Community Wildfire Protection Projects
Information on upcoming, ongoing & completed Forest Management & Fuel Reduction Projects, and Requests for proposals (RFP). Checkout the interactive Resilient Landscapes Map at the bottom of the page.
2025 Projects
Olympic Heights - Old Greenwood Project - Nearing Completion
148 acres completed! Remaining 81 acre unit North of I-80.
The goal of this project is to establish a shaded fuelbreak and manage hazardous vegetation in order to reduce wildfire intensity and severity within and adjacent to the Olympic Heights and Old Greenwood communities. In addition to improving forest health and resilience, the work will support defensible space efforts around nearby homes and properties and enhance emergency ingress and egress routes.
Total project treatment acreage: 229 acres
Treatment type: track chipping, mastication
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Forest Health Grant
This $8M CAL FIRE Forest Health Grant awarded in 2024 will treat over 2,600 of forest outside of our communities aiding in both forest health, forest resilience, and community protection goals. Forester Sheedy has been supporting the bi-county regional partners with getting this grant and agreements executed and supporting momentum so that projects are permitted smoothly and on time, and that implementation begins as soon as possible.
Operations have started for the Martis THP project, this project includes 377 acres of commercial forest thinning and biomass utilization. Crosscheck Services is the Licensed Timber Operator and Danielle Bradfield is the Registered Professional Forester overseeing the project. We anticipate this project to span two field seasons and be completed by 2026.
Operations have also started on the Northstar THP which includes 140 acres of commercial forest thinning and biomass utilization. Crosscheck Services is the LTO with Danielle Bradfield overseeing the project as the Registered Professional Forester. This work is anticipated to be completed this winter over-snow.
Tahoe Donner has completed site prep work on reforestation units covering 45 acres.
Several other Projects are slated to start in spring of 2026, this includes work in Tahoe Donner, Billy Mack Canyon, HWY 89 North, SPI, and Alpine Meadows.
Still Have Questions? Email: projects@truckeefire.org or call: 530-582-7888
Truckee Resilient Landscapes Map
This map shows forestry projects across the region, past, present and future!