#Fallen leaf lake webcam update#

To prevent the introduction of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) into Fallen Leaf Lake, all boats must be security sealed with a Fallen Leaf Lake seal prior to arrival for launch into Fallen Leaf Lake.We suggest you call prior to making plans for daily launch. Prior to launching your boat we ask that you review the boating operations laws and water ski patterns for Fallen Leaf Lake.įallen Leaf Road to the marina is very narrow and congested. Rental boats: Pontoon and fishing boatsįor additional information, see Fallen Leaf Lake Marina Mooring Information, and marina mooring form.Seasonal, monthly, weekly, and daily mooring.To be added to the prescribed fire notification list, send us an email. The TFFT gives as much advance notice as possible before burning, but some operations may be conducted on short notice due to the small window of opportunity for implementing these projects.

#Fallen leaf lake webcam update#

Prior to prescribed fire ignitions, agencies coordinate closely with local and state air quality agencies to monitor weather for favorable conditions that can disperse smoke, conduct test burns before igniting larger areas to verify how well vegetation is consumed and how smoke rises and disperses before proceeding, post signs on roadways in areas affected by prescribed fire operations, email notifications to the prescribed fire notification list, and update the local fire information line at 53. Prescribed fire smoke is generally less intense and of much shorter duration than smoke produced by unwanted wildfires. Smoke from prescribed fires is normal and may continue for several days after an ignition depending on the project size, conditions, and weather. The TFFT strongly supports the use of prescribed fire under appropriate conditions and works closely with air quality districts to avert smoke impacts on the public. All this information is used to decide when and where to burn. Each operation follows a specialized burn plan, which considers smoke dispersal conditions, temperature, humidity, wind, and vegetation moisture. Fall and winter typically bring cooler temperatures and precipitation, which are ideal for conducting prescribed fire operations. Prescribed fires may take place any time of year when conditions are favorable.

Burning excess vegetation also benefits forest health by making room for new growth which provides forage for wildlife, recycles nutrients back into the soil and helps reduce the spread of insects and disease. Prescribed fires are a vital forest management tool used by land managers to help protect communities by removing fuels that can feed unwanted wildland fires.

Broadcast and understory burning use low-intensity fire to remove fuels under specific environmental conditions with fire confined to a predetermined area. Pile burning involves burning slash piles that are constructed by hand or mechanical equipment. Prescribed fire managers use different methods to remove excess vegetation (fuels) and reintroduce low-intensity fire into forests through pile, broadcast, and understory burning. Prescribed fires are meant to mimic these naturally occurring low-intensity fires that are essential to fire-adapted ecosystems. Watch the Forest Service video for an in-depth explanation of low-intensity fire. These low-intensity fires burned at low temperatures and moved slowly across the ground removing forest debris such as pinecones, needles, limbs, dead and downed trees, and ladder fuels. Historically, low-intensity wildfires ignited by lightning or native peoples routinely burned through fire-adapted ecosystems of the Sierra Nevada. West Wood Creek - 35 acres of understoryįor the current air quality index, visit AirNow and view the prescribed fire map with project details at Tahoe Living With Fire. South Mill Creek - 40 acres of understoryĦ.

Fallen Leaf Lake (Fallen Leaf Lake Road, Tahoe Mountain Road) - 40 acres of hand pilesĥ. Sugar Pine Point State Park Campground Entrance - 4 acres of understoryĤ. Sugar Pine Point State Park - 15 acres of understoryģ. The Burton Forest Restoration project will treat 132 acres of forest on Burton Creek State Park this year, 21 acres this week.Ģ.