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 […]
Fire Restrictions in Effect at Lake Tahoe Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron 530-721-3898 or lisa.herron@usda.gov LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., July 29, 2025 – Did you know that 95 percent of wildfires are caused by human activities? By understanding the common causes of wildfires and taking proactive steps to prevent them, we can all contribute to […]
Treatments Complement South Lake Tahoe High School Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Project SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., June 25, 2025 – To reduce wildfire risk, the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is scheduled to begin mastication treatments on approximately 20 acres of National Forest System lands adjacent to South Tahoe High School. Work may begin […]
How Mastication Machines Help Protect Tahoe from Wildfire Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev., June 23, 2025 – Forest fuel reduction projects happening throughout the Tahoe Basin this year are using a tool known as mastication around communities to connect fuel treatment projects and bolster defensible space within the wildland urban interface. The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) […]