To accelerate the re-establishment of burned forest areas, reduce the amount of future dead and down fuel loading and create a ridgetop fuel break at strategic locations within the Red Salmon Fire footprint. Water Waiver Cat. B.
Location
Located about 2 miles southwest of the community of Forks of Salmon, CA in Siskiyou County.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/19/2021
2
Decision
06/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Red Salmon Fire Recovery Project Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 06/29/2022 |
| Forests | Klamath National Forest |
| Districts | Salmon River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 10 North, Range 7 East, Sections 34 and 35; Township 9 North, Range 7 East, Sections 2, 3, 9, 10, 15, and 16; Humboldt Meridian. |