Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
01/01/2008 to 03/31/2008
Eldorado National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Report Contents (click to jump to a section) :
Projects Occurring Nationwide
Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Eldorado National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Eldorado National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Eldorado National Forest,  Amador Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Eldorado National Forest,  Georgetown Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Eldorado National Forest,  Pacific Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Eldorado National Forest,  Placerville Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Projects Occurring Nationwide  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Aerial Application of Fire Retardant
EA
- Fuels management   Completed  Actual: 10/11/2007  10/2007 Christopher Wehrli
202-205-1332
fire_retardant@fs.fed.us 
Description: The Forest Service proposes to continue the aerial application of fire retardant to fight fires on National Forest System lands. An environmental analysis will be conducted to prepare an Environmental Assessment on the proposed action.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/retardant/index.html
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Nation Wide.
National Forest System Land Management Planning - Proposed Rule
EIS
- Regulations, Directives, Orders   In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 08/31/2007
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 01/2008 
Expected:02/2008
 
02/2008 Gina Owens
202-205-1187
gowens@fs.fed.us 
Description: The Agency proposes to publish a rule at 36 CFR part 219 to finish rulemaking on the land management planning rule issued on January 5, 2005 (2005 rule). The 2005 rule guides development, revision, and amendment of land management plans.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/emc/nfma/2007_planning_rule.html
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - All units of the National Forest System. Agency-wide.
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Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Special Use Permit Renewal - Sorensen's Resort
CE

           *NEW LISTING*
- Special use management
- Recreation management  
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:02/2008  04/2008 Julie Rowe
775-352-1241
jrowe@fs.fed.us 
Description: Sorensen's Resort, LLC, has requested renewal of its outfitting/guiding permit for guided nature/history hikes, art classes, and fishing. The new permit would be eligible for a term of 10 years.
Location: UNIT - Carson Ranger District, Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Alpine, Amador. Designated trails and streambanks on the Carson Ranger District (Humboldt-Toiyabe NF) and Amador Ranger District (Eldorado NF)..
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R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Sierra Nevada Forests Management Indicator Species (SNF MIS) Amendment
EIS
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Land management planning  
Completed  Actual: 12/14/2007  01/2008 Diana Craig
707-562-8930
dcraig01@fs.fed.us 
Description: Amend Land and Resource Management Plans for ten (10) Forests within the Sierra Nevada region by modifying Management Indicator Species (MIS) lists and associated monitoring strategies.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/snfmisa
Location: UNIT - Eldorado National Forest All Units, Lassen National Forest All Units, Modoc National Forest All Units, Sequoia National Forest All Units, Tahoe National Forest All Units, Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit, Sierra National Forest All Units, Stanislaus National Forest All Units, Plumas National Forest All Units, Inyo National Forest All Units. STATE - Nevada, California. COUNTY - Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yuba, Douglas, Esmeralda, Mineral. Along Sierra Nevada chain from Oregon/California border to south of Lake Isabella as well as lands in western Nevada.
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Eldorado National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)  

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Eldorado National Forest Motorized Route Designation
EIS
- Road management
- Recreation management  
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 07/20/2007
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/2008 
Expected:02/2008
 
05/2008 Jason Nedlo
530-621-5276
jnedlo@fs.fed.us 
Description: Designation of motorized roads and trails across the Eldorado National Forest
Location: UNIT - Eldorado National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Placer. Forest-wide, including all motorized management areas, with the exclusion of Wilderness and non-motorized areas..
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Eldorado National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)  

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Aurora Road Maintenance Hazard Tree Project
CE
- Road management   On Hold  N/A  N/A Don Errington
530-647-5450
derrington@fs.fed.us 
Description: Remove hazard trees and perform routine maintenance along selected Class II-V roads in order to reduce hazards to the public and permit unimpeded admin access. Maintenance includes: grading, brush removal, and culvert cleaning.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District, Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado, Placer. Class I-V roads on the Georgetown and Pacific Districts.
El Dorado Irrigation District Land Exchange
EA
- Land ownership management   In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/22/2007
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/2008 
Expected:05/2008
 
11/2008 Roger Ross
509-763-3103
rross@fs.fed.us 
Description: Proposed land exchange of 689 acres of Eldorado National Forest for 704 acres of El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) Land
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District, Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Alpine, Amador, El Dorado. Sly Park, Silver Lake, and Caples areas.
Freds Fire Reforestation Project
EIS
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)   In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register 04/13/2006
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 01/2008 
Expected:04/2008
 
06/2008 Robert Carroll
530-647-5386
rlcarroll@fs.fed.us 
Description: Restore, reforest and reduce fuels on about 4300 acs. that burned in the 2004 Freds Fire. Site preparation includes chemical methods. Reforestaion with mixed conifer species. Veg.and fuel treatments include manual & chemical methods.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District, Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. Freds Fire area immediately north of US Highway 50 near the town of Kyburz..
Hartless Ridge Fuel Reduction
EA
- Fuels management   In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/10/2007
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/2008 
Expected:04/2008
 
09/2008 Don Errington
530-647-5450
derrington@fs.fed.us 
Description: Veg treatment of surface & ladder fuels on 950ac of plantations & natural stands along Uncle Toms Rd btwn Icehouse Rd & Stumpy Meadows on Pacific & Gtwn RDs. Treatments include mastication, underburn, commercial & precommercial thin & tractor pile
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District, Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. El Dorado County.
North Zone Plantation Fuel Reduction Project
EIS
- Fuels management   On Hold  N/A  N/A Dana Walsh
530-333-5558
danawalsh@fs.fed.us 
Description: Stand improvement and fuels reduction in selected plantations on Georgetown & Pacific Ranger Districts. Activities involve precommercial thinning using mechanical and hand treatments and/or chemical treatment of competing vegetation.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District, Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado, Placer. LEGAL - El Dorado and Placer Counties. The selected plantations are located on the Georgetown and Pacific Ranger Districts..
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Eldorado National Forest,   Amador Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Allen Camp Livestock Area special use permit
CE
- Special use management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2008 
Expected:07/2008  07/2008 Kristina Garcia
(209) 295-5950
kjgarcia@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issue a 10 year "livestock area" special use permit to authorize fence and grazing of a maximun of 8 horses adjacent to private property.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. T.9N., R.17E., Section 21.
Forest Order for Kirkwood Mountain Resort special use permit boundary
CE

           *NEW LISTING*
- Recreation management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:03/2008  03/2008 M Muse-Meyer
209-295-5961
mmusemeyer@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issue a forest order to prohibit public use within the Kirkwood Mountain Resort special use permit boundary to over-the-snow vehicles during the winter season.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. Kirkwood Mountain Resort.
Indian Valley Restoration Project
EA
- Watershed management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants  
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:04/2008  07/2008 Chuck Loffland
(209) 295-5954
cloffland@fs.fed.us 
Description: Restore 1/4 mile of a low gradient tributary of Deer Creek in Indian Valley by creating 5 to 8 ponds to raise the meadow water table to enhance mountain yellow-legged frog, Yosemite toad, and willow flycatcher habitat.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. 9 miles southwest of Carson Pass and Highway 88.
Kirkwood Corrals Outfitter Guide Special Use Permit
CE
- Special use management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2008 
Expected:06/2008  06/2008 M Muse-Meyer
209-295-5961
mmusemeyer@fs.fed.us 
Description: Renewel of the annual special use permit.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Alpine, Amador, El Dorado. LEGAL - Amador Ranger District. The permittee will operate on the same trail system as the previous annual approvals to the north and east of the stables and the south of the Kirkwood Mountain Resort..
Kirkwood Mountain Resort - Guided Backcountry Skiing
CE

           *NEW LISTING*
- Special use management   In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/05/2007 
Expected:02/2008
 
03/2008 M Muse-Meyer
209-295-5961
mmusemeyer@fs.fed.us 
Description: Ammend permit to add additional guided backcountry skiing and snowboarding trips adjacent to Kirkwood Resort's special use permit boundary under the existing Expedition Kirkwood program.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. Kirkwood Mountain Resort.
Kirkwood Mountain Resort Mountain Master Development Plan
EIS
- Facility management
- Recreation management  
Completed  Actual: 11/05/2007  08/2008 Sue Rodman
530-621-5298
srodman@fs.fed.us 
Description: Install new lifts, upgrade lifts, construct restaurant, expand snowmaking coverage, widen existing ski runs, and install infrastructure needed to support he above improve.improvements.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Alpine, Amador, El Dorado. Amador, El Dorado and Alpine Counties.
Kirkwood Stables - Outfitter Guide Special Use Permit
CE
- Special use management   Completed  Actual: 07/06/2007  06/2007 Roger Ross
209-295-5960
rross@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issue a new 10 year special use permit starting in 2007.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. Trails in the Silver Lake area and in the Mokelumne Wilderness.
Martin Meadow Road and Campsite Restoration
CE
- Watershed management
- Road management
- Recreation management  
On Hold  N/A  N/A Roger Ross
209-295-5960
rross@fs.fed.us 
Description: Place barrier rocks to define appropriate roads & campsites, while blocking excessive user created roads to prevent resource damage. Grade & gravel roads to improve drainage. Install bear-proof food storage lockers, fire rings, & tables in campsites.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. El Dorado County.
Mud Lake Trailhead
EA
- Recreation management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:05/2008  08/2008 John Connolly
209-295-5908
johnconnolly@fs.fed.us 
Description: Reconstruct the existing parking area/trail head to provide acess to Mud Lake Trail 17E24 and expand an existing parking area for Kirkwood Lake Recreation visitors.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. Amador Ranger District.
Oski Bear Fuels Reduction Project
EA
- Fuels management   In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/22/2006
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 01/2008 
Expected:03/2008
 
05/2008 Joan McNamara
209-295-5970
jmcnamara01@fs.fed.us 
Description: Reduce surface and ladder fuels on approximately 500 acres within the wildland urban intermix. Vegetation treatments of surface and ladder fuels include commercial and precommercial thinning, tractor piling, and understory burning.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. South of Bear River Reservoir, adjacent to the Bear River Recreation Residence Tract..
Power Fire Restoration
EIS
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)   Developing Proposal
Est. NOI in Federal Register 04/2008 
Expected:11/2008  01/2009 Robert Carroll
530-647-5386
rlcarroll@fs.fed.us 
Description: Restoration of areas identified for reforestation and watershed needs. May need site prep before planting, including hand cutting, mechanical site prep, and herbicides. Includes planting and release of seedlings and watershed improvements.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. South of CA 88 getween Ham's Station & Lumberyard, down to the North Fork Mokelumne River, approx 40 miles east of Jackson, CA.
View 88 Fuels Reduction Project
EA

           *NEW LISTING*
- Fuels management
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)  
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:06/2008  09/2008 Robert Carroll
530-647-5386
rlcarroll@fs.fed.us 
Description: Fuels reduction and stand improvement on approx. 1,500 acres within the wildland urbam intermix. Incudes aspen restoration, visual management, commercial thinning, pre-commercial thinning, tractor piling, and understory burning.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador, El Dorado. project area is along California State Highway 88 between Dew Drop and Silver Lake.
Volcano Telephone Permit
CE
- Special use management   On Hold  N/A  N/A Roger Ross
209-295-5960
rross@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issue new special use authorization to Volcano Telephone to replace expired permits for communication facilities including buried copper & fiber optic cable, carrier buildings, & cell site. No proposed changes to the previously authorized facilities.
Location: UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador, El Dorado. Amador and El Dorado Counties.
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Eldorado National Forest,   Georgetown Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
2007 Maiden Hair Ledge Mine Plan of Operation
CE

