Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Sierra Nevada Forests Management Indicator Species (SNF MIS) Amendment

Tahoe National Forest Douglas; Esmeralda; Mineral; Alpine; Amador; Butte; Calaveras; El Dorado; Fresno; Inyo; Kern; Lassen; Madera; Mariposa; Modoc; Mono; Nevada; Placer; Plumas; Shasta; Sierra; Siskiyou; Tulare; Tuolumne; Yuba, California; Nevada R5 - Pacific Southwest Region All Units

Amend Land and Resource Management Plans for ten (10) Forests within the Sierra Nevada region by modifying Management Indicator Species (MIS) lists and associated monitoring strategies.

Location

Along Sierra Nevada chain from Oregon/California border to south of Lake Isabella as well as lands in western Nevada

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
04/30/2007
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
07/13/2007
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/28/2007
4
Decision
12/2007 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2008 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation219 (1982)
Project ActivityPlan Amendment
Sierra Nevada Forests Management Indicator Species AmendmentDecision Signed Date: 12/14/2007 Legal Notice Date: 12/21/2007
ForestsEldorado National Forest; Inyo National Forest; Lassen National Forest; Modoc National Forest; Plumas National Forest; Sequoia National Forest; Sierra National Forest; Stanislaus National Forest; Tahoe National Forest; Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit
DistrictsEldorado National Forest All Units; Inyo National Forest All Units; Lassen National Forest All Units; Modoc National Forest All Units; Plumas National Forest All Units; Sequoia National Forest All Units; Sierra National Forest All Units; Stanislaus National Forest All Units; Tahoe National Forest All Units; Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsLand management planning