Amend the Tahoe National Forest Land and Resources Management Plan to include plan components that specify where timber management activities can occur based on steeper slopes using tethered logging systems.
Location
Forest-wide on all Tahoe National Forest System lands.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/16/2025
2
Objection Period Start
03/20/2026
3
Decision
05/2026 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2026 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (16), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(16) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 219 (2012) |
| Project Activity | Plan Amendment |
| Steep Slopes Forest Plan Amendment | Decision Signed Date: 05/19/2026 (In Appeal Period) Legal Notice Date: 05/19/2026 |
| Forests | Tahoe National Forest |
| Districts | Tahoe National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |