Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
07/01/2010 to 09/30/2010
Lassen 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 in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)
-  R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Lassen National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
-  R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Lassen National Forest,  Almanor Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Lassen National Forest,  Eagle Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Lassen National Forest,  Hat Creek Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Geothermal Leasing Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
EIS
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Tracy Parker
505-758-6310
tparker03@fs.fed.us 
Description: The Forest Service was a cooperating agency, assisting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in that Agency's geothermal leasing analysis and decision. The BLM issued a record of decision on 12/17/2008.
Web Link:  http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/energy/geothermal/geothermal_nationwide.html
Location: UNIT - Coronado National Forest All Units, Gila National Forest All Units, Lincoln National Forest All Units, Boise National Forest All Units, Bridger-Teton National Forest All Units, Clearwater National Forest All Units, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest All Units, Bitterroot National Forest All Units, Lewis And Clark National Forest All Units, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest All Units, San Juan National Forest All Units, White River National Forest All Units, Carson National Forest All Units, Cibola National Forest All Units, Cleveland National Forest All Units, Eldorado National Forest All Units, Lassen National Forest All Units, Los Padres National Forest All Units, Mendocino National Forest All Units, Modoc National Forest All Units, San Bernardino National Forest All Units, Sequoia National Forest All Units, Tahoe National Forest All Units, Gifford Pinchot National Forest All Units, Malheur National Forest All Units, Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest All Units, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest All Units, Umpqua National Forest All Units, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest All Units, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest All Units, Dixie National Forest All Units, Fishlake National Forest All Units, Payette National Forest All Units, Salmon-Challis National Forest All Units, Sawtooth National Forest All Units, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest All Units, R10 - Alaska Region All Units, Custer National Forest All Units, Gallatin National Forest All Units, Helena National Forest All Units, Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest All Units, Santa Fe National Forest All Units, Angeles National Forest All Units, Plumas National Forest All Units, Manti-Lasal National Forest All Units, Caribou-Targhee National Forest All Units, Shasta Trinity National Forest All Units, Deschutes National Forest All Units, Mt. Hood National Forest All Units, Rio Grande National Forest All Units, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests All Units, Klamath National Forest All Units, Sierra National Forest All Units, Ochoco National Forest All Units, Fremont-Winema National Forest All Units, Umatilla National Forest All Units, Willamette National Forest All Units, Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands All Units, Washington Office (National Headquarter), Uinta-Wasatch-Cache All Units, Lolo National Forest All Units, Nez Perce National Forest All Units, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests All Units, Tonto National Forest All Units, Inyo National Forest All Units. STATE - Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. COUNTY - Aleutians East, La Paz, Colusa, Denver, Douglas, Bonner, Columbia, Coos. 11 contiguous Western States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) and Alaska.
Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment (SNFPA)
EIS
 - Land management planning  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/19/2010
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 06/2010  		Expected:06/2010
  		06/2010 Donald Yasuda
916-640-1168
dyasuda@fs.fed.us 
Description: Prepare a narrowly focused analysis to comply with two orders issued by the Eastern District Court of California on November 4, 2009. Correct the 2004 SNFPA Final SEIS to address range of alternatives and analytical consistency issues.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/snfpa/2010seis
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, Carson Ranger District, Bridgeport Ranger District, Plumas National Forest All Units, Sierra National Forest All Units, Stanislaus National Forest All Units, Inyo National Forest All Units. STATE - California, Nevada. 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. LEGAL - Along the Sierra Nevada Range, from the Oregon/California border south to Lake Isabella as well as lands in western Nevada. Sierra Nevada National Forests.
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Lassen 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
Holdover Powerline Authorizations
CE
 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2010  		Expected:10/2011  10/2011 Julia Everta
530-257-2151
jeverta@fs.fed.us 
Description: Re-issuing authorization for multiple powerline permits and associated roads. The authorization will be a transmission easement. The distribution easement and the special use permit will be authorized under separate decisions in the future.
Location: UNIT - Lassen National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen, Shasta. Existing powerline corridors on the Lassen National Forest.
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Lassen National Forest,   Almanor 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
BSA - Camp Fleischmann Water System Special Use Permit
CE
 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2010  		Expected:09/2010  05/2011 Jane Goodwin
530-258-2141
jmgoodwin@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issue 20 year authorization with established expiration date to provide water to Boy Scout of America Camp Fleischmann and include existing features. Cost Recovery.
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - T29N, R6E, sec. 11 N1/2 MDM (unnamed spring location); T29N, R6E, secs. 10 & 11 (water lines). Camp Fleischmann Boy Scout Camp water development at unnamed spring outside of Camp permit area.
BSA Permit Issuance
CE
 - Special use management  Completed  Actual: 05/11/2010  08/2010 Jane Goodwin
530-258-2141
jmgoodwin@fs.fed.us 
Description: Special Use Authorization for existing telephone line to BSA Camp Flieschmann; 0.5 mile; 20 year term
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=31760
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - T. 29 N., R. 6 E., secs. 9 & 10. County Rd 312 to Camp Flieschmann.
Bear Cub Underburn
CE
 - Fuels management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2010  		Expected:02/2011  05/2011 Jennifer Hensel
530-258-5141
jhensel@fs.fed.us 
Description: Prescribed fire underburning to remove surface & ladder fuels on approximately 188 acres.
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T29N,R3E, S 23,24,26; MDM. One half mile Northwest of Mineral, CA.
Brokenshire Fuels Reduction, Watershed ,and Recreation Improvement
EA
 - Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
- Facility management
- Road management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2010  		Expected:01/2011  06/2011 Kurt Sable
530-258-5149
ksable@fs.fed.us 
Description: Fuels reduction around Summit Springs Rec. Res.; relocate existing picnic area to higher ground; decommission unauthorized OHV trails; construct trail bridge on Mill Creek Trail at Rocky Gulch; add Summit Springs roads to NF system and stormproof.
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T29N, R4E, sec. 27 (Brokenshire) and T28N, R3E sec. 12 (bridge), MDM. Brokenshire Picnic area is located across from Camp Tehama on Hwy 172 near Childs Meadows. The trail bridge is located on Mill Creek at Rocky Gulch.
Collins/Morgan Springs - North Allotment
EA
 - Grazing management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/31/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 07/2010  		Expected:08/2010
  		09/2010 Bernice McProud
530 258-5129
bmcproud@fs.fed.us 
Description: Analyze livestock grazing on Collins/Morgan Springs North Allotment; continuation of project initiated in 2008.
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T29N, R4E, secs. 2, 3, 10, 11, 14, 15, 22 & 23 and T30N, R4E, secs. 34 & 35, MDM. 21 miles NW of Chester, California, and south of Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Creeks II Forest Restoration Project
EIS
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register 05/19/2008
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 10/2010  		Expected:06/2011
  		08/2011 Shirley Frank
559-920-6358
safrank@fs.fed.us 
Description: Implementation of the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group (QLG) Forest Recovery Act and will entail the development of Defensible Fuel Profile Zones (DFPZs), Group Selection Harvests and Area Thinning for enhancement of habitat for Seral Species
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - T26N, R5E, Sections 1-4, 10-15, 23-26, 35, 36; T26N, R6E, Sections 1-12, 17-22, 29-31; T27N, R5E, Sections 13-15, 20-29, 32-36; T27N, R6E, Sections 2, 3, 9-11, 14-21, 26-35; MDM. This project is located approximatley 12 miles Southwest of Chester, CA, within Plumas County, within the Butt Creek and Soda Ridge Management Areas.
Cub Fire Danger Tree Removal
CE
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 08/2010  		Expected:09/2010  11/2010 Tammy Alexander
530-258-2141
talexander@fs.fed.us 
Description: Remove Danger Trees from along State Hwy 32 and Forest Service roads in the Cub Fire Complex area using a Timber Sale.
