Environmental Assessment Completed

French Fire Recovery and Reforestation Project

Sierra National Forest Madera, California Bass Lake Ranger District

The project would remove roadside hazard trees, recover the economic value of fire-killed/ fire-damaged trees, re-establish forested conditions, manage fuel loads, and work towards eradication of invasive non-native weeds.

Location

Includes the lands immediately north of Clearwater Creek, south of West Fork Chiquito Creek, east of Whisky Ridge, and west of the San Joaquin River

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/30/2014
2
Decision
08/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage)
French Fire Recovery and Reforestation ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/26/2015
ForestsSierra National Forest
DistrictsBass Lake Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 6 Range 24 Section 33; Township 7 Range 24 Sections 3-11, 14-22, 26-30, 32-35; Township 8 South Range 24 Sections 2-5, 8-11, 16, & 15, Mount Diablo Base Meridian.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementForest products