Decision Memo Completed

French Creek I Hazardous Fuels Reduction

Plumas National Forest Butte, California Feather River Ranger District

The French Creek I project proposes to reduce hazardous fuels and stand density through commercial and pre-commercial thinning, mastication of brush and prescribed burning using GTR-220 and 237 methods. The project will treat no more than 3,000 acres

Location

Located ~ 10 miles north of Berry Creek, at elevations ranging between 2,300 and 4,500 feet. Annual precipitation ranges between 55 and 70 inches. The Camp Fire burned through the majority of the area

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/11/2019
2
Decision
07/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.3 (9)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Wildfire Resilience Ce
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityBiomass; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements; Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up; Trail Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
French Creek I Hazardous Fuels ReductionDecision Signed Date: 07/10/2025
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsFeather River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementRoad management