Environmental Assessment Completed

West Lassen Headwaters Landscape Restoration Project

Lassen National Forest Plumas; Shasta; Tehama, California Lassen National Forest All Units

The Lassen National Forest is proposing management activities on approximately 101,000 acres of National Forest System lands to improve forest resilience and watershed health and reduce fuels to protect local communities.

Location

The northern boundary of the project area is the Lassen Volcanic National Park west to the Forest boundary, south to 27N12 road and the Pacific Crest Trail, north to the Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/30/2024
2
Comment Period
09/16/2025
3
Decision
10/2025 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityBiomass; Road Decommissioning; Developed Site Management; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Roadless Area Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Special Area Management; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
West Lassen Headwaters Landscape Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/15/2025
ForestsLassen National Forest
DistrictsAlmanor Ranger District; Hat Creek Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementSpecial area managementForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed managementRoad managementProjects that may affect wilderness (for mailing list contacts)