Carnelian Woods received a letter of nonrenewal from AmGUARD Insurance on January 22, 2025, that our insurance would expire on its renewal date, March 31, 2025. We have our commercial automobile insurance with them.  The reasons for cancellation are: GUARD is not a market for not for profit operations as found per a web search....Read More

With the dryer weather we were able to complete the 3.5 acres of pile burning on Carnelian Woods property this week. This completes the 78-acre project that began in 2022 with hand thinning. Carnelian Woods now owns 78 acres of healthy forest that can better serve as a fire break if/when needed. Thank you to...Read More

We’ll be moving forward with pile burning at Carnelian Woods next week, Monday through Thursday (January 20-23). Some smoldering and smoke may linger into the weekend. We have a good amount of snow on the ground. Winds are fairly minimal but should be enough to help with mixing and keep smoke from creating a nuisance....Read More

Our insurance agent has developed several options to improve our insurance coverage, but all will involve additional cost, so a secret ballot is required to approve an increase in the dues to cover the costs. The ballots will be mailed by January 17 and need to be returned by February 17. The voter information and...Read More

We were able to burn only about 11 of the about 38 acres we’d planned. We were able to tie in the smaller units near the end of Carnelian Woods Ave and burn relatively difficult piles down near the creek totaling 6 acres, and about 5 acres of piles were burned on the California Tahoe...Read More

We’ll be burning piles at Carnelian Woods and adjacent California Tahoe Conservancy property next week January 6th to 9th. Cal-Fire will be carrying out the bulk of this operation. We’ll have a smaller team on Monday with more resources committed throughout the week. There are 38 total acres we’d like to burn. Piles are fairly...Read More

The larger crew was unable to make it up here from Auburn and productivity was limited. The local Cal-Fire engine was able to help out and we had some good consumption on several piles near the lodge, burning 1 of the 13 acres remaining on HOA property on Tuesday. We burned a few more snow...Read More

Carnelian Woods’ Firewise certification has again been renewed through the end of 2025. The Firewise certification means that our housing development has been inspected by the local fire authorities and found to meet guidelines to minimize wildfire risk. The certification can allow homeowners to obtain lower insurance premiums and is found on the Forestry Committee...Read More

We are planning on December 16th and 17th to continue pile burning on the Carnelian Woods property. We plan on completing all 13 acres over these two days, but snow and moisture may cause delays. We do our best to minimize smoke impacts, but please be advised smoke may linger for a few days. With...Read More

The hours of the office, lodge, and hot tubs have changed. The days the office is staffed may change periodically, so please call before coming in. The hot tubs will be open Wednesday through Sunday over Thanksgiving weekend. See the home or facility hours page for hours.Read More