Decision Memo Completed

Clustered Lady's Slipper Orchid and Serpentine Rare Plant Community Conservation Project

Plumas National Forest Plumas, California Mt. Hough Ranger District

Vegetation and fuels treatments to restore and maintain conditions for clustered lady's slipper orchids and for rare plant communities associated with serpentine-derived soils.

Location

This project is located within and near areas that have been affected by the Storrie, Rich and Chips Wildfires on the Mt. Hough Ranger District

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/06/2017
2
Decision
10/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2017 (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 ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Clustered Lady's Slipper Orchid and Serpentine Rare Plant Community Conservation ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/04/2017
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsMt. Hough Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT25N, R7E Sections 2, 6, 8,11, 12, 13, 24, and 36; T25N, R8E, Sections 9, 19, 20, 25, 30, and 31; T26N, R7E, Sections 14, 15, 19, 22, 25, 29, 30, 31, and 32; and T26N, R8E Sections 15, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 33 Mount Diablo Principal Meridian
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants