Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Beaverslide Timber Sale and Fuel Treatment Project

Six Rivers National Forest Trinity, California Six Rivers National Forest All Units

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 AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green)
Beaverslide Timber Sale and Fuel Treatment ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/08/2011 Legal Notice Date: 04/14/2011
ForestsSix Rivers National Forest
DistrictsMad River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT2S, R7E; T2S, R8E; T3S, R7E and T3S, R8E Humboldt B&M; T26N, R12W and T27N, R12W Mount Diablo B&M
Forest productsFuels management