Decision Memo Completed

Storrie Fire Fuels Reduction in Spotted Owl and Goshawk Habitat Project

Plumas National Forest Plumas, California Mt. Hough Ranger District

Hand thinning of small trees, hand piling, burning of piles, and underburning to reduce hazardous fuels in wildlife habitat; obliteration of non-system roads to reduce detrimental impacts in wildlife habitat.

Location

The project area is approximately 5 to 10 air miles west of Quincy. The proposed units are east of the Bucks Lake Wilderness and north and west of Meadow Valley, California.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/11/2016
2
Decision
03/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements
Storrie Fire Fuels Reduction in Spotted Owl and Goshawk Habitat ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/09/2017
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsMt. Hough Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionAll or portions of Township 25N, Range 8E, sections 31, 32, and 35; Township 24N, Range 8E, sections 2-6, 8-11, 15-17, 20-22, Mount Diablo Base Meridian.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management