Timber harvesting through commercial thinning on about 2,800 acres, and non-commercial fuel treatment using manual,mechanical and prescribed burning methods on 2,700 acres. A supplemental EIS is in progress as a result of a decision reversal.
Location
LRMP Management Areas: General Forest, Partial Retention Visual Quality Objective, Retention Visual Quality Objective, and Riparian Reserve. Non-key Watershed: Upper Mad River.
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
04/23/2010
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/11/2010
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
10/22/2010
4
Decision
04/2011 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Beaverslide Timber Sale and Fuel Treatment Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/08/2011 Legal Notice Date: 04/14/2011 |
| Forests | Six Rivers National Forest |
| Districts | Mad River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T2S, R7E; T2S, R8E; T3S, R7E and T3S, R8E Humboldt B&M; T26N, R12W and T27N, R12W Mount Diablo B&M |