Environmental Assessment Completed

Storrie and Rich Fire Areas Invasive Plant Treatment Project

Plumas National Forest Plumas, California Mt. Hough Ranger District

Treat up to 200 acres annually of priority invasive plant infestations using a combination of manual, mechanical, cultural, and chemical methods on NFS lands in watersheds affected by the Storrie and Rich Fires.

Location

Watersheds affected by the Storrie and Rich fires, approximately 20 miles northwest of Quincy, California; nearest town is Belden.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/09/2012
2
Comment Period
02/05/2014
3
Objection Period Start
08/05/2015
4
Decision
12/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityNoxious Weed Treatments
Storrie and Rich Fire Areas Invasive Plant Treatment ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/29/2015
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsMt. Hough Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT23N R5E; T23N R6E; T24N R5E; T24N R5E; T24N R6E; T24N R7E; T25N R6E; T25N R7E; T25N R8E; T26N R6E; T26N R7E; T26N R8E
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants