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- Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)
- Lassen National Forest , Almanor Ranger District
- Lassen National Forest , Eagle Lake Ranger District
- Lassen National Forest , Hat Creek Ranger District
| Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide) | |||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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| Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment (SNFPA) EIS |
- Land management planning | On Hold | N/A | N/A | Donald Yasuda 916-640-1168 dyasuda@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Prepare a narrowly focused analysis to comply with two orders issued by the Eastern District Court of California on November 4, 2009. Correct the 2004 SNFPA Final SEIS to address range of alternatives and analytical consistency issues. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/snfpa/2010seis | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Carson Ranger District, Bridgeport Ranger District, Eldorado National Forest All Units, Inyo National Forest All Units, Lassen National Forest All Units, Modoc National Forest All Units, Plumas National Forest All Units, Sequoia National Forest All Units, Sierra National Forest All Units, Stanislaus National Forest All Units, Tahoe National Forest All Units, Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit. STATE - California, Nevada. COUNTY - Douglas, Esmeralda, Mineral, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yuba. LEGAL - Along the Sierra Nevada Range, from the Oregon/California border south to Lake Isabella as well as lands in western Nevada. Sierra Nevada National Forests | |||||
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| Lassen National Forest , Almanor Ranger District | R5 - Pacific Southwest Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
| Brokenshire EA |
- Fuels management - Facility management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Recreation management - Watershed management |
In Progress Scoping Start 02/29/2012 Est. Objection Period Legal Notice 04/2013 |
Expected: 06/2013 | 07/2013 | Jennifer Hensel 530-258-2141 jhensel@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Implement fuels reduction surrounding a recreation residence tract and an organization camp; riparian and soil resource protection; recreation site improvement and expansion; decommission unauthorized OHV trails identified under Travel Management; Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=30973 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T29N, R4E, sec. 23, 27 & 34 MDM Brokenshire is located along an approximately 1/2 mile strip of State Highway 172 in Tehama County, south of State Highway 36 near Childs Meadows. | |||||
| Feather River Allotment EA |
- Grazing management | Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 04/2013 |
Expected: 09/2013 | 06/2014 | Bernice McProud 530 258-5129 bmcproud@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Grazing management. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - sec. 1-4, 9-15, 22-24 T29N R5E; sec. 4-9, 16-22, 27-30 T29N R6E, MDM Northwest of Chester, Plumas County, California and south of Lassen Volcanic National Park | |||||
| Gillam Water Transmission Special Use Authorization CE |
- Special use management | Developing Proposal Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2013 |
Expected: 06/2013 | 08/2013 | Jane Goodwin 530-258-2141 jmgoodwin@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Re-issue expired special use permit for a water transmission line for domestic use to a residence located on private property. Permit term will be 20 years. Point of diversion is located on private property. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - T. 27 N., R. 7 E., SE 1/2 sec. 31 Point of diversion of Miller Creek adjacent to County Road 307 near Humbug Valley | |||||
| Morgan Danger Tree Project CE |
- Road management | Developing Proposal Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/2013 |
Expected: 08/2013 | 09/2013 | Blair Halbrooks 530-258-5160 bhalbrooks@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Live or dead danger trees that pose a threat of falling or rolling into the roadway are hazards to those who travel Forest System roads & highways. ALRD proposes to fell & remove or fell & leave in place danger trees, primarily along ML3 & ML4 roads. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - sec. 12 T28N R3E; sec 3-5, 8 T28N R4E; sec. 20, 21, 27-29, 31-34 T29N R4E, MDM Morgan Summit rest area, snowmobile, automobile, and cross country ski routes south of Hwy 36 to Hole-in-the-Ground campground and Mill Creek Trailhead. | |||||
| Poker Chip Project EA |
- Road management - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) |
