Environmental Assessment Completed

Big Flat Vegetation and Fuel Management Project

Six Rivers National Forest Del Norte, California Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA

1000 acres treated in Late Successional Reserves to accelerate the development of late successional habitat and to reduce fuel loading within the Big Flat Wildland Urban Interface

Location

Smith River National Recreation Area, Six Rivers National Forest

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/19/2008
2
Objection Period Start
07/23/2008
3
Decision
09/2008 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2009 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Big Flat Vegetation and Fuels Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/22/2008
ForestsSix Rivers National Forest
DistrictsGasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA
Legal Land DescriptionT15N, R2E, Se 1, 12, 13, 14, 23-25, 36; T16N, R3E, S 31, 32; T15N, R3E, S 5-9, 15-21, 29-32
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management