Ecological restoration & hazardous fuels treatment on 6153 acres in the wildland urban interface of the Horse Meadow Community. Treatments would employ mechanical and hand thinning, and prescribed fire, with some commercial timber harvest.
Location
Horse Meadow, Kern Plateau, approximately 10 miles north of Lake Isabella, CA, off of Cherry Hill/ Sherman Pass Roads
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/16/2012
2
Comment Period
11/02/2012
3
Objection Period Start
12/13/2013
4
Decision
02/2014 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) HFRA |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Notice and FONSI Joey Healthy Forest and Fuels Reduction Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/24/2014 |
| Forests | Sequoia National Forest |
| Districts | Kern River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T. 23 and 24 S., R. 33 and 34 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian (MDB&M). |