Five Creeks
Cabin Creek, Big Chief & Deep Creek
Overview
Updated: June 2025
Acreage: 6,212
Partners: Tahoe National Forest, National Forest Foundation
Funders: Tahoe National Forest, California Wildlife Conservation Board
NEPA: https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/folder/168452082129
Project Pages:
Updated: June 2025
Acreage: 6,212
Partners: Tahoe National Forest, National Forest Foundation
Funders: Tahoe National Forest, California Wildlife Conservation Board
NEPA: https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/folder/168452082129
Project Pages:
The Five Creeks project is within the busy Highway 89S corridor, south of the Town of Truckee to the eastern boundary of the community of Alpine Meadows. This corridor contains critical infrastructure including private residences, commercial development, the Eastern Regional Landfill, and significant recreation such as developed campgrounds, trails, and rock climbing destinations. Highway 89S is a key transportation corridor between Lake Tahoe and Interstate 80. To enhance public safety, reduce potential wildfire severity, and restore forest health in this area, the project will complete forest restoration, fuels reduction, and habitat enhancement.
Phases
- Cabin Creek
- Big Chief
- Deep Creek
Acreage: 1,951
Project Status: Implementation
Start Date: June 2024
End Date: Anticipated completion by 2026
Sensitive Revegetation Period: Unknown
Partners: Tahoe National Forest, National Forest Foundation
Funders: California Wildlife Conservation Board
NEPA:
Pinyon Public | Powered by Box
Project Pages:
Tahoe National Forest – Home (usda.gov)
Description:
The Cabin Creek Project is the first of three projects covered under the Five Creeks Environmental Assessment. The project is located directly south of the town of Truckee, west of Highway 89 South. This project area contains critical infrastructure including private residences, the Eastern Regional Landfill, and significant recreation. Highway 89 South is a key transportation corridor between Lake Tahoe and Interstate 80. To enhance public safety, reduce potential wildfire severity, and restore forest health in this area, the project will complete forest restoration, fuels reduction, and habitat enhancement.
Acreage: 674
Project Status: Procure
Start Date: June 2026
End Date: Anticipated completion by Dec 2027
Sensitive Revegetation Period: Unknown
Partners: Tahoe National Forest, National Forest Foundation
Funders: California Wildlife Conservation Board
NEPA:
Pinyon Public | Powered by Box
Project Pages:
Tahoe National Forest – Home (usda.gov)
Description:
The Big Chief Project is the second of three projects covered under the Five Creeks Environmental Assessment. The project is located directly south of the town of Truckee, east of Highway 89 South, and adjacent to the Cabin Creek Project area. This project area – taking place on Forest Service land – borders private residences and includes sections of the 06 Fire Road and the Big Chief trail. As the second phase of the greater Five Creeks Project, this project will serve to support the same functions as the Cabin Creek Project, including public safety enhancement, potential wildfire severity reduction, and general forest health restoration via stand thinning, fuels reduction, and habitat enhancement.
Project phase not yet started.
