Decision Memo Completed

Chips Fire Roadside Hazard Tree Removal Project

Plumas National Forest Plumas, California Mt. Hough Ranger District

Approximately six miles (up to 250 acres) of five main NFS and/or Plumas County roads have been identified for hazard tree removal. Those roads, listed in order of treatment priority are: 27N26, 27N26D, Plumas County road 306 (Seneca Road), 27N98, an

Location

T25N, R7E, section 5; T26N, R7E, sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 26, 27, and 33-35; T26N, R8E, sections 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15-18, 20-22, 28; T27N, R8E, section 33; Mt. Diablo Base Mer

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/03/2012
2
Comment Period
10/03/2012
3
Decision
12/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
12/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFacility Maintenance; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Chips Fire Roadside Hazard Tree Removal ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/07/2012
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsMt. Hough Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionApproximately 5 miles west of Greenville, California south of Lake Almanor in the vicinity of Canyon Dam, Butt Valley Reservoir, Seneca, and Caribou.
Forest productsFacility managementRoad management