Environmental Assessment Completed

PIUTE FIRE ROADSIDE HAZARD TREE REMOVAL PROJECT

Sequoia National Forest Kern, California Kern River Ranger District

Commercial timber sale to remove hazard trees for safety purposes along approximately 32 miles of roads affected by the 2008 Piute Fire.

Location

Northern half of the Piute Mountains, located approximately seven (7) air miles southeast of Lake Isabella, CA.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/19/2008
2
Comment Period
03/13/2009
3
Decision
05/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2009 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage)
PIUTE FIRE ROADSIDE HAZARD TREE REMOVAL PROJECTDecision Signed Date: 05/01/2009 Legal Notice Date: 05/06/2009
ForestsSequoia National Forest
DistrictsKern River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSecs. 11, 13-14, 22-26, & 36, T.28S., R.33E.; Secs. 8-9, 16-20, & 29-32, T.28S., R.34E.; and Sec. 6, T.29S., R.34E., MDM.
Forest productsRoad management