Environmental Assessment Cancelled

Elk Creek Fuels and Vegetation Project

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

Fuels reduction treatments on National Forest lands along private property, egress and ingress roads, other Forest Service roads used for strategic fire fighting use, and ridges. Water Board Waiver Category B expected.

Location

The project is located SW of Happy Camp.6th field watersheds: East Fork & Lower Elk Creek; Independence Creek, Oak Flat Creek-Klamath River, Titus-Klamath River China Creek-Klamath River, Thompson Crk

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/2021 (Estimated)
2
Comment Period
09/2021 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
02/2022 (Estimated)
4
Decision
07/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Special Products Sales; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green)
ForestsKlamath National Forest
DistrictsHappy Camp Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT14N R7E Sec. 1-4; T15N R7E Sec.1-5,9-16,21-27,35,36; T15N R8E Sec. 3-10,15-22,27-35; T16N R7E Sec. 11-15, 22-27, 33-36; T16N R8E Sec. 5-8,17-21,27-34; Humboldt Meridian.
Forest productsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)