USFS expands its land holdings in Tahoe

U.S. Forest Service buys land on Tahoe Mountain. Photo/Provided

The U.S. Forest Service, the largest land owner in the Lake Tahoe Basin, has added  two 3.13 acre lots on Tahoe Mountain to its ledger.

Both are adjacent to existing USFS parcels on the South Shore. They are between Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe, near the top of Tahoe Mountain, north of the Angora Heights subdivision.

One purchased for $135,000 offers views of Lake Tahoe. The second, purchased for $100,000, is adjacent to the new hiking and mountain biking trail that begins on Deveron Way. The money came from the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.

“These two purchases, along with two 2012 purchases in this area, will help restore and maintain a healthy watershed for Lake Tahoe, prevent conversion of forest to residential estate homes, and secure public access and open space, providing additional recreation opportunities in the Lake Tahoe Basin,” the USFS said in a press release.