Sawmill Road closures because of bike path work
Sawmill Road between Incline Road and Highway 50 will be off limits from June 29-Aug. 21.
The South Shore road closure is necessary to complete a 1.2-mile class 1 bicycle and multi-use path connecting to the existing bicycle path.
Motorists will need to use Lake Tahoe Boulevard to access the western section of Sawmill Road.
For questions, call 530.573.7900.
Why are they putting up that ugly commercial grade fence ?
I am pretty sure that fence was a condition of the property owner so the county could get an agreement to finish the trail.
How come no one is crying about all the large trees that were murdered??
Glad to see this bike trail being completed !
I tried several times to ride hwy 50 into town but Toooo dangerous!
The bike trail that winds through the forest to the high school is awesome.
Thankyou to the powers that decide , for this much needed and safe trail.
Steve.
Well I guess that godawful fence that Amacker apparently demanded is worth it to secure the easement, ( not to mention the 500k or so he ripped out of the community). What exactly is he so afraid of that requires such a tasteless barrier? I’ve heard cyclists and moms with baby joggers can be a real threat. The ranch style fence they just put on the adjacent parcel is much more appropriate.
Thanks to the folks at the DOT and all others involved to get this done. Sawmill pond is now becoming a hub for bike trails in the county. Nice to see.
I hope that ugly fence is temporary! How much graffiti is it going to collect? Who paid for the eyesore fence? The split rail fence at the end opens the view and looks so much better.
Watching this process for the past two years I have wondered why so many big trees were removed. Obviously, more trees than necessary were taken. Odd, isn’t it that a community that markets itself on natural beauty seems almost without exception to err on the side of tree removal rather than tree preservation.
A biologist I know has told me that our friends at the FS are tentatively getting ready to cut down green trees and snags at Baldwin Beach to make room for a bigger picnic area. This project will include a new bike path which will parallel the road down to the new picnic area and invite bike traffic into the woods there. This eastern portion of the beach is critical wildlife habitat for raptors, mammals including bears, and many species of birds. They could easily modify the plans and expand the picnic area at the other end of Baldwin but, just watch, they’ll do it in the most critical wildlife habitat.
Cutting down more trees. Logging is done to make money off the fallen trees and clear areas for building condos, houses and retail stores with new roads and powerlines. The USFS will say it’s for “fuel reduction to protect against wildfires”, “thininng the trees for a healthy forest” or “diversity”.
I’m of the view that while some of these slogans may have some validity, mostly it comes down to MONEY. A developer buys up some land, has the zoning changed and with the money given to the right agencies they get approval and start construction.
That’s just the way I see it. OLS
Hiker chick unless you have read the related USFS documents yourself and can confirm the contents of the documents this is information is not credible. You know a biologist who said something about a USFS project.?? Going to need more information to base a conclusion on forest service management projects.
Here you go ………..
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ltbmu/news-events/?cid=STELPRD3821217
Between the massive South Shore thinning project and the proposed Tallac project, critical wildlife habitat will be severely jeopardized. You can’t go into an area like this, thin it out completely, cut down trees inhabited and utilized by wildlife, make it easily accessible to walkers and riders and expect wildlife to feel safe there anymore. A shift in the location of parts of this project could save important wildlife habitat.
Comments can be made at the above link.
If the USFS proceeds with the South Shore Project prescribed thinning and the proposed Taylor Tallac Restoration as originally planned – the critical wildlife habitat adjacent to and behind the east side of Baldwin Beach will be devastated.
It is a certainty that opening up a new bike path along one side of this area, and enhancing the picnic area into this area will strongly encourage unwanted mountain biking, dogs of leashes and hiking though this very sensitive wildlife habitat.
There are not many critical wildlife areas left near Tahoe’s creeks that don’t already have this human devastation going on. I am in fact strongly in favor of the South Shore Fuels Reduction Program – but in some circumstances very sensitive wildlife habitat areas need special consideration. This is one of those areas.
I strongly recommend moving Baldwin Beach picnic and recreation enhancement to the west side for these reasons.