Salvage fire killed timber on 142 acres within the 2545 acre Shirley Fire area to reduce future fuel loading and provide for reforestation.
Location
One mile southeast of Alta Sierra, 45 miles east of Bakersfield, CA. It is within the lower Kern 5th order watershed, Tillie Creek watershed, and East Kern Air Pollution Control District
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/01/2014
2
Decision
08/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Revised Shirley Fire Salvage and Forest Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/12/2015 |
| Forests | Sequoia National Forest |
| Districts | Kern River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 25 South, Range 32 East, sections 33 and 34; Township 26 South, Range 32 East, Section 4, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian |