This project reduces hazard trees along the Granite Creek units analyzed in the Sierra Scenic Byway EA to address health and safety of the public, employees and firefighters as well as reducing fuel loading along entry and exit routes.
Location
a subsection of the popular and highly traveled Sierra Scenic Byway including the spur roads to nearby recreation facilities and trailheads.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/28/2021
2
Comment Period
01/16/2022
3
Objection Period Start
03/11/2022
4
Decision
10/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
03/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Sierra Scenic Byway Roadside Hazard Abatement Project - Granite Creek Subproject | Decision Signed Date: 10/19/2023 |
| Forests | Sierra National Forest |
| Districts | Bass Lake Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |