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
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
Today at about 3:15pm there was a fire response plus deputies to a fire at the end of Sahara Drive near Pretoria Road, about 150 yards from Carnelian Woods unit 76. The fire was just off Carnelian Woods property and on California Tahoe Conservancy property. According to Brent Armstrong, Fire Marshal for North Tahoe Fire,...Read More
This winter the waterline tiles and coping around the pool were damaged. Regulations require that these be repaired before the pool is opened. We are working diligently to bring in a contractor, and if all goes well we expect the pool to open May 30 on a five-day-a-week schedule. On June 15, when summer staff...Read More
The Sugar Pine Foundation will plant over 350 Sugar Pine seedlings on the “undeveloped lots” (top of Silver Pine, above the locked gates) area of the Carnelian Woods property on Thursday, May 9, 2024 between 10 am and 2pm (weather permitting). Volunteers from Carnelian Woods, Agate Bay, and neighboring areas are cordially invited to attend and help...Read More
Ignitions did not go as planned today due to travel delays and other factors. We are still looking at basically 10 acres of piles remaining on the Carnelian Woods property. With the snow already on the ground and the current and predicted storm systems, it is unlikely that we’ll burn these last 10 acres this...Read More
The conditions are right so NTFD is planning on bringing in the love this Valentine’s Day with more pile burning Wednesday and Thursday. We have a goal of 10 acres this week which would essentially complete the pile burning on Carnelian Woods property. There have been a few difficult piles that we may burn next...Read More
NTFD pile burning operations went well January 29-31. We completed all 19.5 acres (around Carnelian Woods upper units), reaching our goal for the week and completing most of the work for this project. There are 11.3 acres of piles remaining on the 78-acre total project. Depending on the incoming storms we will attempt to burn...Read More
NTFD has some additional resources available and is planning to resume pile burning again on Monday and Tuesday before the storm arrives. The goal is between 10 and 19.5 acres in the western most part of the project area (around the upper units of Carnelian Woods). April Shackelford NTFD Forest Fuels ManagerRead More
