Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Empire Vegetation Management Project

Plumas National Forest Plumas, California Mt. Hough Ranger District

The proposal would 1.implement fuel treatments that include Defensible Fuel Profile Zones and prescribed burning, 2.harvest trees using group selection and individual tree selction, and 3. implement road treatments such as reconstruction, etc.

Location

The area includes the American Valley (Quincy and East Quincy), and Spring Garden. Small areas north and south of Butterfly Valley, south of Thompson Valley, and south of Lee Summit are also included.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
02/09/2005
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/02/2007
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/08/2007
4
Decision
05/2007 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2007 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other; Stewardship Contract, Consolidated Appropriations Resolution Of 2003
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green)
Empire Vegetation Management Project FSEISDecision Signed Date: 05/31/2007 Legal Notice Date: 06/13/2007
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsMt. Hough Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionPlease see Other Project Information for legal land description
Road managementForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management