           *NEW LISTING*
- Minerals and Geology   Cancelled  N/A  N/A Jonathan Jue
530-333-5550
jjue@fs.fed.us 
Description: 2007 Plan of operations and surface resource protection measures during and after operations
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Placer. LEGAL - Section 20, T13N, R13E, MDM. Georgetown District, Devil Peak area.
Big Grizzly Fuels Reduction Project
EA
- Fuels management
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)  
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 06/2008 
Expected:12/2008  06/2009 Don Errington
530-647-5450
derrington@fs.fed.us 
Description: Treat surface & ladder fuels on approximately 3000 acres of plantations & natural stands in the northeast area of the Georgetown Ranger District. Treatments include matication, underburning, commercial & precommercial thinning, & tractor piling.
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Placer. LEGAL - Georgetown Ranger District, Placer County. Northeast from Big Grizzly Canyon to Hell Hole Reservoir on the north side of the Rubicon River.
Cement Hill Fuels Reduction Project
EA
- Fuels management   In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/16/2007 
Expected:01/2008
 
03/2008 Don Errington
530-647-5450
derrington@fs.fed.us 
Description: Vegetation treatments to reduce surface and ladder fuels. Follow-up tractor piling and prescribed burning are also proposed on approximately 250 acres.
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - T13N, R10E MDB&M. Cement Hill on Georgetown Ranger District.
Chipmunk Drift Fence
CE
- Grazing management   In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/30/2006 
Expected:03/2008
 
05/2008 Kristina Garcia
(209) 295-5950
kjgarcia@fs.fed.us 
Description: Replace part of a drift fence that burned in the Star Fire on the Chipmunk allotment with a new drift fence, and reconstruct another section of old drift fence. The drift fence is to defer grazing on the upper part of the allotment until range ready.
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Placer. LEGAL - Sections 14 & 24, T14N, R13E. Chipmunk allotment on Georgetown Ranger District.
Chipmunk and Nevada Point Grazing Allotments
EA
- Grazing management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:09/2008  04/2009 Kristina Garcia
(209) 295-5950
kjgarcia@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issue new grazing permit for the Chipmunk Allotment that incorporates SNFPA direction to move toward desired conditions. Evaluate range condition on adjacent vacant Nevada Point Allotment for grazing with SNFPA direction.
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Placer. Placer County, Chipmunk and Nevada Point Allotments, administered by Georgetown Ranger District, Eldorado NF..
Communication Site Lease for Falcon Cable Systems Company HLP
CE
- Special use management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:06/2008  06/2008 Lorraine Gerchas
530-647-5400
lmgerchas@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issue a 10-yr. special use permit to Falcon Cable System Company for an existing Bald Mountain communication facility. The company purchased the facilities in Sept. 2001.
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - T12N, R11E, Section 12. El Dorado County, Georgetown Ranger District, Bald Mountain.
DeSilva special use permit
CE

           *NEW LISTING*
- Special use management   In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/01/2007 
Expected:03/2008
 
03/2008 Jonathan Jue
530-333-5550
jjue@fs.fed.us 
Description: Special use permit for an existing road that provides access to private property.
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. 5 miles east of the community of Georgetown.
Hell Hole Recreation Complex Repair and Improvement Project
CE
- Facility management
- Recreation management  
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:04/2008  08/2008 Jonathan Jue
530-333-5550
jjue@fs.fed.us 
Description: Replace or improve recreation facilities in Big Meadows and Upper Hell Hole Campgrounds, Hell Hole Vista, and Hell Hole Boat Ramp. Traffic control, repave or resurface roads and parking areas for the above areas.
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Placer. Hell Hole recreation complex, 26 air miles northease of Georgetown, CA. Includes Middle Meadows Group Campground, Big Meadows, Upper Hell Hole, and Hell Hole Campgrounds, Hell Hole Vista, Boat Ramp.
Hey Joe Fuels Reduction
EA
- Fuels management   In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/07/2006
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/2008 
Expected:04/2008
 
