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 Exclusion | 32.2 (11), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(11) |
| Special Authority | National Fire Plan - Healthy Forests Initiative Ce |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Biomass; 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 Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/15/2022 |
| Forests | Eldorado National Forest |
| Districts | Placerville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |