Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Social and Ecological Resilience Across the Landscape (SERAL)

Stanislaus National Forest Tuolumne, California Stanislaus National Forest All Units

Conduct vegetation management in strategic locations to reduce fuels and shift forest structure and composition towards a range of natural conditions (natural range of variation) where ecological processes and adaptive capacity can evolve together.

Location

Located south and east of the NF Stanislaus River and north and west of the NF Tuolumne River. Portions span the Calaveras, Mi-Wok, and Summit Ranger Districts north and west of Highway 108.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
07/16/2020
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/10/2021
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/25/2022
4
Objection Period Start
02/25/2022
5
Decision
08/2022 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
08/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityBiomass; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Plan Amendment; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
SERAL ROD-1Decision Signed Date: 03/25/2022
SERAL - A Significant Step Towards Resiliency - Record of Decision ("ROD-2"Decision Signed Date: 06/29/2022
SERAL - Rapidly Responding to Changing Environmental Conditions ("ROD-3")Decision Signed Date: 08/31/2022
ForestsStanislaus National Forest
DistrictsMi-Wok Ranger District; Calaveras Ranger District; Summit Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Forest productsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)