Tamarack Fire News Today

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There were 16,800 seedlings planted this spring, a lot of little trees including sugar pines, Jeffrey pines, and white pines, according to the Sugar Pine Foundation. They said there are now a lot of little trees to water this summer!

ALPINE COUNTY, Calif. - The public is invited to the Forest Health Community Working Group presentation on the Tamarack Fire - Fuel treatment effectiveness, early data on regeneration and Recovery, and future monitoring plans. This will be held on June 5 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Hello fellow anglers. Memorial Day is here, and people will be out enjoying a beautiful weekend forecast. We deserve to have three days in a row of warm weather. We all need to slow down a little and take your time getting to your destination.

ALPINE COUNTY, Calif. - The public is invited to the Forest Health Community Working Group presentation on the Tamarack Fire - Fuel treatment effectiveness, early data on regeneration and Recovery, and future monitoring plans. This will be held on June 5 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

20 tons of seed will be dropped on forested land in Alpine County next week in the area of the 2021 Tamarack Fire.

UPDATE 2:22PM: Alpine County Sheriffs have removed mandatory evacuations for the area of Mesa Vista, according to Tamarack Fire Information. Residents must have proof of residence to bypass the road closure. SR 88 will remain closed to non-residents. Additional evacuations are possible due to fire activity, said the Alpine County news release.

U.S. Forest Service fire management reports 59 percent containment of the Tamarack Fire as of Wednesday morning, with a size of 68,393 acres.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by 18 Douglas County property owners against the U.S Forest Service over the 2021 Tamarack Fire. U.S. District Court Judge William B. Shubb for the Eastern District of...

Smoke blew in Friday night from the Tamarack fire over the Minden-Tahoe Airport.

FOREST SERVICE ROAD 863 – The fire crew moves methodically. Sawyers liberate bushes from their root systems and buck logs into manageable rounds as a swarm of swampers surround each, hauling the debri...