Environmental Assessment Completed

Bald Mountain Ecosystem Restoration project

Modoc National Forest Modoc, California Warner Mountain Ranger District

Remove conifer encroaching within aspen stands to improve health and vigor; protect fens by various methods; thin plantations for health and resilience to fire; maintain, repair or decommission roads to benefit watershed, soils, fish, and wildlife.

Location

Obsidian Meadow south to Bald Mountain

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/29/2019
2
Comment Period
02/28/2020
3
Objection Period Start
01/14/2021
4
Decision
03/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
ForestsModoc National Forest
DistrictsWarner Mountain Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT44N R15E Sections 8-10, 15-17, 20, 22, 29, 32; T44N R14E Sections 1, 12, 13, 24; T43N R15E Sections 4, 9, 10
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsRoad managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products