09/2008 Don Errington
530-647-5450
derrington@fs.fed.us 
Description: Vegetation treatments of surface and ladder fuels on 964 acres of plantations and natural stands within the Poho Ridge area. Treatments include mastication, underburning, commercial & pre-commercial thinning and tractor piling
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. El Dorado County.
Long Canyon Toilet Installation
CE
- Recreation management   On Hold  N/A  N/A Jonathan Jue
530 333 5550
jjue@fs.fed.us 
Description: Install a pre-fabricated vault toilet to provide sanitation facilities at this popular dispersed recreation area.
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Placer. LEGAL - NW1/4, Section 34, T14N, R13E. Confluence of the north and south forks of Long Canyon approximately 6 miles southwest of Hell Hole dam.
Mace Rx Burn
CE
- Fuels management   In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/10/2006 
Expected:11/2007
 
12/2007 Kaari Heino
530-333-5575
kheino@fs.fed.us 
Description: A prescribed understory maintenance burn is proposed for a total of 214 acres on the Georgetown Ranger District
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Sections 4 &9, T12N, R11E. Mace Mill road off Balderston road in the Darling Ridge area of Georgetown Ranger District.
SMUD Slate Mtn. Communication Facility Permit
CE
- Special use management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:03/2008  05/2008 Lorraine Gerchas
530-647-5400
lmgerchas@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issue a 10-year lease to SMUD for the communication facility located at Slate Mountain on the Georgetown Ranger District.
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - T11N, R12E, Section 6. Slate Mountain, Georgetown Ranger District.
Special Use Permit for BFRO Event
CE
- Special use management   Completed  Actual: 10/16/2007  11/2007 Jonathan Jue
530-333-5550
jjue@fs.fed.us 
Description: Special use permit for recreation event using Dru Barner Campground and Stumpy Meadows Boat Ramp parking lot as staging areas from Nov 1 - Nov 4, 2007
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado, Placer. Dru Barner campground, Stumpy Meadows Boat Ramp parking lot, Wentworth Springs road, and various roads located along th Rubicon Canyon and Nevada Point..
Transylvania Reforestation Project
CE
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)   In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/30/2007 
Expected:01/2008
 
03/2008 Don Errington
530-647-5450
derrington@fs.fed.us 
Description: Hand plant trees on 150 acres with 10' by 10' spacing. Use a mix of ponderosa pine, rust-resistant sugar pine, Douglas fir, and incense cedar. Seedlings will be grown from local origin seed. Hand grub in first growing season to reduce competition.
Location: UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Placer. LEGAL - Sections 2 & 11 of T14N, R11E; and Section 6 of T13N, R12E. Within the boundary of the 2006 Ralston Wildfire area.
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Eldorado National Forest,   Pacific Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Barrett Lake Jeep Trail Re-route and Bridge Crossing
EA
- Road management
- Watershed management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Recreation management  
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:04/2008  07/2008 Jessica Ilse
530-647-5433
jilse@fs.fed.us 
Description: Re-route a small section of the Barrett Lake Jeep Trail that goes through a wet meadow, and construct a bridge across Jones Fork Silver Creek to re-route the trail that currently crosses through the creek.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. El Dorado County.
Bassi Falls Hiking Trail
CE
- Watershed management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Recreation management  
In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/10/2007 
Expected:01/2008
 
