Six Rivers National Forest — Project Detail

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Six Rivers National Forest

R05 Pacific Southwest · 9 projects · crawled 2026-06-17
In Progress 2 Developing Proposal 2 Completed 5
Decision Memo 6 Environmental Assessment 2 Categorical Exclusion 1
8 with documents 4 with comments page
Environmental Assessment · Mad River Ranger District · updated 5/27/2026
South Fork Mountain ridge both north and south of Highway 36. The project area straddles the border of Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National Forests and Trinity and Humboldt Counties. · Trinity, California

This project will provide defensible space along main roads to expedite safe evacuations and improve wildland firefighter response, safety, and suppression during wildfires.

Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)
NEPA Start Date
Finding/Decision Date
Project documents
Kristen Lark · kristen.lark@usda.gov
Categorical Exclusion · Lower Trinity Ranger District · updated 5/27/2026
east of the Hoopa Square

The Trinity Summit Restoration Project is a collaboration between the Six Rivers National Forest and the Hoopa Valley Tribe to reduce the risk of wildland fire to communities, restore ecosystems, and establish resilient landscapes.

Forest productsFuels management
NEPA Start Date
Finding/Decision Date
c/o Lower Trinity Ranger District
Decision Memo · Orleans Ranger District · updated 4/20/2026
Orleans Ca · Humboldt, California

Approximately 2 miles of new fiber conduit to be installed

Special use management
Scoping Start
03/24/2025
Decision
04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2026 (Estimated)
Project documents
Justin Spedding · justin.spedding@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
ForestsSix Rivers National Forest
DistrictsOrleans Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Decision Memo · Lower Trinity Ranger District · updated 7/10/2025
Water system north of Salyer Heights along Shaber Creek (40.91286, -123.58236). · Trinity, California

This project will allow the Salyer Heights Water Company to reconstruct critical water supply infrastructure (water tank, raw water lines, and creek diversions) along Shaber Creek that were destroyed in the Campbell Fire.

Special use management
Scoping Start
06/23/2025
Decision
07/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
Nolan Colegrove · nolan.colegrove@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFacility Improvements/Construction; Special Use Authorizations
ForestsSix Rivers National Forest
DistrictsLower Trinity Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT6N R5E Sec 2 & 11
Decision Memo · Orleans Ranger District · updated 7/8/2025
Sections 31 & 32, Township 11N, Range 06E, HB&M Orleans USGS 7.5' Quad, Humboldt County, CA · Humboldt, California

Trinity Valley Consulting Engineers has requested to conduct a geo investigation for the OCSD water system upgrade. A soil investigation would be performed to aid in the planning and design of new water treatment, storage, and diversion system.

Minerals and geologySpecial use managementFacility management
Scoping Start
01/24/2025
Decision
07/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
Erin Rentz · erin.rentz@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFacility Improvements/Construction; Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
ForestsSix Rivers National Forest
DistrictsOrleans Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Environmental Assessment · Mad River Ranger District · updated 6/10/2025
Just North of Highway 36, within WCS landscape, straddling Humboldt and Trinity counties. · Humboldt; Trinity, California

The 1,500 acre Rattail Project seeks to apply forest health and fuels reduction treatments, address a legacy sediment site, remove invasive species, mitigate hazards to values at risk, and develop 3.41 miles of temp roads.

Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementClimate change adaptation
Scoping Start
12/12/2023
Comment Period
08/13/2024
Objection Period Start
02/18/2025
Decision
06/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
Kristen Lark · kristen.lark@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation219 (2012)
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green)
ForestsSix Rivers National Forest
DistrictsMad River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT1N, R5E, Sec 1, 2, and 12; T1N, R6E, Sec 5, 6, 7, 8, and 17
Decision Memo · Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA · updated 5/1/2025
Along forest Roads 17N04, 17N05, 17N08, 17N07, 17N27, 18N08, 18N17, 17N18 · Del Norte, California

Reduce hazardous trees and fuels/slash along moderate to high use roads while revegetating areas within the project footprint to enhance wildfire resiliency, and achieve long-term management goals including the restoration of biodiversity.

Forest productsFuels management
Scoping Start
04/28/2025
Comment Period
04/30/2025
Decision
12/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2026 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.3 (9)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage)
ForestsSix Rivers National Forest
DistrictsGasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Decision Memo · Six Rivers National Forest All Units · updated 12/7/2023
UNIT - Smith River NRA, STATE - California, COUNTY - Del Norte · Del Norte, California

Reissuance of two PacifiCorp powerlines authorizations within the Smith River NRA that have expired. No changes are proposed for the new term.

Special use management
Scoping Start
02/02/2015
Decision
05/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
Julia Everta · gfrey@fs.fed.us
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (15)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
ForestsSix Rivers National Forest
DistrictsGasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA
Legal Land DescriptionT18N R3E HM Sec 1,2,10,11,15,21,22,28, T17N R3E HM Sec 5,7,8,18, T17N R2E HM Sec 12,13,21- 24, T17N R1E HM Sec 21 -24.
Decision Memo · Six Rivers National Forest All Units · updated 6/21/2023
Project activities will occur on open roads on the Six Rivers National Forest and Ukonom Ranger District of the Klamath National Forest. · Del Norte; Humboldt; Siskiyou; Trinity, California

The project is a renewal of the current road maintenance CE currently treating sections of road on the forest to keep them open, safe, and better able to withstand storm events with minimal damage. Project activities listed in the scoping packet.

Road management
Scoping Start
03/10/2023
Decision
06/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
Jennifer Abernathy · jennifer.abernathy@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityRoad Maintenance
Forest-wide Road Maintenance ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/13/2023
ForestsSix Rivers National Forest
DistrictsSix Rivers National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable