Alpine Meadows Forest Health Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026060910
Public Agency
North Tahoe Fire Protection District
Document Title
Alpine Meadows Forest Health Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/2/2026
Document Description
The Alpine Meadows Forest Health Project is an approximately 98.4-acre, multi-unit forest health and hazardous fuels reduction project located on private parcels in Alpine Meadows, Placer County, California. The project is intended to improve forest health, reduce hazardous fuels, and improve treatment continuity across the community–wildland interface.
Contact Information
Name
April Shackelford
Agency Name
North Tahoe Fire Protection District
Job Title
Forest Fuels Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Tahoe City
Counties
Placer
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Alpine Meadows Road and Highway 89
Zip
96145
Total Acres
98.4
Parcel #
Bear Creek: 095-242-001, 095-241-009, 095-242-005, 095-240-001, 095-252-010, 095-252-001, 095-25
State Highways
CA
Airports
Truckee Tahoe Airport
Schools
Creekside Charter School
Waterways
Bear Creek
Township
15N
Range
16E
Section
4 & 5
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
The project is comprised of eight separate units within Alpine Meadows Valley. Work will also be taking place in 16N 16E section 33 and 34, on the APN's provided above.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15304 - Class 4
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15304, Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land, because it consists of minor alterations to vegetation for
the purpose of hazardous fuels reduction, forest health improvement, and wildfire resilience. The project does not involve the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees.
The project involves selective removal of suppressed, small-diameter understory trees and brush species through methods including hand thinning, chipping, pile
burning, and limited low ground pressure mechanical thinning. These activities are specifically designed to reduce the vertical and horizontal continuity of forest fuels
adjacent to the community, significantly lowering wildfire risk. Work will be implemented using hand crews and/or low-ground-pressure ground-based equipment with
resource protection measures to minimize soil disturbance, erosion, sedimentation, and impacts to residual vegetation. There will be no changes in land use. The project
would not result in significant environmental impacts, and none of the exceptions to the categorical exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Placer
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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