SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., August 29, 2025 — Mechanical treatments to remove encroaching conifer trees from meadow habitat and remove hazardous fuels are underway in Mayála Wàťa (Meeks Meadow) on the west side of Lake Tahoe. The Washoe Environmental Protection Department and the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit urge visitors to Meeks Meadow […]
By Kelsey Stalker, Tahoe Resource Conservation District Caldor Fire Structure Map (Calfire) shows the destruction. Red homes indicate that it was destroyed. Yellow homes represent there was minor damage. Black homes represent that there was no damage (KRCA 2022). For many Tahoe residents, August 14th, 2021 lives in infamy as the start of the devastating […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team For Immediate Release: August 22, 2025 Media contacts: Annabelle Monti | Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team | (530) 541-1501 ext. 126 Jeff Cowen | Tahoe Regional Planning Agency | (775) 589-5278 Agencies Sign 10-Year Strategy to Protect Lake Tahoe Communities and Forests Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev. – Against the backdrop […]
Chris Anthony, Tahoe Daily Tribune In the summer of 2021, the Caldor Fire roared over the Sierra Nevada crest and into South Lake Tahoe. Thankfully, proactive forest treatments including strategic thinning of dense trees, controlled burns, and defensible space allowed firefighters to slow the flames and save neighborhoods. Local fire officials noted that when the […]
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. – This summer, the Nevada Tahoe Resource Team (NTRT) is kicking off several important forest health projects at Van Sickle Bi-State Park to help protect the Tahoe Douglas community from wildfires and keep the park safe and healthy for years to come. Crews will be thinning overgrown trees and brush, clearing out […]