Environmental Assessment Completed

Six Rivers Hazardous Fuels and Fire Management Project

Klamath National Forest & Butte Valley National Grassland Del Norte; Siskiyou; Trinity, California Six Rivers National Forest All Units

The Fuels & Fire Project would authorize a set of manual and mechanical land management tools to prepare our landscapes for up to 20,000 acres of prescribed burning every year.

Location

The proposal encompasses all administrative units on the Six Rivers NF, including the Ukonom District of the Klamath National Forest.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/20/2019
2
Comment Period
10/27/2022
3
Objection Period Start
03/31/2023
4
Decision
09/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNational Fire Plan - Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements
Six Rivers Hazardous Fuels and Fire Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/07/2023
ForestsKlamath National Forest; Six Rivers National Forest
DistrictsOrleans/Ukonom Ranger District; Six Rivers National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants