Gondola Fire Restoration
Year of Project: 2011
Trees Planted:0
American Forests will be partnering with the Sugar Pine Foundation to replant an area damaged by a wildfire in 2002.The area is adjacent to Heavenly Mountain Ski Resort a… Read More
Name of Project: Gondola Fire Restoration
Number of Trees to be Planted: 10,000
Directly Benefits: Outdoor recreationalists
Location: South Lake Tahoe, California
Year: 2011
Goals
- Teach volunteers about the importance and benefits of native trees and plants and the threat of invasive species
- Stabilize the snow and soils on slopes to improve skiing and water quality
- Plant a mix of native trees including sugar pine, Jeffrey pine, and incense cedar
Notable Highlights
American Forests will be partnering with the Sugar Pine Foundation to replant an area damaged by a wildfire in 2002.
The area is adjacent to Heavenly Mountain Ski Resort and Village and Van Sickle Bi-State Park, locations where visitors come to enjoy outdoor activities, including skiing, camping, and hiking.
Sugar Pine Foundation was founded in 2004 with the goal to locate trees with genetic resistance to blister rust, a disease killing many trees in the western US. This goal iscarried out by harvesting seeds from blister rust-resistant sugar pines, and planting their progeny in restoration sites, such as burn scars and eroded slopes, in the Tahoe region. So far, they have identified 62 resistant seed trees.
Damage from the fire can be seen in the center of the photo on this mountainside
Name of Project: Gondola Fire Restoration
Number of Trees to be Planted: 10,000
Directly Benefits: Outdoor recreationalists
Location: South Lake Tahoe, California
Year: 2011
Goals
- Teach volunteers about the importance and benefits of native trees and plants and the threat of invasive species
- Stabilize the snow and soils on slopes to improve skiing and water quality
- Plant a mix of native trees including sugar pine, Jeffrey pine, and incense cedar
Notable Highlights
American Forests will be partnering with the Sugar Pine Foundation to replant an area damaged by a wildfire in 2002.
The area is adjacent to Heavenly Mountain Ski Resort and Village and Van Sickle Bi-State Park, locations where visitors come to enjoy outdoor activities, including skiing, camping, and hiking.
Sugar Pine Foundation was founded in 2004 with the goal to locate trees with genetic resistance to blister rust, a disease killing many trees in the western US. This goal iscarried out by harvesting seeds from blister rust-resistant sugar pines, and planting their progeny in restoration sites, such as burn scars and eroded slopes, in the Tahoe region. So far, they have identified 62 resistant seed trees.
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