Written by Kelsey Stalker and Kat Lanham Description: This article explores the important factors of fire ecology in Tahoe, and highlights opportunities to learn more and prepare for wildfire. Photo of USFS Understory Burn (Kat Lanham 2026) During an especially active year for wildfires, learning about fire’s role within ecosystems can help us […]
Written by Kelsey Stalker, Fire Adapted Communities Program Assistant at the Tahoe Resource Conservation District. It’s summer in Tahoe after a historically low snowpack winter. It’s not time to panic, it’s time to ask ourselves: what’s my home hardening strategy? When preparing for wildfire, we need to remember that fire is a natural part of the ecosystem. This is why Land Managers use […]
Katelyn Welsh kwelsh@tahoedailytribune.com The Davis Fire that occurred in September 2024. Victoria Mastrocola LAKE TAHOE, Nev. / Calif. – Fire has already struck in the high-elevation west after a winter that has fire experts holding their breath as seasons change. At the end of March, the Dry Fork Fire hit the Uintah mountains in Utah […]
South Lake Tahoe, Calif.—October 14, 2025—The California Tahoe Conservancy is implementing a project to improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk on 33 acres of Conservancy land in El Dorado County near Lake Tahoe Airport. By thinning the overcrowded forest and removing hazardous fuels, the project will help protect the airport and nearby El Dorado […]
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 […]