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T26N,R4E,S1,2,12; T26N,R5E,S5,6,7; T27N,R4E,S1,2,10,11,15,16,20-23,25-29,32-35; T27N,R5E,S4,5,8,9,17; T28N,R5E,S29,32,33; MDM. Hwy 32, Humbolt County Road, Forest Service Roads 28N12, 27N06, & 27N12.
Dry Hills Forest Restoration Project
EA
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 09/2010  		Expected:05/2011  06/2011 Blair Halbrooks
530-258-5160
bhalbrooks@fs.fed.us 
Description: QLG-Vegetation Management projects to meet Forest Restoration objectives; fuel reduction & establishment of Defensible Fuel Profile Zones (DFPZs); and aspen, oak and meadow enhancement. This project also includes the Hampton Butte Underburn Project.
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T30N, R3E, S 26,27,34-36; T 30N, R4E, S 31; T29N, R3E, S 1-4,9-15,22-23; T29N, R4E, S 6,7; MDM. Most of the project is located in the vicinity of Forest Road 31N17 (the 17 Road) and Dry Lake , North of Mineral , CA.
Front Country OHV Area Recreation Strategy
EA
 - Recreation management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 08/2010  		Expected:02/2011  04/2011 Michelle Ahearn
530-258-5162
mahearn@fs.fed.us 
Description: Prepare a strategic plan for the Front Country OHV Area.
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - All or portions of T27N, R1E; T27N, R2E; T28N, R1E; and T28N, R2E of the Mt. Diablo Meridian. In general, the Front Country OHV Area is bounded on the north by Plum Creek Ridge Rd; on the east by Ponderosa Way; on the south by Ishi Wilderness; and, on the west by the Tehama State Wildlife Area.
High Lakes North-End Access
EA
 - Recreation management
- Road management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 09/2010  		Expected:04/2011  07/2011 Michelle Ahearn
530-258-5162
mahearn@fs.fed.us 
Description: Provide permanent public access at the north end of the High Lakes OHV Area. Evaluate trailheads and staging areas to support access near the Lott's "T" (road intersection).
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Butte, Plumas. LEGAL - T25N, R5E, secs. 7, 8, 10, 17, 22 & 23; T25N, R4E, sec. 12. The High Lakes OHV Area is generally recognized as the area from Henry's Flat east and Chips Creek south to the Forest boundary.
Margiotta Special Use Permit
CE
 - Special use management
- Road management 		 Completed  Actual: 04/14/2010  06/2010 Jane Goodwin
530-258-2141
jmgoodwin@fs.fed.us 
Description: Reissue of special use authorization (expired 12/31/03) to Russell and Debbie Margiotta (owners of Lassen Meadows Ranch) for use of .3 miles of FS road 29N38C for access to private property.
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - T29N, R6E, S 11; MDM. FS Road 29N38, and 29N38C.
Philbrook Knickpoint and Spill Channel Restoration
EA
 - Watershed management
- Special use management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/16/2009
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 07/2010  		Expected:09/2010
  		10/2010 Kurt Sable
530-258-5176
ksable@fs.fed.us 
Description: Stabilize and restore Knickpoint and spill channel below Philbrook Reservoir. Reduce ongoing channel erosion and sedimentation resulting from reservoir operations.
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Butte. LEGAL - T25N, R4E, Sec 12 & 13, MDM. Approximately 3,000 feet of spillchannel from Philbrook Dam to it's downstream confluence with Philbrook Creek.
Polk Springs Special Use Permit
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 09/2010  		Expected:12/2010  02/2011 Jane Goodwin
530-258-2141
jmgoodwin@fs.fed.us 
Description: Re-issue Special Use Permit for water tank and associated transmission lines to private property at Polk Springs. Permit term will be 20 years. Cost recovery.
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T. 26 N., R. 3 E., N half sec. 17. From Ditch Creek to private property at Polk Springs.
