A proposal to maintain existing "backbone" fuelbreaks located primarily on ridgetops within the Sierra Pelona Mountain Range just north of the City of Santa Clarita, CA. Treatment methods include mechanical, manual (by hand), and prescribed fire.
Location
North of the City of Santa Clarita, CA in the vicinity of San Francisquito Canyon and the community of Green Valley, CA.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/08/2016
2
Comment Period
03/08/2016
3
Decision
11/2017 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
01/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | National Fire Plan - Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Copper Fire Fuelbreaks Maintenance Project | Decision Signed Date: 11/21/2017 |
| Forests | Angeles National Forest |
| Districts | Santa Clara/Mojave Rivers |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |