Environmental Assessment Completed

Ox Project

Tahoe National Forest Sierra, California Sierraville Ranger District

Sustain/restore western white pine; implement variable/radial thinning; reduce legacy road & bridge impacts to riparian areas; enhance riparian areas & aspen; reduce fuels and facilitate maturity in plantations. Treat ~700 acres; 5 watershed actions

Location

Located in north-central Sierra County, California, south of State Route 49 adjacent to the Yuba Pass Sno-Park and within Lincoln Valley

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/23/2014
2
Comment Period
03/17/2016
3
Objection Period Start
05/26/2016
4
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Ox Project Decision NoticeDecision Signed Date: 08/22/2016
ForestsTahoe National Forest
DistrictsSierraville Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT20N R13E, Sections 11, 14 and 34
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsRoad managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest productsWatershed managementFuels management