Decision Memo Completed

South Fork Port Orford-cedar Sanitation Project

Klamath National Forest & Butte Valley National Grassland Siskiyou, California Happy Camp Ranger District

Cutting and removing small diameter (<12" DBH) Port Orford-cedar (POC) trees on 20 acres adjacent to roads to reduce likelihood of introduction of POC root rot. Trees will be hand felled, and slash will be piled and burned. NCWQCB cat. B waiver.

Location

South Fork of Indian Creek 6th field watershed, approximately 7 miles northwest of Happy Camp, CA. (HUC # 180102090101)

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/15/2011
2
Comment Period
05/02/2012
3
Decision
06/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (14), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(14)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
South Fork Port Orford-cedar Sanitation ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/04/2012
ForestsKlamath National Forest
DistrictsHappy Camp Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT17N, R6-7E, HM
Vegetation management (other than forest products)