Environmental Assessment Completed

Yuba Project

Tahoe National Forest Sierra, California Yuba River Ranger District

Commercial & precommercial thinning, aspen & meadow restoration, fuels reduction, Rx burning, trails construction

Location

North and east of Bassetts, in north central Sierra County, north of hwy 49, and east of Gold Lake Highway

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/14/2016
2
Comment Period
10/05/2017
3
Objection Period Start
02/22/2018
4
Decision
06/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Yuba ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/20/2018
ForestsTahoe National Forest
DistrictsYuba River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT21N, R12&13E; T20N, R112&13E, various sections
Forest productsWildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed managementRoad managementRecreation management