The National Forest Foundation (NFF) is proud to announce the receipt of a $8.3 million grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) to carry out the implementation and planning of multiple forest health projects within the Middle Truckee River Watershed.
Photo by Jonathan Fisher.
Members of the Middle Truckee River Watershed Forest Partnership at the California Natural Resources Agency Building in Sacramento. From left to right: Jonathan Fisher – USFS, Jennifer Stanfield – WCB, Heather Giger – TNC, Eben Swain – TRWC, Rachel Hutchinson – USFS, Dan Alvey – NFF, Brad Robinson – NFF.
This award represents the first substantial investment of state funding into the newly formed Middle Truckee River Watershed Forest Partnership (MTWFP), whose core team is made up of NFF, The Nature Conservancy, Truckee River Watershed Council, Truckee Meadows Water Authority, and the Tahoe National Forest. The MTWFP partners will be collaborating to carry out the scope of work covered in the WCB grant, which includes the implementation of Five Creeks Phase 1 (Cabin Creek), as well as environmental planning for both Boca and Sayles projects.
- Cabin Creek
Total Acres: 1,924 (multiple treatments on most acres)
Treatments: Mastication, Timber Thinning, Grapple Piling, Meadow Enhancement
Benefits: Forest Resilience and Wildfire Risk Mitigation, Habitat Conservation, Watershed Protection
Implementation Start Date: Summer 2024
Lead Partners: National Forest Foundation, Tahoe National Forest - Boca
Planning Acres Target: 3,000
Anticipated Treatments: Timber Thinning, Mastication, Prescribed Fire
Anticipated Benefits: Watershed and Water Infrastructure Protection, Forest Resilience and Wildfire Risk Mitigation, Habitat Improvement/Conservation
Planning Start Date: Summer 2024
Lead Partners: Truckee River Watershed Council, Tahoe National Forest - Sayles
Planning Acres Target: 3,000
Anticipated Treatments: Timber Thinning, Mastication, Hand Thinning, Prescribed Fire
Anticipated Benefits: Watershed Protection, Forest Resilience and Wildfire Risk Mitigation, Habitat Improvement/Conservation
Planning Start Date: Summer 2024
Lead Partners: Truckee River Watershed Council, Tahoe National Forest
Cabin Creek Project. Photo by Dan Alvey.
Boca Project. Photo by Dan Alvey.
The synergy fostered by the MTRWFP is at the core of this achievement. By uniting multiple organizations with a shared vision, the partnership exemplifies the power of collective action in addressing complex conservation challenges. The grant's support for the planning phases of the Boca and Sayles Projects is a strategic investment that will lay the groundwork for future implementation of forest health projects across the watershed.
This grant will also be pivotal in advancing the partnership’s goals on a landscape scale, helping us protect and enhance our communities, forests, wildlife, and watershed.
Learn more about the Middle Truckee River Watershed Forest Partnership.
Cover photo by Dan Alvey.
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