Coloma Lotus Fire Safe Council

Contacts

Amy Longwill - El Dorado & Georgetown Divide RCDs (El Dorado County - RCD) (Amy.Longwill@ca.nacdnet.net)

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment Critical Zone: Recreation Areas Treatment Phases: Initial Treatment Type: Hand Thinning 175 acres

Reported Performance Measures

Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment
Critical Zone Treatment Phases Treatment Type Total 2024 2023 Units
Recreation Areas Initial Hand Thinning 61.3 61.3 0 acres
Total 61.3 61.3 0 acres

Financials

Budget

$640,700.00
$1,281,400.00 (For years 2025-2026)
$640,700.00 per year
$0.00 per year
$0.00 per year
per year
per year		 Total per year
Direct Funding (Cal Fire) $640,700.00 $0.00 $640,700.00
Total per year $640,700.00 $0.00 $640,700.00
Comment: None provided

Reported Expenditures

No Expenditures have been reported for this Project.

Note: Please contact the El Dorado & Georgetown Divide RCD office for additional information.

Pillars of Resilience

Pillars of Resilience

The proposed hazardous fuel reduction work will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by chipping, rather than burning, vegetation removed from along roadways. Furthermore, by preventing the spread of wildfires, this effort will avoid or minimize the release of greenhouse gases during catastrophic wildfire events.
The proposed hazardous fuel reduction work will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by chipping, rather than burning, vegetation removed from along roadways. Furthermore, by preventing the spread of wildfires, this effort will avoid or minimize the release of greenhouse gases during catastrophic wildfire events.

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