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 Authority | Not Applicable / Other; Stewardship Contract, Consolidated Appropriations Resolution Of 2003 |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Empire Vegetation Management Project FSEIS | Decision Signed Date: 05/31/2007 Legal Notice Date: 06/13/2007 |
| Forests | Plumas National Forest |
| Districts | Mt. Hough Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Please see Other Project Information for legal land description |