This is a fuels reduction project in the Mammoth Lakes Basin. The goal of treatments will be to create defensible space around private and Forest Service developments to facilitate fire suppression activities and reduce potential wildfire severity.
Location
1/4 mile Southwest of Mammoth Lakes, CA in the Lakes Basin, adjacent to Lake Mary, George, Mamie, and Twin Lakes, 4 Miles West of Highway 395.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/27/2016
2
Objection Period Start
12/12/2017
3
Decision
03/2018 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Mammoth Lakes Basin Hazardous Fuels Reduction | Decision Signed Date: 03/05/2018 |
| Forests | Inyo National Forest |
| Districts | Mammoth Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 4.S, Range 27.E, Sections 7-9, 15-17, 22 |