Decision Memo Completed

General Sherman Forest Health Project

Eldorado National Forest El Dorado, California Placerville Ranger District

Improve forest health and resilience on approximately 2,600 acres through a combination of treatments, including understory thinning to reduce risk of insect and disease, increase stand vigor, and improve forest resilience to wildfire.

Location

Located between Mormon Emigrant Trail road and Silver Fork road

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/18/2018
2
Decision
03/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.3 (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; Road Maintenance
General Sherman Forest Resilience ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/04/2019
ForestsEldorado National Forest
DistrictsPlacerville Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products