Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron 530-721-3898 or lisa.herron@usda.gov LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., Sep. 8, 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. To sign up for email notifications, send an email to sm.fs.paltbmu@usda.gov. The Washoe Tribe of […]
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 […]
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., August 26, 2024 – In addition to year-round campfire restrictions, enhanced campfire restrictions go into effect today, August 26, 2025, on National Forest lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Enhanced campfire restrictions will remain in effect through Nov. 30, or until rescinded. Enhanced fire restrictions say campfires (wood, charcoal, pellets, or any solid […]
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 […]
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 […]