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The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit lies within a unique Sierra Nevada geologic basin, along the border of California and Nevada.  It encompasses over 150,000 acres of National Forest lands, and ranges in altitude above sea level from 6,225 feet at lake level to 10,881 feet at Freel Peak, overlooking the City of South Lake Tahoe.

The USDA Forest Service established the LTBMU in 1973.  The name of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit reflects a unique sort of National Forest, as unique as the resources of the Tahoe Basin.

Enjoy all the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has to offer, but above all, demonstrate your concern and good stewardship of these special public lands and resources.

Organizational Overview

The purpose of the LTBMU is to protect Lake Tahoe and its famed water quality by specially managing a diverse range of resources, particularly the complex watershed systems that form the basin surrounding the lake.   Conservation, restoration and protection programs also include forest health and hazard fuels management, habitat, and wilderness management to name a few.  The LTBMU has become known for pioneering programs and techniques in watershed management, environmental education and resource interpretation programs, fisheries and stream restoration.

Cultural Heritage The Heritage Resource Program of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit seeks to promote knowledge about and appreciation for our nation's diverse cultural heritage. We protect significant heritage resources and promote heritage awareness through a balance of inventory, evaluation, monitoring, preservation, public interpretation, education, collaboration, and consultation.		Diverse Recreation From sparkling lakeside beaches, to high country alpine meadows and trails, the LTBMU provides some of the finest outdoor recreation in the nation, combined with breathtaking scenery. Whether you prefer the solitude of nature, camping, hiking, mountain biking, or water-sports, the LTBMU and its many basin partners provide some of the most diverse opportunities in all seasons of the year.
LTRA Erosion Control Grant Program  The LTRA Erosion Control Grants Program provides Federal Assistance to local governments  for erosion and sediment control projects that are located on non-Federal lands and that provide benefit to Federal land.		Fire & Fuels Management The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has organized the Vegetation, Urban Lot, Fire, and Fuels programs under a single staff area in order to better coordinate hazardous fuels reduction and forest health thinning. These programs are overseen by staff officer Dave Marlow.
Watershed Restoration The watershed restoration program rehabilitates and restores disturbed areas in the forest.  Stream channels, roads, and upland areas are treated to reduce or eliminate soil erosion.		Wildlife The wildlife program manages a diversity of habitats that will ensure the persistence of viable native and desirable non-native fish, wildlife, and plant populations in the basin.

USDA Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU)
Last Modified: Thursday, 11 December 2008 at 11:28:31 EST