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, 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 Nationwide |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Gypsy Moth Management in the United States: A Cooperative Approach EIS |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) | Completed | Actual: 11/28/2012 | 01/2013 |
Noel Schneeberger 610-557-4121 nschneeberger@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The USDA Forest Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are analyzing a range of strategies for controlling gypsy moth damage to forests and trees in the United States.
Web Link: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/wv/eis/ |
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| Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Nationwide. | |||||
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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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Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment (SNFPA) EIS |
- Land management planning | On Hold | N/A | N/A |
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 |
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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, 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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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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Iroman Dual Sport Motorcycle Event CE |
- Special use management | Completed | Actual: 08/02/2012 | 10/2012 |
Lisa Sedlacek 530-836-7126 lsedlacek@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Application to conduct two-three day dual sport (street-legal) motorcycle "touring" events for apporximately 30 particiapnts. The tours would use existing Forest Service System roads,County roads and State Highways. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District, Plumas National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Butte, Lassen, Plumas, Tehama. System roads on the Plumas and Lassen National Forests. This proposal also include County roads and California State Highways. | |||||
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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 |
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Adventure Outings Outfitting and Guiding Special Use Permit CE |
- Recreation management | Completed | Actual: 12/10/2012 | 01/2013 |
Jane Goodwin 530-258-2141 jmgoodwin@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Issue a 10 year Special Use Permit for outfitting and guiding to conduct educational tours in the Lassen National Forest using existing roads and trails. Itinerary is submitted annually. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Butte, Lassen, Plumas, Tehama. Forest roads and trails to be determined annually by Adventure Outings. | |||||
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Brokenshire EA |
- Recreation management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Fuels management - Watershed management - Facility management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 02/29/2012 Est. Objection Period Legal Notice 03/2013 |
Expected:05/2013 |
06/2013 |
Jennifer Hensel 530-258-2141 jhensel@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Implement fuels reduction surrounding a recreation residence tract and an organization camp; riparian and soil resource protection; recreation site improvement and expansion; decommission unauthorized OHV trails identified under Travel Management;
Web Link: http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=30973 |
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| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T29N, R4E, sec. 23, 27 & 34 MDM. Brokenshire is located along an approximately 1/2 mile strip of State Highway 172 in Tehama County, south of State Highway 36 near Childs Meadows. | |||||
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Feather River Allotment EA |
- Grazing management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 04/2013 |
Expected:09/2013 | 06/2014 |
Bernice McProud 530 258-5129 bmcproud@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Grazing management. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - sec. 1-4, 9-15, 22-24 T29N R5E; sec. 4-9, 16-22, 27-30 T29N R6E, MDM. Northwest of Chester, Plumas County, California and south of Lassen Volcanic National Park. | |||||
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Gillam Water Transmission Special Use Authorization CE *NEW LISTING* |
- Special use management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 02/2013 |
Expected:05/2013 | 07/2013 |
Jane Goodwin 530-258-2141 jmgoodwin@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Re-issue expired special use permit for a water transmission line for domestic use to a residence located on private property. Permit term will be 20 years. Point of diversion is located on private property. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - T. 27 N., R. 7 E., SE 1/2 sec. 31. Point of diversion of Miller Creek adjacent to County Road 307 near Humbug Valley. | |||||
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Morgan Danger Tree Project CE |
- Road management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 03/2013 |
Expected:08/2013 | 09/2013 |
Blair Halbrooks 530-258-5160 bhalbrooks@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Live or dead danger trees that pose a threat of falling or rolling into the roadway are hazards to those who travel Forest System roads & highways. ALRD proposes to fell & remove or fell & leave in place danger trees, primarily along ML3 & ML4 roads. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - sec. 12 T28N R3E; sec 3-5, 8 T28N R4E; sec. 20, 21, 27-29, 31-34 T29N R4E, MDM. Morgan Summit rest area, snowmobile, automobile, and cross country ski routes south of Hwy 36 to Hole-in-the-Ground campground and Mill Creek Trailhead. | |||||
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Poker Chip Project EA *NEW LISTING* |
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Road management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 12/18/2012 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/2013 |
Expected:05/2013 |
07/2013 |
Blair Halbrooks 530-258-2141 bhalbrooks@fs.fed.us |
| Description: This is a proposal to salvage harvest fire-killed and fire-injured trees, remove danger trees, and promote the re-establishment of fire-resistant, shade-intolerant conifer species through reforesation within the Chips Fire perimeter in the Lassen NF.
