Caldor Fire Restoration Project Maximum Extent Scenario

The Eldorado National Forest is advancing the Caldor Fire Restoration Project to address ecological and public safety concerns stemming from the 2021 Caldor Fire, which severely impacted large areas across El Dorado and Amador Counties within the Placerville, Pacific, and Amador Ranger Districts. The initiative aims to reduce risks to human health and safety while restoring ecological function, resilience, and biodiversity across the burned landscape and adjacent regions. This landscape-scale effort focuses on rehabilitating degraded ecosystems, stabilizing soils, preventing invasive species, and reestablishing native vegetation patterns to support long-term forest health. The project also seeks to revive recreational access and usability of areas that were closed or damaged by the fire, ensuring communities can once again safely enjoy public lands. The project is forecasted under the title Caldor Fire Restoration Project Maximum Extent Scenario, with a posted date of June 17, 2026, and is being coordinated through the El Dorado County Resource Conservation District in California. Primary point of contact is Mark Egbert, District Manager, reachable via phone and email, with Andrew Michler, District Ranger, serving as a secondary contact. While specific solicitation details and funding mechanisms are not yet defined, the project is positioned to engage in large-scale restoration activities across the affected federal lands, with implementation likely to involve partnerships between federal, state, and local agencies as well as community stakeholders to ensure comprehensive and sustainable outcomes.