U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Media contact: Lisa Herron (530) 543-2815 Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit takes steps to reduce human caused wildfires SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., June 1, 2020 – The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) is enacting campfire restrictions to protect the […]
News Release For Immediate Release Contact: Sarah Di Vittorio December 3, 2019 530-902-8281 sdivittorio@nationalforests.org Collaborative Group Releases a Landscape Restoration Strategy for One-Third of the Lake Tahoe Basin South Lake Tahoe, Calif.—The Lake Tahoe West Restoration Partnership has released a strategy to restore forest and watershed health across 60,000 acres of federal, state, local, and […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release Can Your Ashes Contact: North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Tia Rancourt 775-813-8106 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – As the temperature drops outside and we think about using our fireplaces and heating stoves, it’s important to remember a few safety tips and precautions. Heating equipment […]
Erin Holland Public Information Officer North Tahoe Fire holland@ntfire.net 530-308-1158 RED FLAG DECLARATION PROMPTS ACTIVATION OF LOCAL STRIKE TEAMS TAHOE CITY, CA, Sept. 14, 2019 – For the first time this fire season, the Lake Tahoe Basin Operational Area is under a Red Flag Warning, elevated to the level of a Particular Dangerous Situation – […]
PRESS RELEASE Erin Holland Public Information Officer North Tahoe Fire holland@ntfire.net 530-308-1158 Don’t Be Fooled by Mild Temperatures… Fire Season is Here. Tahoe City, Calif. Sept. 6, 2019 – A wet winter and late spring may have provided the Lake Tahoe Basin a graceful entry into wildfire season, but don’t let this week’s cooler temperatures […]