Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Keddie Ridge Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project

Plumas National Forest Plumas, California Mt. Hough Ranger District

Construction of fuelbreaks known as Defensible Fuel Profile Zones, thinning and group selection harvests, protection and enhancement of sensitive plant and wildlife habitat, road improvements, and noxious weed treatments.

Location

Keddie Project is within the vicinity of Keddie Ridge, Round Valley Reservoir, and Mt. Jura. Communities within include Greenville, Crescent Mills, and Taylorsville, California.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
04/01/2010
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/04/2011
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/19/2011
4
Decision
12/2011 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Stewardship Contract, Consolidated Appropriations Resolution Of 2003
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green)
Keddie Ridge Hazardous Fuels Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/07/2011
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsMt. Hough Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionKeddie Project is 103,329 acres. Please see "Other Project Information" for the "Legal Land Description".
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels managementForest productsRoad management