03/2008 Jessica Ilse
530-647-5433
jilse@fs.fed.us 
Description: Construct a trail system and trailhead facilities between Millionaire Camp and Bassi Falls.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Pacific Ranger District, Sections 17, 18, 19, 20 T12N, R15E. On the north and south sides of Bassi Creek, between Millionaire Camp and Bassi Falls.
Big Silver Group Campground Fence and Erosion Control
CE
- Facility management
- Watershed management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Recreation management  
On Hold  N/A  N/A Jessica Ilse
530-647-5433
jilse@fs.fed.us 
Description: Reduce the potential for erosion & sediment delivery to Big Silver Creek w/in the Big Silver Group CG by constructing a fence along a cut slope & stabilizing the slope w/native vegetation & cover materials. The fence is needed to divert human access
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. El Dorado County, Pacific RD, Big Silver Campground.
Ellis Creek Trailhead Toilet Installation
EA
- Watershed management
- Recreation management  
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:04/2008  07/2008 Kristi Schroeder
530-295-5610
kschroeder@fs.fed.us 
Description: Install a CXT toilet at the Ellis Creek trailhead to serve visitors accessing the Rubicon Jeep Trail via the Ellis Creek route.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. El Dorado County, Pacific RD, at the Ellis Creek Trailhead, near the second dam at Loon Lake.
Frisco Ford Watershed Restoration
CE
- Watershed management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Heritage resource management
- Recreation management  
Cancelled  N/A  N/A Jessica Ilse
530-647-5433
jilse@fs.fed.us 
Description: Obliterate user-created roads providing access to campsites at Frisco Ford area on Jones Fork Silver Creek. Pull vehicle access back from the creek to the NF system road, block access with logs/rock, scarify to reduce compaction, mulch w/ native/rice
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. Along Jones Fork Silver Creek, in the area known as Frisco Ford.
Ghoatsbuster Fuel Reduction Maintenance
CE
- Fuels management   On Hold  N/A  N/A Valerie Hendon
530-647-5460
vhendon@fs.fed.us 
Description: Selective use of goats to browse understory trees and brush on approximately 750 acres annually to reduce the quantity of flammable fuels for 1 to 5 years, with implementation for years 2-5 dependent on monitoring of cost and effectiveness.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. Lower elevation Forest land approximately 1-4 air-miles northease of Pollock Pines, El Dorado County, Peavine ridge, Telephone Ridge, Jaybird Ridge fuel break areas..
Habitat Resortation in Pyramid Creek Watershed
CE
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 06/2007 
Expected:08/2007  08/2007 Jann Williams
530-621-5240
jowilliams@fs.fed.us 
Description: Removal of brook trout in five lakes in the Desolation Wilderness using gill nets to create suitable habitat for mountain yellow-legged frogs.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. Gefo, Waca, Teom and Pyramid Lakes in Desolation Wilderness.
John Doe Fuels Reduction Project
CE
- Fuels management   On Hold  N/A  N/A Don Errington
530-647-5450
derrington@fs.fed.us 
Description: Understory thinning & follow-up prescribed burning in mixed conifer & red fir stands for fire & insect resilency. Primary treatment would be directed towards treating strategically placed units within the urban interface.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. El Dorado County, Pacific RD, Crystal Basin Recreation Area near Wright's Lake.
Miss Fire Fuels Reduction
EA
- Fuels management   In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/21/2007
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2008 
Expected:07/2008
 
01/2009 Don Errington
530-647-5450
derrington@fs.fed.us 
Description: Understory thinning & tree removal in various timber stands w/in Strategically Placed Area Treatments (SPLATS), the Defense & Threat zones of various locations on Pacific RD. In addition selected timbered lands located w/in the various 15-40 yr-old p
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. El Dorado County.
O'Leary's Cow Fuels Reduction
EA
- Fuels management   In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/25/2006
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 05/2008 
Expected:09/2008
 
