The U.S. Forest Service has agreed to hold off on a tree-thinning project intended to decrease the wildfire risk at Lake Tahoe. The delay is in response to a lawsuit raising concern about its effect on an endangered frog species. The Tahoe Daily Tribune reports that the land near Upper Echo Lake is being considered for designation as critical habitat for the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog.
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