Environmental Assessment Cancelled

Sugar Fuels Reduction

Mendocino National Forest Tehama, California Grindstone Ranger District

Reduce fuel hazard within Buttermilk LSR (RC309). Treatments inlcude commercial thin-from-below, underburning, piling and burning.

Location

About 20 miles west of Paskenta, in the Sugar Springs area of Log Springs Ridge.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/2014 (Estimated)
2
Objection Period Start
06/2014 (Estimated)
3
Decision
08/2014 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics); Hfra Title I: Threatened And Endangered Species Habitat
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green)
ForestsMendocino National Forest
DistrictsGrindstone Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSec 35, 36 T24N R10W; Sec 1-3, 10-12 T23N R10W; Sec 2-11, 14-18, 21-23 T23N R9W MDBM
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Forest productsRoad managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management