Located at South Lake Tahoe El Dorado Library is a white fir tree with a nearby granite boulder containing a metal plaque that reads:
This dedicated tree is by far the most intriguing I've discovered. Jaycee Lee Dugard made national headlines in 1991 when she was kidnapped at the age of 11 in South Lake Tahoe and held in captivity for 18 years until she was discovered in 2009 and her abductors arrested and jailed. There are numerous online articles that highlight Jaycee's abduction.
Wikipedia has a page devoted to Jaycee's kidnapping, abuse and capture. She was ultimately given a $20 million settlement in 2010 from the State of California for the state's failure to keep her abductor, Phillip Garredo, under their watchful eye. Jaycee subsequently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government for failing to monitor Phillip Garredo when he was a federal parolee. Just this past August, 2016, the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals denied Jaycee of any wrongdoing.
In 2011, despite having a fifth grade education, Jaycee wrote a best-selling book on her experiences titled
A Stolen Life in 2011. Her second book,
Freedom: My Book of Firsts, was published in 2016. According to interviews, she remains single, focusing on herself, her children, and her family. Her exact whereabouts have not been made public.
The County of El Dorado's website recently published a documentary article on Jaycee's abduction.