This op-ed by Amy Berry and Caitlin Meyer was published in the Reno Gazette-Journal on December 4, 2024. If you drive down Mt. Rose Highway, you will see remnants of the recent 5,824-acre Davis Fire: Retardant sprayed across the mountain, charred trees on ridgelines, and a forest floor turned black by flame. You will also see “Thank […]
Permits will still be available for the Every Kid Outdoors Program Press Release- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., Sep. 19, 2024 – The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit’s (LTBMU) announced last year that the Christmas Tree Permit Program will pause, starting this fall of 2024, for several years […]
Conditions and Weather Permitting Press Release- Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron 530-721-3898 or lisa.herron@usda.gov LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., Oct. 21, 2024 – Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) forest thinning (fuels reduction) projects are underway and scheduled to continue through fall 2024, conditions and weather permitting. North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, […]
Crews Masticating Vegetation Near Neighborhoods to Reduce Wildfire Risk Press Release- Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team, Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron 530-721-3898 or lisa.herron@usda.gov LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., Oct. 7, 2024 – Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) forest thinning projects are underway and scheduled to continue through this fall, conditions and weather permitting. The USDA […]
Conditions and weather permitting Press Release- Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron 530-721-3898 or lisa.herron@usda.gov LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., Oct. 7, 2024 – The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) Fall Prescribed Fire Program continues this week on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore. If conditions and weather are favorable, California State Parks will […]