Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) |
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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 |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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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 |
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| Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Nation Wide. | |||||
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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 |
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| 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) |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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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) |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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.. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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 |
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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.. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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.. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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 |
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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.. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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.. | |||||
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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 |
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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.. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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 . | |||||
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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 |
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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. | |||||
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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.. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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.. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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.. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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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