Improve resistance to bark beetle attacks and promote resilience to drought and wildfire. Proposed treatments include: mechanical thinning, hand thinning/piling, mastication, pile burning, underburning, and decommissioning of non-system roads.
Location
The project area is located approximately 16 miles northeast of Portola, California and is adjacent to Frenchman Lake.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/16/2017
2
Decision
02/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20); 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other; Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Developed Site Management; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Frenchman Lake Forest Health Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/14/2018 |
| Forests | Plumas National Forest |
| Districts | Beckwourth Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | The project area occupies portions of Township 24 North, Range 16 East, Sections 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, and 34; Township 24 North, Range 15 East, Section 25, MDBM. |