Tahoe National Forest upcoming prescribed fire projects

Nevada City, Calif., Sept. 22, 2025— Tahoe National Forest is planning to conduct prescribed fire operations as soon as Oct. 1, pending all required approvals. Projects may continue through November as weather conditions allow. Prescribed fires help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.

Planned prescribed fire projects include:
American River Ranger District – Placer County

• Casa Loma – Up to 38 acres of pile burning near Casa Loma
• Emigrant Gap – Up to 200 acres of pile burning south of Emigrant Gap
• French Meadows – Up to 200 acres of pile burning near French Meadows Reservoir

Sierraville Ranger District – Nevada, Sierra and Plumas Counties

• Valley West – Up to 200 acres of under burning near Calpine
• Summit – Up to 200 acres of under burning near Little Truckee Summit
• Up to 200 acres of additional pile burning planned at various locations including Sierraville, Calpine, Rice Canyon and Little Truckee Summit

Truckee Ranger District – Nevada, Sierra and Placer Counties

• Klosser – Up to 200 acres of under burning near Prosser OHV Trail in Truckee
• Up to 150 acres of additional pile burning planned at various locations including Stampede Dam Rd., Captain Jack’s Boat Ramp and within the Cabin Creek and Lady Bug projects

Yuba River Ranger District – Nevada, Sierra and Yuba Counties

• Madrone Springs – Up to 100 acres of under burning near Nevada City
• Trapper – Up to 700 acres of pile burning near North San Juan
• South Yuba – Up to 100 acres of pile burning off Hwy. 20 near Madrone Springs, Nevada City

Each prescribed fire operation follows a specialized burn plan where temperature, humidity, wind, moisture of vegetation and smoke dispersal conditions are considered daily. This information is used to decide if and when to burn. If weather conditions warrant, scheduled prescribed fire activities may be canceled.
Stay informed about the scheduled prescribed fires through Tahoe National Forest’s website, social media channels and InciWeb, the interagency incident information system.About the Forest Service: The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.

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