W e l c o m e
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Proposed Project
California State Parks
has selected a slightly modified version of Alternative 2: “River
Ecosystem Restoration with Reconfigured 18-hole Golf Course” as the
Proposed Project. This alternative was chosen because it best meets the
project goals providing for environmental benefits while balancing
recreational and economic interests. The project will relocate 5 to 9 holes
of the Lake Tahoe golf course away from the river to allow room for river
restoration.
The proposed project
will:
Benefit the
Environment-Restore River; Improve Lake Clarity & Wildlife Habitat
- Restore
over a mile long reach of the Upper Truckee River.
- Restore
over 32 acres of meadow floodplain and stream environment zone.
- Reduce
erosion and increase deposition of clarity reducing sediment input to
Lake Tahoe.
- Move
5 to 9 golf course holes further from the river, creating a buffer.
- Improve
riparian habitat and provide more continuous riverine
corridor.
- Reconnect
river to its floodplain, restoring water table and vegetation.
- Remove
5 erosion-causing bridges and replace with 1 longer bridge.
- Continue
protection of the fen, wetlands and the Celio
barn which are all outside the project area.
- Reduce
turf by 10%.
- Reduce
golf course within 50 feet of the river from over 6300 feet to 850
feet.
Improve Recreational Opportunities
- Open
a mile of the river to fishing, swimming, and bird watching (currently
closed to recreation because it is in the middle of golf play).
- Construct
new trail paralleling south-east side of river which will connect with
the Sawmill Bike Trail and corner of Country Club Drive and connecting
to new bridge.
- New
bridge will serve mixed recreation and will connect new trail to
trails on west side of river, providing greater regional connectivity
(See map).
- Keep
an 18 hole regulation golf course, but update
layout and irrigation (open during construction).
- Create
a trail head near the clubhouse.
- Clubhouse
could be also used as more of a visitor center—a
gateway to the Tahoe Basin- and provide more interpretation.
Support the Local
Economy
- Keep
tourism dollars related to golf course coming to South Lake Tahoe
(estimated at $6 million in 2008).
- Maintain
employment in South Lake Tahoe: approximately 160 at Lake Tahoe Golf
Course and golf related tourism jobs.
- Maintain
revenue for California State.
Problem
Statement
Over the
past century, the Upper Truckee River has been impacted by logging, gravel
mining, grazing channel straightening and subsequent development of the
golf course directly on the floodplain. These disturbances have led to erosion,
increases of sediment and nutrient loads to Lake Tahoe, and decreased
riparian habitat. Due to these types of disturbances, Lake Tahoe has lost
30 feet of clarity since the 1960’s.
General Project
Goals:
- Reduce
erosion, fine sediment and nutrients into the Upper Truckee River and
Lake Tahoe
- Restore
natural river flows, floodplains and meadows
- Expand
habitat corridor to strengthen natural ecosystem
- Reduce
impacts of dated golf course and create streamside buffer zones
- Maintain
recreational and economic benefits
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DOWNLOAD
PLANNING DOCUMENTS
Download EIR/EIS/EIS and Preferred Alternative
Documents Here
Washoe Meadows State Park
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NEWLY
UPDATED RECREATION MAP
< Alternative 2 Revised Recreation Map --
Updated 11-10-2011 >
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HOW TO
SUBMIT COMMENTS ON THE PROJECT
Please express your
opinion by attending the TRPA hearings or writing a letter:
Judy Nikkel TRPA
Clerk to the TRPA and APC Board
fax: (775) 588-4527
E-Mail: jnikkel@trpa.org)
Mailing
address is P.O. Box 5310, Stateline, NV. 89449.
Physical
address is 128 Market St., Stateline, NV. 89449
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Supervisor Norma Santiago
El Dorado County Supervisor
Chair TRPA Governing Board
Fax: (530) 541-7049
norma.santiago@edcgov.us
Supervisor Larry Sevison
Placer County Board of Supervisors
lpsevison@sbcglobal.net
Senator Ted Gaines
California State Senate
Fax: (916) 324-2680
senator.gaines@senate.ca.gov
Assemblymember Beth Gaines
California State Assembly
Fax: (916) 319-2104
assemblymember.gaines@assembly.ca.gov
Secretary John Laird
California Natural Resources Agency
Fax: (916) 653-8102
secretary@resources.ca.gov
To submit a Letter to the Editor:
Lake Tahoe News: http://www.laketahoenews.net/contribute/
Mountain News: http://mountainnews.net/letters or
mountainnews@sbcglobal.net
Tahoe Daily Tribune:
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