Decision Memo Completed

Wrights Creek Plantations Healthy Forest Restoration

Stanislaus National Forest Tuolumne, California Stanislaus National Forest All Units

Healthy forest restoration treatments including commercial and non-commercial thinning of less than 3,000 acres of trees to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect or disease infestation (HFRA, Sec 602(d)(1)(b)).

Location

East of Highway 108 in the upper North Fork Tuolumne River and middle Clavey River watersheds.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/13/2016
2
Comment Period
05/17/2016
3
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.3 (5)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Wrights Creek Plantations Healthy Forest RestorationDecision Signed Date: 08/09/2016
ForestsStanislaus National Forest
DistrictsMi-Wok Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSec 3-9, 16-17 T2N R17E; Sec 12-14, 21-29, 31-35 T3N R17E; Sec 7, 18-19, 30 T3N R18E
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementForest products