Decision Memo Completed

Caldor Fire Tribal Native Plant Restoration Project

Eldorado National Forest El Dorado, California Placerville Ranger District

In collaboration with tribal partners, this project will reduce fuels (via hand felling/thinning/piling, chipping) and re-establish native plants at culturally significant areas and sensitive plant sites that burned in the 2021 Caldor Fire.

Location

Within the Caldor Fire area with low-impact activities at 15 sites (totaling approximately 60 acres).

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/22/2022
2
Decision
04/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (11), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(11)
Special AuthorityNational Fire Plan - Healthy Forests Initiative Ce
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityBiomass; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Heritage Resource Management; Species Population Enhancements; Watershed Improvements
Caldor Fire Tribal Native Plant Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/15/2022
ForestsEldorado National Forest
DistrictsPlacerville Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Heritage resource management