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 Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Elk Late-Successional Reserve Enhancement Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/21/2016 |
| Forests | Shasta Trinity National Forest |
| Districts | McCloud Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 40N R 1W Sections 4 and 5; T 41N R 1W Sections 27 to 34, Mt. Diablo Meridian |