Expand and connect Bear Mountain and Snow Summit SUP boundaries; grade trails and terminals; tree clearing; install two lifts, ski trails, beginner pod and connector, snowmaking lines and pond, summer activities, road, and ski bridge.
San Bernardino National Forest
The purpose of the Forest Wide Tree Release project is to reduce competition and release immature coniferous trees across the landscape. This includes developing stands that have naturally regenerated after fires and landslides or planted stands from reforestation efforts.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | USDA-29d-USFS |
| Decision Signed Date | 2/6/2026 |
Forest Wide Invasive Plant Project
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Noxious Weed Treatments |
| Forests | San Bernardino National Forest |
| Districts | San Bernardino National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
The Forest Service (FS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are developing a Comprehensive River Management Plans (CRMPs) for the Deep Creek and Whitewater River Wild and Scenic Rivers (WSRs) on the San Bernardino National Forest.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Plan Creation/Revision |
| Deep Creek and Whitewater River Comprehensive River Management Plan | Decision Signed Date: 05/21/2025 |
| Forests | San Bernardino National Forest |
| Districts | Big Bear Ranger District; San Gorgonio Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
The SBNF proposes to treat up to 25,000 acres within the forest boundary to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire on federal land as well as reducing catastrophic wildfire for adjacent at-risk communities (see Appendix A).
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3(11) |
| Special Authority | 2021 Infrastructure: Fuel Break Ce |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Forests | San Bernardino National Forest |
| Districts | San Bernardino National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
The USDA Forest Service is considering a land exchange with the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, a federally recognized Indian tribe, formerly recognized as the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Land Exchanges |
| Forests | San Bernardino National Forest |
| Districts | Arrowhead Ranger District; Cajon Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino Meridian, San Bernardino County, California. T.1N., R.3W T.1N., R.4W., |
The primary purpose for this project is to provide for public health and safety. The Forest Service is committed to providing safe access for visitors and workers and maintaining the integrity of the NFS road network and facilities.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Forests | San Bernardino National Forest |
| Districts | San Gorgonio Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to issue 10(a)(1)(A) permits in accordance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, for the reestablishment and/or population augmentation of the federally endangered mountain yellow-legged frog.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.11, 7 Cfr 1B.3(A) (3) |
| Special Authority | Nepa Document Prepared By Another Federal Agency |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Population Enhancements |
| Decision Decided Date | 12/09/2021 |
| Forests | San Bernardino National Forest |
| Districts | San Bernardino National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Tahquitz and Willow canyons, Bluff Lake/Siberia Creek, and Sugarloaf Pond on the San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, California |
Improve the ability to limit loss of life and property and recover from high intensity wildland fires at numerous administrative sites across the District including communication sites, rec sites, fire stations, lookout towers, travel routes, etc.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(3); 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.12 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(5) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Decision Decided Date | 12/09/2021 |
| Forests | San Bernardino National Forest |
| Districts | San Jacinto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Installation and monitoring of an array of 48 seismic sensing nodes in the Juan Diego Flats area where FSR 7S04, 6S89 & 6S22 intersect. The 48 nodes would be placed in a linear array 1.5 km long, north of and roughly parallel to FSR 7S04.
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.11, 7 Cfr 1B.3(A) (3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Research And Development |
| Decision Decided Date | 06/17/2026 |
| Forests | San Bernardino National Forest |
| Districts | San Jacinto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | SE1/4 Sec. 32 and the SW1/4 Sec. 33, T. 7 S., R. 2 E. |