Rust Resistant Sugar Pine (RRSP) Maintenance Project
CE
 - Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Completed  Actual: 05/06/2010  06/2010 Laura Corral
530-258-5156
lcorral@fs.fed.us 
Description: Hand or mechanical thinning around approximately 19 proven rust resistant sugar pine (RRSP) trees to improve their health and vigor and reduce surrounding fuel. Approximately 50 Acres will be treated.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=23333
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Butte, Plumas, Tehama. LEGAL - T25N, R4E; T26N, R4E; T26N, R5E; T26N, R6E, T26N, R7E, T27N, R6E; T27N, R8E; T28N, R3E; T28N, R4E; T29N, R3E, T29N, R4E, T29N, R6E; MDM. The 19 RRSP are located in different areas across the Almanor Ranger District. For a general discription of the locations of each tree please refer to "Other Project Information.".
Sierra Institute Educational Tours
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2010  		Expected:12/2010  05/2011 Jane Goodwin
530-258-2141
jmgoodwin@fs.fed.us 
Description: Series of informational tours in Lassen National Forest to educate the public. All activities will be accessed via public roads and trails. Issue Special Use Authorization for up to 10 years.
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Butte, Lassen, Plumas, Tehama. Forest roads and trails throughout Almanor Ranger District, primarily along Deer Creek, Mill Creek, Ishi Wilderness, Humbug Valley TBA annually by Sierra Institute.
Smoky AOPE (Aspen, Oak & Pine Enhancement)
CE
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Completed  Actual: 04/29/2010  05/2010 Blair Halbrooks
530-258-5160
bhalbrooks@fs.fed.us 
Description: Partial QLG acres - This is an aspen, oak & pine enhancement project with a fuels reduction component. Activities would include thinning, & oak & pine enhancement. Fuels activities would emphasize reduction of dead & live understory ladder fuels.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=27372
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T26N, R3E, S 24,26,34; MDM. This project area is located in the southwest area of the Lassen National Forest. It is located approximately 35 miles from Chester, just West of State Hwy 32 & West of Butte Meadows.
Swain Mtn. Experimental Forest Fuels Reduction & Forest Regeneration Project
EA
 - Research  Completed  Actual: 06/30/2010  08/2010 Todd Hamilton
530-226-2388
toddhamilton@fs.fed.us 
Description: This project proposes to 1) Apply mechanical vegetation treatments to brushfields to reduce & maintain a decreased fire risk and 2) Examine the effects of scale & residual density in the regenerative openings of true fir stands.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=27368
Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - T30N, R8E, S 31-34; T29N, R8E, S 4,5; MDM. Southern area of Swain Mountain Experimental Forest.
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Lassen National Forest,   Eagle Lake 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
BLM Bridge 9 Access Road
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 05/14/2010  08/2010 Julia Everta
707-441-3564
jeverta@fs.fed.us 
Description: Provide road access across National Forest System land to facilitate reconstruction of Bridge no. 9 on the Bizz Johnson trail.
Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T29N, R11E, Sec 6, SE1/4 SE1/4. Bizz Johnson Trail.
Cowbell Thinning Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 08/2010  		Expected:11/2010  01/2011 Molly Simonson
530-257-4188
mollysimonson@fs.fed.us 
Description: This project consists of approximately 600 acres of thinning, fuels reduction, and meadow restoration.
Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T32N R9E Sec 16, 21, 22, 27, 28. Logan Mountain Area.
Eagle Lake Boat Ramp
CE
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/06/2009  		Expected:07/2010
  		09/2010 Julia Everta
530-257-4188
jeverta@fs.fed.us 
Description: Construction of a new boat ramp that can be used during periods of low water.
Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T31N, R11E, section 13. The new boat ramp will be constructed outside the jetty,west of the existing boat ramp. Eagle Lake Recreation Area.
