Environmental Assessment Completed

Happy Canyon Allotment

Los Padres National Forest Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara Ranger District

Proposal to authorize livestock use on the Happy Canyon Grazing Allotment for a new 10 year Term. This project replaces the prior Happy Canyon Grazing Allotment EA or project number 33801, since that decision was withdrawn. Within De La Guerra IRA.

Location

The allotment project area is located on the Santa Barbara and Santa Lucia Ranger Districts of the Los Padres National Forest in Santa Barbara County, California.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/31/2011
2
Comment Period
06/04/2015
3
Objection Period Start
03/13/2016
4
Decision
12/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityGrazing, Rescissions Act Of 1995
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityGrazing Allotment Management; Grazing Authorizations; Grazing Structural Improvements
Happy Canyon AllotmentDecision Signed Date: 12/07/2016
ForestsLos Padres National Forest
DistrictsSanta Barbara Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 31, 32 and 33 Township 7 North, Range 29 West, San Bernardino Base & Meridian, Santa Barbara County, California
Grazing management