Tag: wildfire
County Supervisor and SBC Vice President Say Yes to Measure...
Supporters and opponents of the Measure V sales tax proposal on November’s ballot share their opinions.
Truckee Mayors Say No to Measure V
Supporters and opponents of the Measure V sales tax proposal on November’s ballot share their opinions.
Missing Person Kiely Rodni; Truckee Draft EIR Released; Wildfire Prevention Tax...
The Town of Truckee draft Environmental Impact Report has been released; the Board of Supervisors places wildfire prevention, emergency services and disaster readiness transactions and use tax on November ballot; and more in this week’s news briefs.
Ground to Crown
Clearing ladder fuels is a crucial part of defensible space clean-up. Doing such helps to prevent flames from vertically climbing a tree and potentially spreading fire from treetop to treetop.
Clearing for Good
What’s going on with the burn piles and forest clearing happening near Dollar Creek Trail and Rocky Ridge? The California Tahoe Conservancy and California State Parks project managers held a tour to explain.
Fanning the Flames: Common Ground, Divided Practices
A breakdown of why the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire go about combating wildfires differently, and the legislative attempt to get both agencies on the same page.
Possibility of Limiting Campfires in State Parks; Forest Management Handbook; Incline...
A number of wildfire preparedness-related briefs; Spooner improvement project moves forward; a new makerspace at Incline Elementary School; shifting of leadership at Tahoe Food Hub; and more.
Dixie Fire Cause Determined to Be PG&E Electrical Distribution Lines; Power...
Briefs: 3 Jan. - 10 Jan., online only, including information on power outages that have now lasted weeks for over 10,000 residents; local emergency measures back due to pending winter storms; and Cal Fire investigators have identified a fallen PG&E line as the cause of the massive Dixie Fire.
Counties Declare Emergency Due to Storm; Caltrans Urges Essential Travel Only;...
News Briefs: 28 Dec., 2021 - 2 Jan., 2022: online only, including information on county local states of emergency and Caltrans’ recommendation to limit car travel to essential trips.
Largest Invasive Species Removal Project Announced for Tahoe; 301 New Affordable...
News Briefs: 20 Dec. - 27 Dec., 2021: online only