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Welcome Fabian Hannemann To Our Board!
We are thrilled to introduce and welcome Fabian Hannemann to our Board of Directors.
Winter Wonderland News
After a summer of raging wildfires and arid drought conditions, 9 massive storms moved in from the Pacific, drenching California. There was a brief dry spell in February, then another storm with unusually cold precipitation fell in early March, dropping 6 feet of snow in Tahoe and a foot of snow even at low altitudes. Since early 2023, almost all of CA has received 400% to 600% of its typical average rainfall, according to the National Weather Service.
Introducing Carly Mangan
We are thrilled to have Carly Mangan taking the lead on our social media campaigns and outreach this year! Carly started working with the Sugar Pine Foundation in January and has been doing a fantastic job supporting our small organization in many ways – even though she works another job full time!
Recent Feature In Reno Gazette Journal
A thick blanket of snow covers the Tahoe Basin, its grasses and trees dormant as they wait for spring.
But tucked in an office on the southwest shore of Lake Tahoe, Sugar Pine Foundation Executive Director Maria Mircheva is busy sprouting ideas for the coming spring that will shape the future of what Lake Tahoe’s forests look like.
Welcome Caitlin Firestone To Our Board!
We are thrilled to introduce and welcome Caitlin Firestone to our Board of Directors. Caitlin is a self proclaimed tree hugger who originally hails from the Midwest and is now based in Reno, NV.
$1.4 Million For LTCC Forestry & Fire Programs
The Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) in South Lake Tahoe is making great strides to educate and train the skilled workforce necessary to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration and management in our region – and beyond – and has secured major funding to support its new Forestry Program and long-successful Fire Academy.
Welcome Kristianne Hannemann To Our Board!
The Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) in South Lake Tahoe is making great strides to educate and train the skilled workforce necessary to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration and management in our region – and beyond – and has secured major funding to support its new Forestry Program and long-successful Fire Academy.
Funding Vs. Challenges In Forest Restoration
Public and private land managers, non-profits like the Sugar Pine Foundation, and other entities have been engaged in forest restoration for decades. Yet the concept only recently gained public and political attention and the term “forest restoration” became somewhat of a buzzword when intense wildfires in 2020 and 2021 wreaked havoc across the West and people sought a solution to turn to.
13,800 Trees Planted Fall 2022!
Most of our seedlings that went into the ground this fall were planted in recent burns – namely the Caldor, Tamarack and Loyalton Fire scars.
Everyone remembers last year’s infamous Caldor Fire, but the Tamarack Fire was also burning just south of Lake Tahoe the month before. It scorched 68,637 acres and almost wiped out neighboring Markleeville and Grover Hot Springs State Park.