Decision Memo Completed

Michigan Bluff Community Protection Project

Tahoe National Forest Placer, California American River Ranger District

Implement mastication and prescribed fire on 1,792 acres, thin conifers on 925 acres, create roadside fuel breaks on 4.3 miles of roads and remove hazard trees on 13 miles of roads to reduce fuels and improve forest health and resilience.

Location

Michigan Bluff is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California approximately five miles northeast of Foresthill on the American River Ranger District, Tahoe National Forest.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/08/2019
2
Decision
10/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Wildfire Resilience Ce
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
ForestsTahoe National Forest
DistrictsAmerican River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementForest products