Allow for economic recovery of fire-killed timber (Rich Fire), reduce hazardous fuels within the Twain Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) over the long term, and plant native seedlings to re-establish forested conditions
Location
Rich Fire Recovery Project is located in Rich Gulch along Highway 70 and Plumas County Road 317, Plumas National Forest, Mt. Hough Ranger District, Plumas County, California.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/21/2009
2
Comment Period
03/10/2010
3
Decision
07/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2010 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Stewardship Contract, Consolidated Appropriations Resolution Of 2003 |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Rich Fire Recovery Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/01/2010 Legal Notice Date: 07/07/2010 |
| Forests | Plumas National Forest |
| Districts | Mt. Hough Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T25N, R7E, Sections 1, 2, and 12; T25N, R8E, Sections 5, 6, 7, and 18; T26N, R8E, Section 31; and T26N, R7E, Section 35 and 36, Mount Diablo Meridian |