04/2009 Don Errington
530-647-5450
derrington@fs.fed.us 
Description: Understory thinning & tree removal to improve fire resiliancy on approx. 962 acres in SPLATS, Defense & Threat Zones of Urban Interface, & 15-40 year-old plantations. Includes removal of both commercial & non-commercial size trees in Crystal Basin.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. El Dorado County.
Peavine Point RNA Prescibed Burn Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING*
- Fuels management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:03/2008  04/2008 Matt Johnson
530-647-5465
mjohnson04@fs.fed.us 
Description: Prescribe burn 800 acres of the RNA using handheld ignition devices and possibly aerial ignition (helicopter with a plastic sphere dispenser) to reduce ground fuels and promote old-growth forest characteristics.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. North side of the South Fork of the American River in the Peavine Point Research Natural Area.
South Fork Campground Restoration
CE
- Facility management   Cancelled  N/A  N/A Jessica Ilse
530-647-5433
jilse@fs.fed.us 
Description: Proposed action includes spur and parking area improvements and upgrading site facilities.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. El Dorado County, Pacific RD, South Fork Campground.
Wharf-Whale Fuel Braek Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING*
- Fuels management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 02/2008 
Expected:05/2008  06/2008 Matt Johnson
530-647-5465
mjohnson04@fs.fed.us 
Description: Masticate 220 acres and understory burn 600 acres of forest land in order to maintain and improve the Peavine Ridge Fuel Break.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. Along Peavine Ridge Road.
Windmiller Plant Collection Area Prescribed Burn
CE
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 06/2008 
Expected:10/2008  11/2008 Valerie Hendon
530-647-5460
vhendon@fs.fed.us 
Description: Prescrbe burn the Windmiller Plant Collection Area to reduce existing surface fuel loading that will allow easier access to the plant collection site and aid in the propagation of plants traditionally used in basketry, medice, or as food.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - T11N, R14E, SE 1/4 Section 15 and SW 1/4 Section 14. Windmiller Ravine.
Wrights Lake and Dark Lake Shoreline Protection
EA
- Watershed management
- Recreation management  
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/19/2004
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/2008 
Expected:05/2008
 
10/2008 Jessica Ilse
530-647-5433
jilse@fs.fed.us 
Description: Conduct restoration along the shoreline at Wrights Lake and Dark Lake including: installation of boat docks at strategic locations to reduce shoreline impacts.
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - T.12N., R.16E., section 32. El Dorado County, Pacific RD, Wrights Lake and Dark Lake .
XFactor Fuels Reduction
EA
- Fuels management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2008 
Expected:11/2008  06/2009 Don Errington
530-647-5450
derrington@fs.fed.us 
Description: Understory thinning & tree removal in various timber stands w/in Strategically Placed Area Treatments (SPLATS), the Defense & Threat zones of various locations on Pacific RD. In addition selected timbered lands located w/in the various 15-40 yr-old p
Location: UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. El Dorado County.
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Eldorado National Forest,   Placerville Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Adventure Mountain Lake Tahoe Resort
CE
- Special use management
- Recreation management  
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:06/2008  06/2008 Ronald Hancock
530-647-5356
rghancock@fs.fed.us 
Description: Increase winter and summer recreational opportunities at the former Echo Summit Ski Resort.
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. Echo Summit.
Alder Fuels Reduction Project
EA
- Fuels management
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Forest products  
In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/16/2007 
Expected:02/2008
 
04/2008 Tim Howard
530-333-5553
thoward@fs.fed.us 
Description: Reduce ladder and surface fuels on approximately 4000 acres in the Uppper and Lower Alder Creek watersheds.
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - T10 N, R15 E, sections 9-11, 13-15, 19-29, and 33-35 T9N, R15E, section 2. Project is located within the Upper and Lower Alder Creek watersheds north of Mormon Emigrant Trail..
Caldor Fuels Reduction Project
CE
- Fuels management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:04/2008  07/2008 Brian Levine
530-647-5340
blevine@fs.fed.us 
Description: Fuel reduction by mastication or had cutting and piling on 155 acres near the intersection of the Grizzly-Caldor and North-South roads. Burning of any piles produced and broadcast burning of the project.
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Section 28, T9N, R14E. Southern portion of Placerville Ranger District near junction of Grizzly-Caldor and North-South roads.
Grizzly Flats Community Center
CE
- Special use management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 02/2008 
Expected:06/2008  09/2008 Cindy Oswald
530-647-5320
coswald@fs.fed.us 
Description: Proposal to build, maintain, and operate a community center on the Grizzly Flats FS administrative site near the Grizzly Pines School.
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. Grizzly Flats administrative site, String Canyon Road and Sciaroni Road.
Marshall Mine Fuels Reduction Project
EA
- Fuels management
- Forest products  
In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 12/14/2007 
Expected:03/2008
 
