Decision Memo Completed

Brush Creek Defensible Fuel Profile Zone (DFPZ) Maintenance

Plumas National Forest Butte, California Feather River Ranger District

To maintain the effectiveness of the Brush Creek DFPZ by re-entering 2,044 acres to treat regenerating vegetation through a combination of under-burning, mastication, hand-cutting and hand or grapple piling, and pile burning throughout the DFPZ

Location

The Brush Creek DFPZ Maintenance project area is located in Butte County, California, south of Highway 162, adjacent to the community of Brush Creek.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/01/2016
2
Decision
09/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2016 (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 ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels)
Brush Creek Defensible Fuel Profile Zone (DFPZ) MaintenanceDecision Signed Date: 09/29/2016
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsFeather River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionMount Diablo Meridian, California, Township 22 N., Range 6 E., sections 32 and 33, T. 21 N., R. 5 E., sections 12, 13, and 24 and T. 21 N., R. 6E., sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 16, 18, 19, 20, and 30.
Fuels management