The Project proposes treatment of approximately 1000 acres on Sequoia National Forest land within the Giant Sequoia National Monument. Fuels reduction treatments include locations that allow for roadside hazard tree removal and private land buffer.
Location
Adjacent to areas burned in the Windy and Cedar fires, between the White River and Spear Creek summer home tracts and continuing southwest of that area.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/05/2023
2
Decision
07/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Sugarloaf Fuels Reduction Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/29/2025 |
| Forests | Sequoia National Forest |
| Districts | Western Divide Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |