Meeks Bay Restoration

This project proposes to remove the marina and restore the creek and lagoon, add a new public pier and boat ramp along a heavily-used beach on the south end of the bay, and incorporate other changes to the campground, parking areas, and circulation.

While FOWS supports restoration activities that will benefit Lake Tahoe, we are concerned with the impacts of the proposed new pier and boat ramp on the south end of the bay in an area currently popular for non-motorized beach use among residents and visitors, as well as impacts to the existing campground. We have proposed alternative options for consideration.

State Route 89 Corridor Planning

This project will examine issues like parking along the highway (from Tahoma to South Lake), curb and gutter, pedestrian access, etc., with emphasis on Emerald Bay and the Camp Richardson areas. The project will also look at potential bike path routes south of Meeks Bay and through the corridor.

FOWS has been engaged as one of many stakeholders in this process; read our most recent newsletter for updates. We encourage those interested to sign up for the TRPA e-news list. View the project’s fact sheet or read more details here.

Homewood Mountain Resort (HMR)

In 2011, the TRPA and Placer County Board of Supervisors approved the proposed expansion of HMR. FOWS partnered with the Sierra Club to challenge the project’s approval. In January 2014, we reached a settlement with the developer to reduce the impacts of the resort’s expansion and improve traffic monitoring and mitigation.

In September 2016, the settlement of a separate lawsuit brought by another organization resulted in the preparation of the Homewood Evacuation and Life Safety Report, which “includes several items on a programmatic level that will lower the demand on evacuation systems by providing defensible space, fire-safe buildings, increased firefighting capacity and areas of refuge for residents.”

In January 2020, TRPA stated that HMR started construction on a new chairlift the previous summer, thereby activating the permit for the Master Plan that would otherwise have expired in February.