Cuckoo is an approximately 4,500-acre vegetation management and fuels reduction project including thinning, mastication, prescribed fire, etc. The proposal also includes road maintenance, hazard tree removal and decommissioning unauthorized roads.
Location
This project is located approximately 11 miles east of Foresthill, Ca, north of Mosquito Ridge Road in the Peavine watershed.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/30/2021
2
Decision
01/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1); 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20); 32.3 (9) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Wildfire Resilience Ce |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Trail Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Cuckoo Vegetation Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/20/2022 |
| Forests | Tahoe National Forest |
| Districts | American River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |