California Tahoe Conservancy

The Lake Tahoe Basin Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is a strategic plan developed to reduce wildfire risks and protect lives, homes, and natural resources. ???? The CWPP prioritizes fuels reduction, wildfire preparedness, strategies to reduce structural ignitability and also helps create grant opportunities for fire districts, enabling them to fund critical wildfire risk reduction projects. What’s new? The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team launched the Lake Tahoe Basin Community Wildfire Protection Plan landing page on ArcGIS Hub, featuring interactive StoryMaps that allow users to explore the CWPP through dynamic maps, graphics, and other resources. The 2025 update also features Vibrant Planet’s Land Tender software, an advanced tool that uses data and scientific modeling to identify and prioritize the areas that would benefit most from fuels reduction treatments. Communities around the Basin have shaped the CWPP through last year’s public meetings and survey and are now invited to provide feedback during the public comment period. ?? Public comment period: November 18 - December 20, 2024 1. Visit the ArcGIS Hub at https://lnkd.in/gjxGUfWt 2. Review the CWPP draft and corresponding StoryMaps 3. Share your feedback by emailing [email protected]

Next up in our “Meet the Conservancy” video series: Maiya Greenwood (and costar Mattole). Maiya is the California Tahoe Conservancy’s Tahoe-Central Sierra Initiative Coordinator. Watch to learn more about Maiya’s TCSI work with state, federal, and nonprofit partners. (Also, who’s a good dog? Mattole’s a good dog??.) California Natural Resources Agency The Nature Conservancy National Forest Foundation Sierra Nevada Conservancy

A new dusting of snow covers the Upper Truckee Marsh in South Lake Tahoe this morning.?

Watch sessions from our Sierra Nevada Regional Meeting that showcases California’s momentum toward wildfire resilience! … Thank you to all who participated in the Task Force’s most well-attended meeting to-date! Nearly 500 people gathered in South Lake Tahoe and over 300 joined online. Hosted by the California Tahoe Conservancy and Tahoe Fund, the meeting featured several new tools that will revolutionize how California tracks and communicates progress toward improving wildfire and landscape resilience. Other topics covered included progress being made in the Tahoe Basin and the benefits of landscape fuels treatments to vibrant ecosystems and economically thriving communities. … See highlights and watch recordings from the meeting on the recap page. >> https://lnkd.in/gZ7AeCEE … Tahoe Fund California Tahoe Conservancy California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Office of the Governor - California CalEPA Cal OES California Department of Conservation Bureau of Land Management USDA Forest Service Sierra Nevada Conservancy California Natural Resources Agency California State Association of Counties? Rural County Representatives of California … #WildfireTaskForce #TaskForceProgress #SierraNevada #Wildfire

New informational signs at the Knox Johnson and Motel Property, written in English, Spanish, and the Washoe language, share the news that the California Tahoe Conservancy, supported by partners, has acquired this environmentally sensitive land and is removing the development. The Conservancy is grateful to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California for translating the project signage text into the Washoe language. Thanks also to the Tahoe Resource Conservation District Crew for helping with installation, and to all our project partners. The translation is not word for word, as the Washoe language reflects the world view of the wa?í??iw (Washoe people – the people from here). But as Tribal staff noted, the translation captures the essence of the message perhaps even more so. Here is the signage text in Washoe, with the original accompanying English text. gó?la? wé?w?s – Coming Soon mí?le? hutí?we? de?é?e?guwa má?a?é?setigábigi – More Nature (More nature/ everything that lives and how they live you will get to know in the future.) ?á?lel?i dá?awága?a hutí?we? ?íwi dewesu?á???m tékew?igiháka ?it?áwa ?í?sá?a?a hutí?we? géye?í?yalu? ?í?ke bá?ya? – The California Tahoe Conservancy, supported by partners, has acquired this environmentally sensitive land and is removing the development. ?á?lel?i dá?awága?a hutí?we? ?íwi dewesu?á???m gáda?é?ibeti?a ?údi datánu?eyi?ge?igi mugá?g?ma? wát tánu ?í?ye?gáp?la? dahutí?we? dewémi ?ida de?é?e?á?a?é??etia? heligi. – The Conservancy is also engaging the community about the future of this site for Lake Tahoe’s environmental and public access. The sign text is also available in Spanish. Nearly a third of South Lake Tahoe households speak Spanish, as do millions of Californians. California Natural Resources Agency Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Tahoe Resource Conservation District League to Save Lake Tahoe

Such a productive meeting - it was great to welcome so many partners from across the west to Tahoe.

The October 2024 edition of the California Tahoe Conservancy newsletter is now available online. This month: we celebrate reauthorization of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, share field crew updates, showcase a new "Meet the Conservancy" video, and more. https://lnkd.in/gCdsPbcB

Big thanks to the Tahoe Resource Conservation District crew this field season! For many years, we have partnered with Tahoe RCD crews to help manage forest health on California Tahoe Conservancy land. Here the crew is thinning overly dense trees on a lakefront Conservancy property in South Lake Tahoe. The crew bucks logs into rounds that become available as free fuelwood to community members. Branches and smaller trees get chipped, with the mulch also made available for free pickup. The crew’s work helps improve forest health on these public lands and reduces wildfire risk to the community. Tahoe Resource Conservation District

The California Tahoe Conservancy welcomes YOU to Tahoe for the Task Force meeting! ... Erin Ernst, Natural Resources Division Director, California Tahoe Conservancy, explains how the Task Force’s Sierra Nevada regional meeting on October 10 has "great panels planned on things such as statewide progress on wildfire resilience efforts, a vision for vibrant ecosystems, as well as thriving communities." Plus, join a tour on October 9 or 11 for an immersive opportunity to better understand the critical landscape health and wildfire resilience work being done in the region. ... See the full agenda for the meeting and register now to attend in person or virtually. Registration deadline October 3. >> https://lnkd.in/gkJBa3Jg ... Tahoe Fund California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Office of the Governor - California CalEPA Cal OES California Department of Conservation Bureau of Land Management USDA Forest Service Sierra Nevada Conservancy California Natural Resources Agency California State Association of Counties? Rural County Representatives of California … #WildfireTaskForce #TaskForceProgress #Wildfire #SierraNevada

Save the date for this important community meeting!