Environmental Assessment Completed

Transition Project

Tahoe National Forest Sierra, California Sierraville Ranger District

To complete DFPZ, treat plantations and restore riparian veg: mech thin 876 ac, hand thin 55 ac, meadow restoration w/ lodgepole removal 59 ac, aspen rest. 26 ac, grp slct 17 ac, plantation trtment w/ masticatn & grapplng 432 ac. Prescribed burning.

Location

South and west of State Highway 89 near Little Truckee Sumitt with some near Fibreboard Road.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/02/2012
2
Decision
09/2012 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title I: Municipal Watersheds; Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics); Hfra Title I: Threatened And Endangered Species Habitat
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Transition Project Decision Notice and FONSIDecision Signed Date: 09/06/2012
ForestsTahoe National Forest
DistrictsSierraville Ranger District
Legal Land Description19N 14E sec. 16, 17, 24; 19N 15E sec. 24, 25, 26, 27; 19N 16E sec. 18, 19, 30
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products