Sawmill Fuel Hazard Reduction
Summary
SCH Number
2026050120
Public Agency
California Tahoe Conservancy
Document Title
Sawmill Fuel Hazard Reduction
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/5/2026
Document Description
The project consists of removing live, dead, dying and diseased trees, and reducing conifer densities by hand for fuel reduction and forest health purposes. The project area consists of 25 California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) and 6 US Forest Service owned vacant urban parcels totaling approximately 29 acres (26 acres Conservancy, 3 acres Forest Service). The activity results will promote increased health and vigor of the stand, and reduce fire threat to the adjacent community.
Contact Information
Name
Jason Pollard
Agency Name
Tahoe Conservancy
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
El Dorado
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Sawmill Road
Zip
96150
Total Acres
29
State Highways
50, 89
Airports
Lake Tahoe Airport
Schools
Meyers Elementary
Waterways
Upper Truckee River
Township
12N
Range
18E
Section
18, 20
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, §15304, “Minor Alterations to Land”
Reasons for Exemption
The project involves forestry/fuel management activities to reduce conifer/chaparral densities and other forest fuels for forest habitat benefits including forest resilience from insect/disease outbreaks and fire. The project consists of minor alterations in the condition of the land and does not result in a significant change in land use or intensity of use
County Clerk
El Dorado
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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