Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Elk Late-Successional Reserve Enhancement Project

Shasta-Trinity National Forest Siskiyou, California McCloud Ranger District

Reduce tree densities and fuel loads with thinning and fuels treatments on approximately 3,420 acres in the Elk Flat Late-Successional Reserve, adjacent matrix lands and Elk Flat meadow to protect current and develop late-successional habitat.

Location

North of Pilgrim Creek Snowpark adjacent to Elk Flat. MA 2 and 3. MP VII (LSR)/IX (RR)/VIII (Matrix)

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
02/28/2013
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
01/15/2016
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
04/18/2016
4
Objection Period Start
04/22/2016
5
Decision
07/2016 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Elk Late-Successional Reserve Enhancement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/21/2016
ForestsShasta Trinity National Forest
DistrictsMcCloud Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 40N R 1W Sections 4 and 5; T 41N R 1W Sections 27 to 34, Mt. Diablo Meridian
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management