Urban Forest Defense Zone Fuels Reduction and Healthy Forest Project
Strategy
Wildland Urban Interface Hazardous Fuel Reduction
Lead Implementer
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Funders
California Tahoe Conservancy, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Project Primary Contact
Brian Garrett
Project Stage
Implementation
Duration
2023 - 2035
Community Wildfire Protection
Wildland Urban Interface Hazardous Fuel Reduction
The purpose of this project is to plan and implement fuels reduction and forest health treatments within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) focused specifically on National Forest System (NFS) lands within the Defense Zone, with an emphasis on urban forest parcels within and adjacent to communities located within the Lake Tahoe Basin. The project will focus on restoring and maintaining fire resilient landscapes within the WUI Defense Zone in accordance with the Lake Tahoe Basin 10-Year Multi-Jurisdictional Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Prevention Strategy.
Key Accomplishments
- Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 179.00 acres
Pillars of Resilience
- Fire Adapted Communities
- Forest Resilience
Location
Location Not Specified
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $1,354,568.00
Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU): $1,060,791
U.S. Forest Service (USFS - LTBMU): $167,000
Wildfire Resilience (CTC): $126,777
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Project last updated 1/22/2025