Environmental Assessment Completed

First Creek Forest Health Management Project

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

Thinning, sanitation, regeneration with green tree retention and reforestation (on about 1,700 acres), as well as underburning and other fuel treatments (about 300 acres) to maintain or develop healthy forested stands.

Location

Grass Lake, Horsethief Creek, and Little Shasta River 5th field watersheds

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/18/2004
2
Comment Period
08/02/2007
3
Decision
10/2007 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
12/2007 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
First Creek Forest Health Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/12/2007 Legal Notice Date: 10/17/2007
ForestsKlamath National Forest
DistrictsGoosenest Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT45N, R3 W, Sec. 25-27 &and 34-36; T44N, R3 W, Sec. 1-3 and 11-12 Mount Diablo Meridian
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsRoad managementFuels management