Environmental Assessment Completed

Trident Forest Restoration Project

Eldorado National Forest El Dorado, California Eldorado National Forest All Units

Following 2020 Fork Fire: roughly 644 acres of timber harvest (fire salvage)and fuel reduction activities. Other treatments include reforestation (218 acres), herbicide application, hazard tree removal, and transportation system management actions.

Location

Within the perimeter of the 2020 Fork Fire in the northern portion of the Crystal Basin.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/11/2021
2
Comment Period
03/26/2021
3
Decision
06/2021 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Travel Management
Trident Forest Restoration Project Decision Notice and FONSIDecision Signed Date: 06/01/2021
ForestsEldorado National Forest
DistrictsPacific Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT13N, R14E, Sections 3-5, 7-10, 17, and 18, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Road managementForest productsFuels management