Project Goals

The goal of the project is to complete the restoration of approximately 22 acres of Burke Creek and surrounding Rabe Meadow. Activities include partially filling Jennings Pond to prevent introduction of invasive species and reduce groundwater issues to nearby infrastructure, filling man-made ditches on USFS land, and restoring Burke Creek channel and lagoon. Construction will begin in July 2024.

 

Overview Map

Project Description 

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Plan Set

Flood Analysis

 

Burke Creek’s alignment has varied through time as white settlers moved into the Tahoe Basin. The Washoe people’s name for the creek and surrounding meadow is “Lam Watah” which translates to stones by water where the ancestral people of this region used to process and prepare food for the winter. See map below for known alignments.