SCH Number 2026030297

Project Info

Title

Eldorado Community Defense Project 2025 (SNC1813)

Description

Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) would provide funding to the Eldorado National Forest (ENF) to complete between 350 to 400 acres of vegetation management treatments to reduce hazardous fuels and protect communities and critical infrastructure from wildfire in El Dorado County. Existing conditions consist of high tree density and heavy surface fuel loads, where fire modeling predicts high-intensity, fast-spreading wildfire in the event of an ignition. Planned treatment types for both units include a mix of mastication to reduce brush and small diameter timber, up to 12” DBH and hand-cut and chip to reduce fuel loads and alter fire behavior. This will reduce the risk of high-intensity wildfire and result in the protection of communities, vital ingress/egress routes, and emergency-response assets. Treatments in the Darling Ridge Unit will create a nearly 3.5-mile-long fuel break along a landscape feature that is critical for community protection, wildfire suppression, and evacuation planning. Treatments in the Sly Park Unit will protect communities, an outdoor education center, ENF hotshot base and fire station, and El Dorado Irrigation District water facilities and infrastructure.

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