The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest proposes to reduce forest fire hazard by using mechanical methods and/or prescribed fire to reduce tree density, fuel loading both live and dead and reduce ladder fuels on National Forest Systems Lands.
Location
Project area lies west of Reno Nevada, to the south of interstate 80 from approximately the Hunter Creek trailhead area to the west at the California Stateline.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/01/2024
2
Comment Period
10/25/2024
3
Objection Period Start
01/07/2026
4
Decision
03/2026 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2026 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Truckee Watershed Fuels Reduction Project | Decision Signed Date: 03/06/2026 |
| Forests | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |
| Districts | Carson Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T18N R18E Sections 6-25 and T18N R19E Sections 5-7, 19-20 and T19N R18E Sections 31-35 |