The Forest Service has formalized a partnership to pursue the goal of improving forest health, preventing forest loss, improving woodlands resilience to both fire and climate change, restoring historical forest structure after high-severity fire.
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
08/11/2022
2
Decision
11/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (25), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(25) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Biomass; Developed Site Management; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Roadless Area Management; Special Area Management; Watershed Improvements |
| Feather Falls Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 11/14/2022 |
| Forests | Plumas National Forest |
| Districts | Feather River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |