Fall Forest Thinning Continues at Lake Tahoe

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., Sep. 30, 2024 – Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) forest thinning projects are underway and scheduled to continue over the next several weeks, conditions and weather permitting. For project details, including land ownership, lead agency, start date […]

WASHOE TRIBE KICKS OFF FIRE TRAINING TO PROMOTE CULTURAL BURNING AND LAND STEWARDSHIP

First Washoe Intentional Fire Training to be held in Lake Tahoe from September 30 – October 4 Press Release- Washoe Environmental Protection Department  Contact: Rhiana Jones rhiana.jones@washoetribe.us GARDNERVILLE, Nev. – The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California is hosting the first Washoe Intentional Fire Training in Lake Tahoe from September 30 to October 4, 2024. […]

Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team Releases New Tool Showing Fire Restrictions

Press Release- Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team Contact: Tahoe Resource Conservation District, Cara Moore, cmoore@tahoercd.org LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., September 24, 2024 – The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) is pleased to announce the release of a new map that has been created to showcase fire restrictions throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin. The map shows […]

Fall prescribed fire program begins tomorrow at Lake Tahoe

*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., Sep. 23, 2024 – The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) Fall Prescribed Fire Program kicks off tomorrow, Sep. 24, 2024. If conditions and weather are favorable, California State Parks will conduct […]

New green waste bins can help eliminate your yard waste!

Press Release- Tahoe Resource Conservation District The Fire Adapted Communities Program promotes neighborhood defensible space work involving the clearing of vegetative debris, pine needles, pinecones, and small branches from one’s yard. There is a new green waste bin program available in South Lake Tahoe facilitated by South Tahoe Refuse and this Q & A factsheet […]