California Tahoe Conservancy

08/12/2026

The California Tahoe Conservancy has awarded $2.2 million to the City of South Lake Tahoe to reduce wildfire risk for south shore communities and schools. The City will use the funds to facilitate fuel hazard reduction treatments on 213 acres of local public land, including:
• 137.5 acres of City-owned public land,
• 41 acres of Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) land,
• 35.3 acres of El Dorado County-owned public land.

The City and County land includes properties around the courthouse and law enforcement facilities at Al Tahoe Boulevard and Johnson Boulevard, at Bijou Community Park, and County open space lots. LTUSD properties to be treated include South Tahoe Middle School, Bijou Community School, Tahoe Valley Elementary School, Sierra House Elementary School, and Meyers Elementary School.

The Conservancy awarded this grant using Climate Bond (Proposition 4) funds.

https://tahoe.ca.gov/tahoe-conservancy-awards-2-2-million-for-south-lake-tahoe-wildfire-safety-projects/

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08/11/2026

08/10/2026

🔥 Know Your Zone. Know When to Go.

Wildfire evacuation warnings and orders may be issued by zone. Knowing your zone — and making sure you receive local emergency alerts — can help you act quickly when it matters most.
📍 Know your evacuation zone
📱 Sign up for county emergency alerts
🗺 Know more than one way out
🎒 Keep your go-bag ready

Visit Listos California to find your county’s emergency alert system and sign up today. https://www.listoscalifornia.org/alerts/

08/05/2026

An ibis wades in a wetland earlier today, on California Tahoe Conservancy land in South Lake Tahoe. The Conservancy restored this wetland, adjacent to the Upper Truckee River, as part of the Upper Truckee Marsh Restoration Project. Work on that EIP restoration project wrapped up in 2022. https://tahoe.ca.gov/upper-truckee-marsh

08/04/2026

⚠️Public Safety Message⚠️
The FIRE DANGER adjective rating on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has increased from MODERATE to HIGH. This means wildfires can start easily from most causes and will spread quickly! View daily FIRE DANGER on our website. Links:⬇️

08/03/2026

Want to join a great team helping to protect a national treasure? The California Tahoe Conservancy has an opening for an Attorney III. The Tahoe Conservancy is a state agency, established in 1984, with a mission to lead California’s efforts to restore and enhance the extraordinary natural and recreational resources of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Learn more at tahoe.ca.gov/jobs.

08/03/2026

There’s still time to support the most important restoration project in Lake Tahoe!

If you donate $50+ by July 31, Barton Health will give an incredible $25,000 matching gift to help the California Tahoe Conservancy bring the Upper Truckee Marsh back to life!

If you’ve floated the Upper Truckee River, walked through meadow, or biked along the trails, you know how magical this marsh can be.

With a small gift to this project, you will help bring one of the Sierra Nevada's most important wetlands back to life, improving lake clarity, restoring wildlife habitat, and creating a healthier future for Tahoe.

Visit this link to make your gift today: tahoefund.org/bartonmatch

Together, we can make it happen!

07/31/2026