Environmental Assessment Completed

BIG STUMP REDWOOD MTN. FUELS RESTORATION PROJECT

Sequoia National Forest Fresno; Tulare, California Hume Lake Ranger District

Proposal to reduce fuels buildup in a portion of Big Stump Giant Sequoia Grove through prescribed burning to protect nearby facilities and begin reintroducing fire into the grove.

Location

Portion of Big Stump Grove bisected by State Highway 180, Redwood Mountain Grove,and area in between southwest of Kings Canyon National Park.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/14/2014
2
Comment Period
05/26/2018
3
Objection Period Start
07/23/2018
4
Decision
09/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements
BIG STUMP REDWOOD MTN. FUELS RESTORATION PROJECTDecision Signed Date: 09/13/2018
ForestsSequoia National Forest
DistrictsHume Lake Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT14S, R28E, MDB&M
Fuels management