protect and restore meadow and riparian ecosystems, and forest habitat quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin.increase Lake Tahoe Basin forest resilience to effects of climate change, including prolonged drought, pest and disease outbreaks and increased tree mortality.
reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires that could damage Lake Tahoe Basin forests, watersheds, habitats, and communities.An estimated average of 900 – 1,300 acres of treatments would be implemented each year within the program area. The program includes numerous forest treatment activities to reduce the risk of wildfire including mechanical thinning, manual/hand thinning, prescribed understory burning, pile burning, sale and transport of merchantable timber, and the transport and use of biomass for energy generation and other forest products. The Tahoe PTEIR addresses a long-term program of forest management and fuel reduction on private, local jurisdiction, federal, and California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) lands primarily within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) throughout the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin. ), Forest Practice Act (PRC Section 4511 et seq.), and the California Forest Practice Rules (14 CCR Section 1092.01). PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The PTEIR has been prepared according to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.), the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et seq. 2019069054) and approved the proposed forest management program. On April 7th, 2021 the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) certified the Tahoe Program Timberland Environmental Impact Report (Tahoe PTEIR or PTEIR) (State Clearinghouse No. Notice of Certification and Approval of the Tahoe Program Timberland Environmental Impact Report