Donner Summit Firewise Roadside Fuels Reduction Project

The Donner Summit Roadside Fuels Reduction Project will reduce hazardous wildfire fuels along approximately 40 acres of critical roadside corridors serving the communities of Eagle Lakes, Cisco Grove, Big Bend, Rainbow, Troy, Pla Vada, and Kingvale in eastern Nevada County. The project consists of selective hand thinning, removal of ladder fuels, pruning, and treatment of dead and downed vegetation within existing roadside rights-of-way to establish shaded fuel breaks that improve emergency access, evacuation routes, and firefighter safety while reducing the risk of high-intensity wildfire. Vegetation will be treated using hand crews, with cut material chipped, piled, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with applicable environmental requirements. All work will occur within previously disturbed roadside corridors, with no new road construction or significant ground disturbance proposed. Any remaining material that cannot be chipped will be lop-and-scattered on site. This project helps actively manage the land with no negative impacts, creating a landscape that is more resilient and resistant to high intensity wildfires.