Reduce hazards & fuel accumulation within WUI by salvaging 154 acres of dead/dying trees & clearing 9 acres of brush within the 5,645 acre perimeter of the 2016 Trailhead Fire. Conifer reforestation would occur on 85 of the acres within project area.
Location
Along the Middle Fork of the American River near Todd Valley
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/13/2017
2
Decision
06/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Georgetown Trailhead Salvage Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/26/2017 |
| Forests | Eldorado National Forest |
| Districts | Georgetown Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T13N, R10E, S12; T13N, R11E, S17-19, and 30 |