SCH Number 2023060175

Project Info

Title

Caldor Fire Restoration Project, Phase One (SNC #1516)

Description

The Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) would provide funding to treat a minimum of 450 acres of hazardous roadside vegetation to expedite priority restoration measures in high-severity burn areas on approximately 22,095 acres of Eldorado National Forest (ENF) land southeast of Pollock Pines. Funding supports the broader goal to treat an estimated 2,461 miles of hazard-tree removal along fire-impacted travel corridors in the project area. SNC funding will focus entirely on hazard-tree removal, biomass transportation, harvest inspection, and monitoring services. The project supports a year-round local workforce, enabling continued operations of wood-processing facilities while catalyzing new biomass market opportunities. Partnerships between the ENF, Great Basin Institute (GBI), members of the South Fork American River (SOFAR), and Healthy Eldorado Landscape Partnership (HELP) will ensure the necessary collaborative resources are in place to sustain fire recovery over the next 10 years.

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