Decision Memo Completed

Pilliken Plantation Restoration Project

Eldorado National Forest El Dorado, California Placerville Ranger District

Conduct stand density managment for forest health on approximately 3,000 acres of 35 to 40 year old pine plantations using commercial and pre-commercial thinning. About 15 miles of road reconstruction is proposed.

Location

Vicinity of Alder Lookout, south of Highway 50 and Kyburz

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/20/2016
2
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.3 (5)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements
Pilliken Plantation Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/04/2016
ForestsEldorado National Forest
DistrictsPlacerville Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management