Environmental Assessment Completed

Hume Basin Restoration

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

Treat up to 6,700 acres through thinning, sanitation, mastication and prescribed burn to improve forest health and wildlife habitat, and reduce fuels in Tenmile Creek drainage.

Location

The project is located between state highway 180 and Forest Road 14S02 (Burton Pass Road).

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/21/2021
2
Comment Period
03/16/2023
3
Objection Period Start
06/01/2023
4
Decision
12/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
03/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Hume Basin RestorationDecision Signed Date: 12/04/2023
ForestsSequoia National Forest
DistrictsHume Lake Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT13-14S, R28E, MDB&M
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed managementFuels managementRoad managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products