Environmental Impact Statement Completed

On Top Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project EIS

Plumas National Forest Butte; Plumas, California Feather River Ranger District

This project proposes to reduce the risk from wildfires to rural communities and forest resources, improve forest health and contribute to the economic stability of rural communties near Bucks Lakes and surrounding areas.

Location

Bucks Lake area from Soapstone Hill on the west, to Mt. Ararat on the east

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
02/22/2011
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/02/2012
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
07/20/2012
4
Objection Period Start
08/08/2012
5
Decision
09/2012 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
OnTop Hazardous Fuels Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/28/2012
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsFeather River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT22N, R6E, S1-2, 11. T22N, R8E, S5-6. T23N, R6E, S2-3, 10-15, 19-23, 26-30, 33-36. T23N, R7E, S7, 10, 12-16, 18, 21-25, 36. T23N, R8E, S18-20, 29-35.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management