In Progress 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/26/2013 |
Expected: 05/2013 | 07/2013 | Blair Halbrooks 530-258-2141 bhalbrooks@fs.fed.us |
| Description: This is a proposal to salvage harvest fire-killed and fire-injured trees, remove danger trees, and promote the re-establishment of fire-resistant, shade-intolerant conifer species through reforesation within the Chips Fire perimeter in the Lassen NF. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40912 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - T. 25 N., R 6 E. sec. 2-5, 9-11; T. 26 N., R. 6 E. sec. 3, 4, 8-10, 17-23, 25-27, 29, 30, 33-36; T. 26 N., R 7 E. sec. 4, 5, 7-9, 18, 19, 30, 31; T. 27 N., R. 7 E. sec. 14, 22-25; T. 27 N., R. 8 E. se South of the Lake Almanor basin within the Chips Fire perimeter | |||||
| Rattlesnake Camp (Name Change) EA |
- Watershed management - Recreation management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 06/2013 |
Expected: 12/2013 | 06/2014 | Michelle Ahearn 530-258-5162 mahearn@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The proposed Rattlesnake Camp project would perform maintainance on an historic dispersed camping site, protect hydrologic and aquatic resources by hardening portions of the motorized access trail to improve drainage and designate the trail. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T. 27 N., R. 4 E., sec. 22 East of California Highway 32, north of Colby Mountain | |||||
| Turner Mountain Communication Site Improvement CE |
- Special use management | Developing Proposal Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2013 |
Expected: 05/2013 | 07/2013 | Jane Goodwin 530-258-2141 jmgoodwin@fs.fed.us |
| Description: CalTrans proposes to install new radio equipment inside an existing Forest Service vault and to install two radio antennae on the existing tower. This action would result in the issuance of a special use authorization for the improvements. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T28N, R3E, sec. 10 Turner Mountain | |||||
| Zehn Danger Tree Project CE |
- Road management | In Progress Scoping Start 10/12/2011 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2013 |
Expected: 06/2013 | 07/2013 | Blair Halbrooks 530-258-2141 bhalbrooks@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Live or dead danger trees that pose a threat of falling or rolling into the roadway are hazards to those who travel Forest System roads & highways. ALRD proposes to fell & remove or fell & leave in place danger trees, primarily along ML3 & ML4 roads. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen, Plumas. LEGAL - sec 2,3,10,11 T29N R73; sec 1,2,12,24-26,34,35 T30N R7E; sec 23,26,35 T31 N R7E; sec 3-8, 18,19 T30N R8E; sec 31 T31N R8E, MDM Along Forest Highway 32N10 (the 10 road) north to Silver Lake Basin; east to County Road A-21 | |||||
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| Lassen National Forest , Eagle Lake Ranger District | R5 - Pacific Southwest Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
| Blacks CT1 Thin CE |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Research |
Analysis Completed | Expected: 03/2013 Actual: 03/29/2013 |
05/2013 | Terre PearsonRamirez 530-257-4188 tramirez@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Treatment of approximately 405 acres within Blacks Mountain Experimental Forest. Treatments include: thinning, group selection, reforestation, prescribed fire and fencing. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T33N, R7E, Sections 14-15 Blacks Mountain Experimental Forest | |||||
| Dragon Project EA |
- Watershed management - Road management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Forest products |
In Progress Scoping Start 08/07/2012 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/2013 |
Expected: 08/2013 | 06/2014 | Amy Harrison-Smith 530-257-4188 aharrisonsmith@fs.fed.us |
| Description: This project will have fuels reduction and forest restoration objectives. Activities include meadow and aspen enhancement, variable density thinning, prescribed burning, watershed improvements and management of the transportation system. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T32N, R8E, Sections 5-8, 17, 18 and T 33N, R8E, Sections 3-5, 8, 9, 34, MDB&M Eagle Lake Ranger District, Harvey Management Area | |||||
| Rust Resistant Sugar Pine Mainenance CE |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) | Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 04/2013 |
