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 Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance |
| General Sherman Forest Resilience Project | Decision Signed Date: 03/04/2019 |
| Forests | Eldorado National Forest |
| Districts | Placerville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |