Martis Valley

Martis Valley

Martis Valley is a geographic area of 70 square miles (180 km2) in the United States, extending northward from the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, California, to the west of the California-Nevada border. It is located in Placer and Nevada Counties.

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Description

Located in the Sierra Nevada mountains north of Lake Tahoe, Martis Valley is largely rural and forested.[1] Elevation ranges from approximately 5,800 to 8,600 feet above mean sea level.[2]

The area is roughly coextensive with the Martis Creek Basin, which drains into the Truckee River.[3] It includes Martis Creek, Donner Creek, and Prosser Creek, major tributaries to the Truckee River.[3] There are several natural lakes, Dry Lake, Gooseneck Lake, Donner Lake, and Martis Creek Lake. The Prosser Creek Reservoir, a small manmade lake, was created in 1962.[4] A much larger lake, the Martis Reservoir, was built in 1971 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for flood protection for Reno, Nevada.[2] The area also includes the Martis Creek Lake National Recreation Area, the northern portion of the Northstar at Tahoe ski resort, the Lahontan Golf Club,[5] and the Truckee-Tahoe Airport. California State Route 267, one of two main roads connecting Truckee and Lake Tahoe, runs through the valley.[2]

History

In 2001 a forest fire burned 15,000 square miles (39,000 km2) of land.[6]

Development

In the 2000s Martis Valley faced development pressure due to its proximity to Truckee, California and Northstar at Tahoe, a popular ski resort.[1] Developers initially obtained approval to build 6,000 homes on 25,000 square miles (65,000 km2) of subdivisions, which would have more than doubled the population of Truckee, California. In response environmentalists, preservationists and other activists created an organization in 2000,[7] Sierra Watch, that filed lawsuits to prevent the development.[8] After a judge issued an injunction against development, the litigation was eventually settled via a series of agreements that resulted in scaled-back housing projects,[1][9][10] as well as preserving and providing more than $100 million for various wildlife and historic preservation initiatives.[11][12] Among the agreements, developers and conservationists agreed to establish the Martis Fund, in order to develop affordable workforce housing for people who worked in the area,[13] and also to levy a real estate transfer tax to pay for conservation land acquisitions by the Truckee Donner Land Trust.[14][15][16] One major result was the preservation of the historic Waddle Ranch, a property of 1,500 square miles (3,885 km2) property dating to the 1850s.[17][18] Among the properties developed are hundreds of multimillion-dollar vacation homes, Old Greenwood (a golf course and resort), and a new Ritz-Carlton resort at Northstar.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c Douglas Fischer (2006-03-30). "Development deal leaves Tahoe basin wide open". Oakland Tribune. http://google.com/search?q=cache:-iT7fc_CQEkJ:findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060330/ai_n16195710/. 
  2. ^ a b c "Martis Creek Basin". Truckee River Watershed Council. http://www.truckeeriverwc.org/index.cfm?s=basin&id=20. 
  3. ^ a b "Martis Valley Groundwater Basin". California Department of Water Resources. January, 2006. http://www.water.ca.gov/pubs/groundwater/bulletin_118/basindescriptions/6-67.pdf. 
  4. ^ "Prosser Creek Reservoir". packyourgear.com. http://www.packyourgear.com/California/Prosser-Creek-Reservoir.aspx. 
  5. ^ "History of Lahontan". Lahontan Golf Club. http://www.lahontangolf.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=217833&ssid=61772&vnf=1. 
  6. ^ "Martis Fire". Truckee River Watershed Council. http://www.truckeeriverwc.org/index.cfm?s=restProject&id=5. 
  7. ^ "History". Sierra Watch. 2006. http://sierrawatch.org/about-us/history. 
  8. ^ Ann M. Simmons (2005-02-26). "Judge Halts 6,000-House Martis Valley Development". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/26/local/me-placer26. 
  9. ^ Ken Garcia (2005-05-06). "Some relief for Tahoe's growing pains". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/05/06/EDGP7CK2GP1.DTL. 
  10. ^ Celia Lamb (2006-03-29). "Developer agrees to scale back Martis Valley plans". Sacramento Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2006/03/27/daily27.html. 
  11. ^ "Waddle Ranch Saved!". The Trust for Public Land. December, 2007. http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cdl.cfm?content_item_id=21291&folder_id=3348. 
  12. ^ "Martis Valley dispute dismissed". Sacramento Business Journal. 2006-09-18. http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2006/09/18/daily26.html. 
  13. ^ "Martis Valley, California". the Urban Land Institute. 2008-09-25. http://www.uli.org/CommunityBuilding/AdvisoryService/~/media/CommunityBuilding/AdvisoryServices/Panel%20Reports%20Upload%20Feb09/Truckee09Report.ashx. 
  14. ^ Sierra Countis. "Land Trust gets $1 million for Martis Valley deal". North Lake Tahoe Bonanza. http://www.tahoebonanza.com/article/20070121/REGION/101210044. 
  15. ^ "Landmark Agreement for Martis Valley Reached". Sierra Watch (press release). 2005-03-09. http://www.yubanet.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/50/18851. 
  16. ^ David Bunker (2005-03-11). "Deal makes millions for Martis Valley". Sierra Sun. http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20050311/NEWS/50310005. 
  17. ^ Greyson Howard (2009-03-20). "Preserved lands near Truckee put in public hands". Sierra Sun. http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20090320/NEWS/903209979/1066&ParentProfile=1051&title=Preserved%20lands%20near%20Truckee%20put%20in%20public%20hands. 
  18. ^ Chuck Squatriglia (2007-04-28). "Rare compromise leads to protection for Martis Valley". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/28/BAGC0PHGIP1.DTL#ixzz0gHoJc5tQ. 
  19. ^ "Land Dispute Settled In Martis Valley". KGO. 2006-08-23. http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/assignment_7&id=4490321. 

Coordinates: 39°20′48″N 120°07′06″W / 39.34667°N 120.11833°W / 39.34667; -120.11833


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