Decision Memo Completed

Big Bar Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project

Plumas National Forest Butte, California Feather River Ranger District

Some areas within the 2018 Camp Fire burned under high and mixed severity. Left unmitigated these dead, dying, and structurally damaged live trees will become hazardous fuels. We propose to remove fire killed trees that would become dangerous fuels.

Location

Areas along the 23N00 and 23N28 Roads between Coyote Gap, Highway 70, and Big Bar Mountain, including Big Bar Mountain where the Forest Service lookout was consumed and the radio repeater destroyed.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/31/2019
2
Decision
08/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18); 32.3 (9)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Wildfire Resilience Ce
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Watershed Improvements
Big Bar Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project 56140Decision Signed Date: 08/28/2019
Big Bar Hazardous Fuels Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/28/2019
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsFeather River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed managementRoad management