To accomplish restoration, FRRD proposes to abate hazard trees, yard trees, salvage cut, hand-cut-and-pile brush, burn piles, plant trees in the ground, masticate brush, prune, dig fire-lines by hand, and replace and repair recreation facilities.
Location
Feather Falls is located on the Fall River, a tributary of the Middle Fork Feather River, within the Plumas National Forest in Butte County, California.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/27/2021
2
Decision
07/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (11), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(11); 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13) |
| Special Authority | National Fire Plan - Healthy Forests Initiative Ce |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Biomass; Developed Site Management; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Feather Falls Salvage Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/09/2021 |
| Feather Falls Hazard Tree Felling Project | Decision Signed Date: 03/01/2022 |
| Feather Falls Trail Reconstruction Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/08/2022 |
| Forests | Plumas National Forest |
| Districts | Feather River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Mt. Diablo Meridian, T. 20N., R. 6E., Section 2; T. 21N., R 6E., Sections 26 and 35. |