Environmental Assessment Completed

Gibsonville Healthy Forest Restoration Project

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

Using a variety of vegetation treatments including sale of merchantable timber and biomass to reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire, release aspen, restore meadows and other wetlands, and to restore and protect the historic Gibsonville townsite.

Location

In and around the historic Gibsonville, California townsite.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/03/2015
2
Comment Period
10/18/2017
3
Objection Period Start
01/03/2018
4
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other; Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) HFRA
Project ActivityBiomass; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Heritage Resource Management; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Gibsonville Healthy Forest Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/05/2018
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsFeather River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Heritage resource managementForest productsFuels management