Decision Memo Completed

Sweetwater Marsh Fen Enhancement

Plumas National Forest Plumas, California Mt. Hough Ranger District

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 Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Special Area Management
Sweetwater Marsh Fen Enhancement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/26/2010
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsMt. Hough Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 25N, R 9E, Section 20 SE 1/4 of SE1/4.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsSpecial area management