Expected: 06/2013 | 08/2013 | Susan Wilcox 530-257-4188, ext. 886 swilcox@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Thin areas around proven rust resistant sugar pine (RRSP) trees to increase sustainability by reducing direct vegetative competition, wildfire risk, over-wintering habitat for cone boring insects, and squirrel access to crowns. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T29N, R10E, sections 4, 27, 33, and 34; T30N, R9E, sections 24, 33, and 34; T31N, R9E, sections 8, 10, 16, and 17; T32N, R9E, section 2; T32N, R10E, sections 9, 10, 15, 21, 28, 32, and 33, MDB&M. Areas of treatment proposed with the Rust Resistant Sugar Pine Project are located throughout the Eagle Lake Ranger District | |||||
| Susan River Irrigation Infrastructure Improvement Project CE |
- Watershed management | Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 06/2013 |
Expected: 09/2013 | 03/2014 | Terre PearsonRamirez 530-257-4188 tramirez@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Repairing parshall flumes at the inlet and outlet of McCoy Reservoir and the outlet of Hog Flat | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T30N, R9E, Sections 9-11,14-16,23-26 and T30N, R10E, Sections 19-20, 29-30 McCoy Flat & Hog Flat Reseviors | |||||
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| Lassen National Forest , Hat Creek Ranger District | R5 - Pacific Southwest Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
| Badger Forest Restoration Project EA |
- Watershed management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Forest products - Heritage resource management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Fuels management |
On Hold | N/A | N/A | Alissa Tanner 530-336-5521 altanner@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The purpose is to begin restoration and maintain healthy, resistant & resilient landscapes, rich in biodiversity, with greater capability to adapt and thrive in the face of natural disturbances and large scale threats to sustainability. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T31, 32, & 33N, R4, & 5 North of Lassen Volcanic National Park, South of CA-89, East of CA-89, & West of the Hat Creek Rim | |||||
| Dixie Valley Grazing Allotment EA |
- Grazing management | In Progress Scoping Start 04/05/2012 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 05/2013 |
Expected: 06/2013 | 07/2013 | Moise Suarez 530-257-4188 msuarez@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Analyze livestock grazing on the Dixie Valley Allotment | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T34N, R8E; approximately 30 miles NW of Susanville, CA Dixie Valley | |||||
| Eastside Pine Underburn Project EA |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management |
In Progress Objection Period Legal Notice 03/27/2013 |
Expected: 05/2013 | 05/2013 | Deborah Mayer 530-336-5521 ext. 366 dmayer@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Use of prescribed fire in an eastside pine ecosystem to control natural fuel buildups and reduce the potential for severe wildfires. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen, Shasta. LEGAL - Townships 32-35 North, Ranges 4-7 East Eastside pine areas from the Hat Creek Rim east to the District boundary and Little Valley | |||||
| Hat Creek Public Safety and Forest Health Project CE |
- Recreation management - Facility management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) |
In Progress Scoping Start 03/20/2013 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2013 |
Expected: 05/2013 | 06/2013 | Greg Mayer 530-336-5521 gmayer@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The project ensures public safety and improves forest health at recreational facilities and admin. sites on the Hat Creek Ranger District, by removing dead, dying, and structurally damaged, bark beetle infested or diseased trees. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41632 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T34N, R4E, Sec 15, 16, 27; T33N, R5E, Sec. 8, 9, 16, 27, 28, 32 and 33; T32N, R5E, Section 5; T32N, R4E, Sec. 12, 13, 29; T31N, R3E, Sec. 1 of Mount Diablo Meridian Hat Creek Work Center, Old Station Visitor Center and Work Center, Honn, Rocky, Cave, Hat Creek, Big Pine, and Bridge Campgrounds, Panoramic Point, Bridge and Old Station Day Use Areas, Subway Cave | |||||
| Reading Project EA |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Forest products |
In Progress Scoping Start 12/18/2012 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2013 |
Expected: 05/2013 | 06/2013 | Mary Price 530-336-5521 ext. 382 mpprice@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The purpose of this project is to capture the remaining forest product economic value and benefit, provide for safety through danger tree removal, and reforest suitable portions of the landscape deforested by the Reading Fire. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40821 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T31N, R4E, S 1, 2, 12, 13; T31N, R5E, S 1-12; T32N, R5E, S 25-28 and 33-36 West Prospect and Badger Mountains | |||||
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