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 […]
Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron 530-721-3898 or lisa.herron@usda.gov LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., August 12, 2025 – Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team hazardous fuels reduction (forest thinning) projects are underway around Lake Tahoe and scheduled to continue through fall 2025, conditions and weather permitting. Multiple partners including the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, California Tahoe Conservancy, Liberty Utilities, NV Energy, Nevada Division of Forestry, North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas […]
By Luqman Adeniyi, Los Angeles Times It’s often said that wildfire prevention is the only real defense a neighborhood has against disaster. Images from the Eaton and Palisades fires that swept through Los Angeles seared that idea into the minds of people across the country, pushing many of them to take a closer look at how […]
By Claire McArthur, Tahoe Daily Tribune Four years ago, the Caldor Fire burned 221,835 acres in El Dorado, Alpine and Amador counties, as it climbed the western slope and crested into the Tahoe Basin. Over 1,000 structures were destroyed and beloved forests — habitats for animals and playgrounds for recreationalists — were forever changed. Fireweed […]