seneca pond
USFS returning Seneca Pond to wetland
Submitted by paula on Fri, 08/21/2015 - 10:11pm
A garter snake skimmed the surface of what little water remained in Seneca Pond. Birds were flying about as the trees were falling down, and grasses and plants were being pulled out and stored.
This was the scene of the U.S. Forest Service's project to return Seneca Pond to a wetland.
Angora Fire Restoration Project to resume
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/14/2015 - 7:07pm
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will resume work this week at Angora Creek near South Lake Tahoe. Crews will construct 700 feet of new stream channel to replace the existing Angora Creek channel, which was rerouted and straightened in the early 1900s to accommodate livestock grazing. Seneca Pond, constructed in 1964 when the area was under private ownership, will be returned to a wetland.
Circuit court upholds Lake Tahoe Angora fire analysis
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/20/2012 - 3:09pmThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed Thursday a district court ruling upholding Lake Tahoe area environmental analysis for the Angora fire area fuels reduction project.
The Angora Restoration Project was designed to protect wildlife habitat as well as reduce long-term wildfire risk to Lake Tahoe area communities. Two environmental groups, Earth Island Institute and Center for Biological Diversity, tried to stop arguing it would harm the black-backed woodpecker.
