This project is designed to improve the functionality of Sweetwater Marsh Fen by thinning small conifers 10" dbh and smaller and installing a series of small log check dams in order to slow water and material (peat and sediment) flow out of the fen.
Location
Sweetwater Masrh Fen (aka Darlingtonia Bog) within the Butterfly Valley Botanical Area.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/30/2010
2
Decision
10/2010 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2010 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Special Area Management |
| Sweetwater Marsh Fen Enhancement Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/26/2010 |
| Forests | Plumas National Forest |
| Districts | Mt. Hough Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 25N, R 9E, Section 20 SE 1/4 of SE1/4. |