Defensible Fuel Profile Zone & concentrated fuel treatments, hand & mechanical thinning & group selection. Localized watershed restoration, meadow, aspen and oak restoration treatments. Project treatment area ~4,500 acs, mainly stewardship contracts.
Location
North and west of Calpine and north of Yuba Pass
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/04/2010
2
Objection Period Start
11/24/2011
3
Decision
01/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2012 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other; Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title I: Municipal Watersheds; Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Saddle Project Decision Notice | Decision Signed Date: 01/20/2012 |
| Forests | Tahoe National Forest |
| Districts | Sierraville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | 20N 13E Secs 1, 2, 11; 21N 13E Secs 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 26, 35, 36; 21N 14E Secs 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18; 22N 13E Secs 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, 36; 22N 14E Secs 17, 19, 20, 21, 29, 30, 31, 32 |