To fell dead trees, and remove the hazardous fuels along 53 miles of County and State Highways on NFS lands to create a 400 foot wide hazard reduction zone for public and firefighters safety in the WUI on areas not covered by right of ways
Location
Vegetation treatments and hazardous fuels removal along Fresno County Roads including Big Creek, Tollhouse, Auberry and Petersen Mill roads and Highway 168 on Forest Service lands
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/01/2016
2
Decision
06/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other; Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| State and County Road hazard Abatement Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/20/2016 |
| Forests | Sierra National Forest |
| Districts | High Sierra Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T8S R25 E. S. 11,15-16,20-26, 28-29,31-33. R26E S. 5,7,8,12-13,17-18. T9S R25E S. 1-2,6,9-12,16-18. T10S R23E S. 3,9-10, 23-24. R24E 17-21,23-24, 28-30. |