Environmental Assessment Completed

Yellow Creek Watershed Restoration

Lassen National Forest Plumas, California Almanor Ranger District

Project aims to recover the ecological potential of meadows, aspen, riparian and forested vegetation in the project area by restoring their form and function to a self-sustaining state that is resilient to a range of future conditions and wildfire.

Location

The Yellow Creek Project is located on the Lassen National Forest on the Almanor Ranger District (Figure 1). The project encompasses approximately 4 miles of Yellow Creek within the Upper Feather River Watershed in Plumas County, CA.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/01/2020
2
Comment Period
04/07/2021
3
Objection Period Start
05/19/2021
4
Decision
07/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements; Wilderness Management
Yellow Creek Watershed RestorationDecision Signed Date: 07/16/2021
ForestsLassen National Forest
DistrictsAlmanor Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionThe project area falls within Township 27 North, Range 6 East, Sections 27, 34, and 35 Mount Diablo Base Meridian (MDBM).
Fuels managementRoad managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed managementForest products