Conservancy Board Approves Funding for West Shore Forest Health Projects
Kings Beach, Calif. The California Tahoe Conservancy Board today authorized $414,074 to the California Department of Parks and Recreation for projects that improve forest health and reduce the risk of wildfire at Tahoe State Recreation Area and Ed Z’Berg Sugar Pine Point State Park. The funding is the first allocation of more than $6.8 million in Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act funds awarded to the Conservancy at last year’s Presidential Summit.
“On the eve of the ten-year anniversary of the devastating Angora Fire, today’s action to reduce the risk of future wildfires feels especially important,” said John Hooper, the Conservancy’s Vice Chairman of the Board.
The Board also awarded $20,000 to the League to Save Lake Tahoe for its Eyes on the Lake Program which trains volunteers to identify and report new or spreading aquatic invasive plant infestations in and around Lake Tahoe. The grant is part of the Conservancy’s new “Plates for Projects” summertime campaign which partners with local organizations to jointly promote Lake Tahoe License Plates and projects funded using License Plate revenue. More information on the campaign and this year’s partnership can be found here: www.keeptahoeblue.org/platesforprojects.
The Board also approved several long-term agreements with El Dorado County and the City of South Lake Tahoe for projects that will purify water flowing into Lake Tahoe and restore a heavily degraded section of Bijou Park Creek.
In addition to the projects in south shore, the Board approved the sale of development rights necessary to support the long-awaited Tahoe City Lodge Project, the first new hotel built in Tahoe City in decades and a flagship project of Placer County’s Area Plan.
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The next Conservancy Board Meeting is at 9:30 AM Thursday, June 15. The meeting will be held at the North Tahoe Conference Center, 8313 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach, CA 96143.
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2017 Board Meeting Materials
A limited number of copies of agenda items are available at our meetings. We encourage you to print the agenda item(s) you are interested in to assure that you have the reference material you desire. Thank you.June 15, 2017
7. Presentation and Update Items
7. US 50/South Shore Community Revitalization Project
8. Consent Items
8.a. State Parks Fuels Reduction and Understory Burning Project Grant
8.b. Lake Tahoe West National Forest Foundation Grant
8.c. Second Street Basin License Agreement
8.d. South Tahoe Greenway Shared Use Trail Project Phase 1a Additional Drainage Construction
8.e. Tahoe Pines Campground Restoration and Access Project Grant
9. Annual Program Authorizations and Update Items
9.a Fiscal Year 2017/18 Work Program and Budget
9.b. Annual Planning Authorization
9.c. Annual Land Management Authorization
11. Project Authorizations
11.a. Conservancy Land Bank Sale and Transfer of Tourist Accommodation Units
11.b. Plates for Projects Grant Award
12. License Agreement Authorizations
12.a. Country Club Heights Erosion Control Project License Agreement
12.b. Bijou Park Creek Watershed Management/Southwest Corner Project License Agreement
Previous 2017 Meeting Materials
March 16th, 2017
Discussion Items
7.a Placer County Area Plan Update
Project and Program Authorizations
8.a Proposition 1 Round 2 Grants Program Solicitation
8.b South Tahoe Greenway Shared Use Trail Project Memorandum Of Understanding
8.c Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Pilot Project
Easement Authorizations
9.a Summit Road Driveway Easement
9.b Paige Meadows Road Easements
January 13th, 2017
6a. Update On Potential Conservancy Board Conflicts Of Interest
Attachment 1 – Government Code § 1099
Attachment 2 – Government Code § 66906.1
Attachment 3 – Public Resources Code § 33321
6b. Status Of Projects And Partnerships With The City Of South Lake Tahoe
Attachment 1 – Site Improvement Grant List
Attachment 2 – Acquisition Grant List
Attachment 3 – Active License Agreements
Attachment 4 – Project Site – Upper Truckee Marsh Airport Noise Monitors
Attachment 5 – Project Site – Bike Park And Disc Golf Areas
7a. South Tahoe Greenway Shared-Use Trail Project
Attachment 1 – Resolution 17-01-01
Attachment 2 – Project Location – South Tahoe Greenway Shared-Use Trail Project
Attachment 3 – Land Exchange Map – South Greenway Phase 1b & 2 Project
Attachment 5 – Project Partners
Attachment 6 – Updated Appraisal Summary
Attachment 7 – Maintenance and Management Costs
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Protecting Lake Tahoe: One License Plate at a Time
Through a public-private partnership, the Tahoe Fund works with the California Tahoe Conservancy and Nevada State Lands to promote the sale of their Tahoe license plates. CA and NV Tahoe license plate fees go directly to environmental improvement projects of the California Tahoe Conservancy and the Nevada Department of State Lands, which include trails, parks, water quality and restoration efforts at Lake Tahoe.
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Protecting Lake Tahoe: One License Plate at a Time
Through a public-private partnership, the Tahoe Fund works with the California Tahoe Conservancy and Nevada State Lands to promote the sale of their Tahoe license plates. CA and NV Tahoe license plate fees go directly to environmental improvement projects of the California Tahoe Conservancy and the Nevada Department of State Lands, which include trails, parks, water quality and restoration efforts at Lake Tahoe.
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Conservancy Organizes Distribution of 200 Free Bags
Conservancy Organizes Distribution of 200 Free Bags. Efforts Support Community Sustainability.
South Lake Tahoe, California – January 21, 2014 – “Remember your reusable bags,” touts the sign outside of Grocery Outlet. Thanks to the Conservancy distribution of 200 reusable bags, today’s first 200 EBT (food stamp) users at Grocery Outlet will walk away with a free cloth tote.
“Conservation is not something you do on a Saturday afternoon, it’s an everyday step towards creating a sustainable Tahoe community,” said Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) Executive Director Patrick Wright.
The bags feature the California and Nevada Tahoe license plates. Over 96% of the funds raised through the sale of Tahoe license plates support hiking and biking trails and watershed restoration projects such as the Lower Blackwood Creek Restoration, Sawmill Bike Trail and Rabe Meadow Bike Path. California Tahoe Conservancy and Nevada Division of State Lands are beneficiaries of the plate fees.
When the Conservancy approached Grocery Outlet, they were eager to participate.
“We suggested that the bags go towards EBT users to help them take part in the sustainability initiative,” said Grocery Outlet manager Kim Schouten.
The City of South Lake Tahoe’s single-use plastic bag ban went into effect on January 15, 2014. All shoppers will now pay a nominal fee for paper bags and are encouraged to utilize reusable bags.
Established in 1984, the mission of the Conservancy is to lead California’s efforts to restore and enhance the extraordinary natural and recreational resources of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Contact:
Victoria Ortiz
California Tahoe Conservancy
Phone: (530) 543-6063
Email: Victoria.Ortiz@tahoe.ca.gov