05/2008 Julie Sauve
530-647-5379
jsauve@fs.fed.us 
Description: Understory thinning to reduce ladder and surface fuels and reduce stand densities on approximately 1,500 acres of WUI, SPLATs, and general forest.
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. The project is located in the Sly Park and Camp Creek watersheds..
Meadowlark Fuels Reduction Project
CE
- Fuels management   Cancelled  N/A  N/A Brian Levine
530-647-5340
blevine@fs.fed.us 
Description: Mechanically treat approximately 200 acres of brush for fuels reduction adjacent to Sly Park Road
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. Adjacent to Sly Park Road, Pollock Pines community area.
Raintree Forest Health Project
EA

           *NEW LISTING*
- Fuels management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 06/2009 
Expected:12/2009  06/2010 Tim Howard
530-333-5553
thoward@fs.fed.us 
Description: Commercial and precommercial thinning with follow-up prescribed burning in plantations, mixed conifer and red fir stands to improve forest health and enhance watershed conditions.
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. South of Mormon Emigrant Trail Raod in the genreal area around the north fork of the Cosumnes River and Leek Springs Lookout.
Sciaroni Tapline
CE
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2007 
Expected:11/2007  12/2007 Susan Yasuda
530-647-5317
syasuda@fs.fed.us 
Description: Reduce habitat fragmentation and erosion in the Sciaroni Tapline Right of Way.
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. Near Fleming Meadow and Jenkinson Lake.
Scout Peak Electronic Site
CE
- Special use management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2008 
Expected:03/2008  03/2008 Cindy Oswald
530-647-5320
coswald@fs.fed.us 
Description: Reissuance of an existing special use authorization to California Department of Transportation to operate and maintain an existing electronic site for state, federal, and local agency use.
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - NW 1/4, NW1/4, NW1/4, Section 18, T.11N., R.18E.. Scout Peak near Echo Summit.
Sierra-at-Tahoe Base Area Improvements
CE
- Special use management   Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2007 
Expected:11/2007  11/2007 Debbie Gaynor
530-647-5355
dgaynor@fs.fed.us 
Description: Proposal to add a 5000 sq. ft. "sprung" structure, redesign the plaza area, and new restroom facility to Sierra-at-Tahoe. Improvements include a new septic system and water tank expansion.
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - T.11N., R.17E., Sections 13 and 14. The facilities will be located at the base area of Sierra-at-Tahoe, adjacent to the existing lodge..
Sierra-at-Tahoe Expansion
EA
- Special use management   In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/18/2007
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/2008 
Expected:04/2008
 
05/2008 Debbie Gaynor
530-647-5355
dgaynor@fs.fed.us 
Description: Expansion of Sierra-at-Tahoe's boundary into Huckleberry Canyon, approximately 320 acres.
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - T.11N., R.17E., Sections 13 and 14. Huckleberry Canyon is east of the existing boundary of Sierra-at-Tahoe.
Silver Saddle Forest Health Project
EA
- Fuels management
- Forest products  
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2008 
Expected:12/2008  07/2009 Tim Howard
530-333-5553
thoward@fs.fed.us 
Description: Commercial and pre-commercial thinning with follow-up prescribed burning in plantations, mixed conifer and red fir stands to restore and enhance forest health and watershed conditions on approximately 3,000 acres in the vicinity of Silver Ford Road.
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. The project is located in the vicinity of Silver Fork Road and Packsaddle Pass Road.
Special Use Permit for Iowa Hill Pumped Storage Project
EIS

           *NEW LISTING*
- Special use management   Developing Proposal
Est. NOI in Federal Register 12/2007 
Expected:12/2008  12/2008 Beth Paulson
530-642-5174
bapaulson@fs.fed.us 
Description: SMUD is proposing to add a pumped storage project to their Upper american River Hydroelectic project as part of its relicensing. The project requires construction of a new reservoir atop Iowa Hill, an underground tunnel and powerhouse.
Location: UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. Iowa Hill on the Placerville Ranger District.
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