Tahoe Forest Work Shifts to Mastication

Tahoe forest work shifts to mastication

Forest fuel reduction projects happening throughout the Tahoe Basin this year are using a tool known as mastication around communities to connect fuel treatment projects and bolster defensible space within the wildland urban interface.

Hazardous fuels treatments to begin near South Tahoe High School

The U.S. Forest Service will be working to reduce wildfire risk in South Lake Tahoe soon.

Hazardous fuels treatments begin near South Tahoe High School

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – To reduce wildfire risk, the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is scheduled to begin mastication treatments on approximately 20 acres of National Forest System lands adjacent to South Tahoe High School. Work may begin this week and will continue for the next three weeks, conditions, staffing and weather permitting. When work is taking place, access to some areas may be disrupted temporarily. South Ta…