Eagle Nest Recreation Residence's Water System
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/29/2009  		Expected:07/2010
  		11/2010 Julia Everta
530-257-4188
jeverta@fs.fed.us 
Description: Renew existing permit for Eagle Nest Recreation Residence Tract water system
Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T31N, R11E, Section 4. Eagle Nest Recreation Residence Tract along the SE shore of Eagle Lake.
Ebey Eastside Pine Restoration Project (Ebey Project)
EA
 - Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/23/2010
Est. Objection Period Legal Notice 11/2010  		Expected:02/2011
  		07/2011 Terre PearsonRamirez
(530) 257-4188
tramirez@fs.fed.us 
Description: Implementation of the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act, as amended by the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment FSEIS ROD.
Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T32N, T33N, R6E, R7E. Eagle Lake Ranger District.
Outfitter Guide Special Use Permit
CE
 - Special use management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Julia Everta
530-257-4188
jeverta@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issuance of a 10 year Special Use Permit to an operator who has historically performed well on annual permits.
Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T24N - T35N, R1E - R12E. Lassen National Forest.
Poison Lake Black Stain Root Disease Study
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Research  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2010  		Expected:08/2010  09/2010 William Woodruff
530-252-6680
wwoodruff@fs.fed.us 
Description: To complete a study begain in 1997 researchers propose to expose the major roots in 20-50 selected pine trees for examination. The selected trees would be pushed over with a large excavator in an approximately 100 acre project area.
Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - NW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 4 T32N R7E; S ½ of Section 5 T32N R7E; and SE ¼ of the SE ¼ and NW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 33 T33N R7E. Study plots are in the area West and Northwest of Poison Lake.
Willard Creek Dispersed Recreation
CE
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/27/2009  		Expected:09/2010
  		09/2010 Julia Everta
530-257-4188
jeverta@fs.fed.us 
Description: Define recreational pullouts for public day use parking and overnight camping along Forest road 29N03.
Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T29N, R10E. Eagle Lake Ranger District, Roxie Peconum Campground Area.
Willow Springs DFPZ and Restoration Project (name change from "Willow")
EA
 - Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Road management 		 Completed  Actual: 05/13/2010  06/2010 Dominic Cesmat
530-257-4188
dcesmat@fs.fed.us 
Description: Implementation of the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group (HFQLG) Forest Recovery Act, as amended by the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment FSEIS ROD
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=28118
Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T31N, R9E & R8E. Eagle Lake Ranger District.
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Lassen National Forest,   Hat Creek 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
Bear Valley Allotment
EA
 - Grazing management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/17/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/2010  		Expected:09/2010
  		05/2011 Moise Suarez
530-252-5865
msuarez@fs.fed.us 
Description: Analyze livestock grazing on the Bear Valley Allotment
Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T34N/T35N, R7E/R8E, MDM. Black's Ridge and Bear Valley areas.
Brown's Fire Reforestation Project
CE
 - Forest products
- Fuels management 		 Completed  Actual: 05/14/2010  05/2010 James Simmons
530-336-3316
jmsimmons@fs.fed.us 
Description: The purpose of the proposed project is to restore natural vegetative cover on severely burned areas and to re-establish a functioning and productive forest ecosystem.
Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - Township 34 North, Range 4 East, Sections 4, 5, 8, and 9; and T35N, R4E, Sec. 33. Brown and Dudgen Buttes.
Butte Fire Reforestation Project
CE
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Completed  Actual: 06/24/2010  07/2010 Paul White
530-336-5521.
pwhite01@fs.fed.us 
Description: Remove fire-killed trees and site preparation for planting of native conifers.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=31901
Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T34N, R6E, Sects. 19, 20, 29, & 30. East of Hwy. 89 and the community of Hat Creek, CA.
Coyote Springs Allotment
EA
 - Grazing management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/17/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/2010  		Expected:09/2010
  		05/2011 Kirsten Pasero
530-252-5854
kpasero@fs.fed.us 
Description: Analyze livestock grazing on the Coyote Springs Allotment.
Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T33N, R5E; T32N, R5E. Above Hat Creek Rim.
Eastside Pine Underburn Project
EA
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2010  		Expected:10/2010  11/2010 John Colby
530-336-5521
jcolby@fs.fed.us 
Description: Use of prescribed fire in the eastside pine ecosystem to control natural fuel buildups and reduce the potential for severe wildfires.
Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen, Shasta. LEGAL - Townships 32-35 North, Ranges 4-7 East. Eastside pine areas from the Hat Creek Rim east to the District boundary and Little Valley.
Goose Reforestation and Habitat Recovery
CE
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/16/2010  		Expected:07/2010
  		08/2010 Benjamin DeBlois
530-336-5521
bdeblois@fs.fed.us 
Description: The overall purpose of this project is to hasten the recovery of lost and/or degraded habitat for northern spotted owls by re-establishing habitat connectivity and viability.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=31883
Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T36N, R2E, Sects. 9 and 10, MDM. Northwest of the town of Burney, CA and east of Lake Britton.
Potato Buttes OHV Area Management Plan
EA
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/15/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/2011  		Expected:06/2012
  		06/2013 Tinelle Bustam
530-336-3381
tbustam@fs.fed.us 
Description: Planning for development of OHV area at Potato Buttes. Phase I: gather information for environmental assessment. Phase II: indentify management issues & needs.
Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T32N, R5E, Sec. 16, MDM. Potato Butte and Little Potato Butte.
Rim Reforestation Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2010  		Expected:09/2010  10/2010 Paul White
530-336-5521.
pwhite01@fs.fed.us 
Description: The purpose of the proposed project is to help restore a functioning and productive forest ecosystem by re-establishing natural conifer cover on severely-burned areas. The project is located on the Hat Creek Rim near Old Station California.
Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T34N, R6E, and Section 19, 20, 29 and 30 of the Mount Diablo Meridian. State Highway 44 near Old Station, CA.
Sugarloaf Public Safety and Reforestation Project
CE
 - Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 Completed  Actual: 06/05/2010  06/2010 Johanna D'Arcy
530-336-5521
jdarcy@fs.fed.us 
Description: The Hat Creek Ranger District is proposing the removal of fire-killed and injured trees in order to ensure public safety on approximately 200 acres of National Forest Land burned in the Sugarloaf fire. About 65 of these acres would be reforested.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=30845
Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - Township 33 North, Range 5 East, Sections, 8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22 ,27, and 28. Old Station, Hat Creek Rim Area.
Sweet Rim Recovery Project
EA
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Cancelled  N/A  N/A Mary Price
530-336-5521 ext. 399
mpprice@fs.fed.us 
Description: Project is designed to speed the recovery of severely burned areas within the Sugarloaf Fire perimeter toward a healthy, fire resistant ecosystem by re-establishing native vegetation.
Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T33N, R5E, Sects. 11, 14-17, 20-23, 28-32. Sugarloaf Mtn., Hat Creek Rim.
Volcano Reforestation EA
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Forest products
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Road management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 08/2010  		Expected:03/2011  06/2011 Alissa Tanner
530-836-7176
altanner@fs.fed.us 
Description: Treat approximately 350 acres of Sugarloaf fire on Sugarloaf Mountain by removing fire-killed and fire-injured trees and re-planting.
Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T33N, R4E, Sects. 16 & 28, MDM. Sugarloaf Mountain.
Whittington Forest Health Restoration and Fuel Reduction Project
EA
 - Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2010  		Expected:05/2011  06/2012 Mary Price
530-336-5521 ext. 399
mpprice@fs.fed.us 
Description: Reduce potential wildfire intensity, modify fire behavior by constructing DFPZs, improve forest health and diversity by creating multistoried, all-aged, species diverse landscape. Treatments could include thinning, group selection, fuel reduction.
Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T34N, R3E, Sect. 19-35; T33N, R3E, Sect 2-4. Whittington Butte, Burney Springs, Burney Mtn.
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