This project proposes to build a new Work Center to house the Feather River Interagency Hotshot Crew (FRIHC) and one engine module displaced when the Brush Creek Work Center burned in the North Complex Fires, during 2021.
Location
The Chico Seed Orchard is located on 209 acres in Chico, California. Development started in 1904 when the site was assigned to the Agricultural Research Service for the purpose of plant breeding research and plant introduction from all over the world.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/29/2022
2
Decision
01/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (21), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(21) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Facility Improvements/Construction |
| Chico Seed Orchard IHC Work Center Construction Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/05/2023 |
| Forests | Mendocino National Forest; Plumas National Forest |
| Districts | Grindstone Ranger District; Feather River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |