Lake Tahoe, CA…The Tahoe Resource Conservation District, in partnership with the California Tahoe Conservancy Lake Valley Fire Protection District, and North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, will host the first ever Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities Interactive Field Tour in South Lake Tahoe on November 5, 2016.The tour is intended to provide interested community members with an in-depth perspective of forest management and what it means to reside within a Fire Adapted Community.

The tour will focus on forest health and fuels management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and specifically how these strategies seek to create effective community protection from wildfire, which is one of the five components that creates a Fire Adapted Community. Participants will have the opportunity to get hands on experience with comparing and measuring forest stands, gain access to information regarding fire defensible space, and learn about the five components that create a Fire Adapted Community.

The field tour will be conducted November 5, 2016 at 1534 Bel Aire Circle, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. The event will take place from 10:00am – 12:00pm, weather permitting. Attendants are advised to wear sturdy shoes and appropriate clothing, as all activities will take place on undeveloped public properties. Interested individuals are encouraged to RSVP with Marybeth Donahoe by sending an email to mdonahoe@tahoercd.org by Wednesday November 3, 2016.

Funding for these projects has been provided by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, California Tahoe Conservancy, CALFIRE, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District and Lake Valley Fire Protection District.

Tahoe Resource Conservation District’s mission is to promote conservation, stewardship and knowledge of the Lake Tahoe Region’s natural resources by providing leadership and innovative environmental services to all stakeholders. The Tahoe RCD is a non-regulatory, grant-funded, public agency that works with partner agencies to implement projects, programs and outreach which currently focus on fire adapted communities, stormwater management, aquatic invasive species prevention and control, conservation landscaping and restoration.