The final environmental assessment and decision notice for the Caldor Fire Restoration Project has been released, detailing proposed activities for the roughly 11,700 acres of land.

Deputy Forest Supervisor Rosalie Herrera said, “This decision will guide active forest management activities that will help accelerate post-fire recovery and enhance community protection. Proposed restoration measures are designed to restore meadows and streams, improve wildlife habitat, and reduce hazardous fuel loads in areas affected by the Caldor Fire.”

Proposed restoration actions include:

• Thinning surviving tree stands and nearby unburned trees

• Removing diseased, insect-infected, fire-killed, or damaged trees

• Preparing areas to plant native seedlings

• Using approved herbicides to support reforestation

• Implementing prescribed fires

• Restoring stream channels, meadows, and aquatic aspen tree habitats

• Improving wildlife habitats.

The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit received an Emergency Action Determination for the project, which will speed up the timeline. Preliminary survey and site preparation are expected sometime this spring.