The Forest Service is proposing to take action to manage overcrowded forest stands and reduce hazardous fuels along the Mosquito Ridge Road near the Placer County Big Trees Grove. Approximately 2,500 acres of treatments are planned at this time.
Location
This Project Area is located between 23 and 28 miles east of Foresthill, California. Along the Mosquito Ridge Road near the Placer County Big Trees Grove
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/01/2012
2
Comment Period
12/29/2015
3
Objection Period Start
06/03/2016
4
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Plan Amendment; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Biggie Vegetation Management and Fuels Reduction Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/24/2016 |
| Forests | Tahoe National Forest |
| Districts | American River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | The legal location includes portions of T14N, R12E, Sections 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24 and 25; T14N, R13E, Sections 4, |