Web Link: http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40912 |
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| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - T. 25 N., R 6 E. sec. 2-5, 9-11; T. 26 N., R. 6 E. sec. 3, 4, 8-10, 17-23, 25-27, 29, 30, 33-36; T. 26 N., R 7 E. sec. 4, 5, 7-9, 18, 19, 30, 31; T. 27 N., R. 7 E. sec. 14, 22-25; T. 27 N., R. 8 E. se. South of the Lake Almanor basin within the Chips Fire perimeter. | |||||
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Rattlesnake Camp CE CE *NEW LISTING* |
- Recreation management - Watershed management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 03/2013 |
Expected:06/2013 | 06/2013 |
Michelle Ahearn 530-258-5162 mahearn@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The proposed Rattlesnake Camp project would perform maintainance on an historic dispersed camping site, protect hydrologic and aquatic resources by hardening portions of the motorized access trail to improve drainage and designate the trail. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T. 27 N., R. 4 E., sec. 22. East of California Highway 32, north of Colby Mountain. | |||||
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Zehn Danger Tree Project CE |
- Road management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 10/12/2011 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/2013 |
Expected:05/2013 |
06/2013 |
Blair Halbrooks 530-258-2141 bhalbrooks@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Live or dead danger trees that pose a threat of falling or rolling into the roadway are hazards to those who travel Forest System roads & highways. ALRD proposes to fell & remove or fell & leave in place danger trees, primarily along ML3 & ML4 roads. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen, Plumas. LEGAL - sec 2,3,10,11 T29N R73; sec 1,2,12,24-26,34,35 T30N R7E; sec 23,26,35 T31 N R7E; sec 3-8, 18,19 T30N R8E; sec 31 T31N R8E, MDM. Along Forest Highway 32N10 (the 10 road) north to Silver Lake Basin; east to County Road A-21. | |||||
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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 |
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Blacks CT1 Thin EA |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Research and Development |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 01/2013 |
Expected:04/2013 | 09/2013 |
Terre PearsonRamirez 530-257-4188 tramirez@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Treatment of approximately 405 acres within Blacks Mountain Experimental Forest. Treatments include: thinning, group selection, reforestation, prescribed fire and fencing. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T33N, R7E, Sections 14 & 15. Blacks Mountain Experimental Forest. | |||||
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Dragon Project EA |
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management - Road management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 08/07/2012 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2013 |
Expected:06/2013 |
06/2014 |
Amy Harrison-Smith 530-257-4188 aharrisonsmith@fs.fed.us |
| Description: This project will have fuels reduction and forest restoration objectives. Activities include meadow and aspen enhancement, variable density thinning, prescribed burning, watershed improvements and management of the transportation system. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T32N, R8E, Sections 5-8, 17, 18 and T 33N, R8E, Sections 3-5, 8, 9, 34, MDB&M. Eagle Lake Ranger District, Harvey Management Area. | |||||
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Harvey Valley Grazing Allotment EA |
- Grazing management |
In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/21/2012 |
Expected:01/2013 |
05/2013 |
Kirsten Pasero 530-257-4188 kpasero@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Analyze livestock grazing on the Harvey Valley Allotment | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T33N, R8E; approximately 25 miles NW of Susanville, CA. Harvey Valley. | |||||
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Rust Resistant Sugar Pine Mainenance CE |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 03/2013 |
Expected:05/2013 | 08/2013 |
Susan Wilcox 530-257-4188, ext. 886 swilcox@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Thin areas around proven rust resistant sugar pine (RRSP) trees to increase sustainability by reducing direct vegetative competition, wildfire risk, over-wintering habitat for cone boring insects, and squirrel access to crowns. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T29N, R10E, sections 4, 27, 33, and 34; T30N, R9E, sections 24, 33, and 34; T31N, R9E, sections 8, 10, 16, and 17; T32N, R9E, section 2; T32N, R10E, sections 9, 10, 15, 21, 28, 32, and 33, MDB&M. Areas of treatment proposed with the Rust Resistant Sugar Pine Project are located throughout the Eagle Lake Ranger District. | |||||
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Susan River Irrigation Infrastructure Improvement Project CE |
- Watershed management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 01/2013 |
Expected:02/2013 | 03/2013 |
Terre PearsonRamirez 530-257-4188 tramirez@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Repairing parshall flumes at the inlet and outlet of McCoy Reservoir and the outlet of Hog Flat | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T30N, R9E, Sections 9-11,14-16,23-26 and T30N, R10E, Sections 19-20, 29-30. McCoy Flat & Hog Flat Reseviors. | |||||
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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 |
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Badger Forest Restoration Project EA |
- Heritage resource management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 09/2013 |
Expected:05/2015 | 08/2015 |
Alissa Tanner 530-336-5521 altanner@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The purpose is to begin restoration and maintain healthy, resistant & resilient landscapes, rich in biodiversity, with greater capability to adapt and thrive in the face of natural disturbances and large scale threats to sustainability. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T31, 32, & 33N, R4, & 5. North of Lassen Volcanic National Park, South of CA-89, East of CA-89, & West of the Hat Creek Rim. | |||||
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Dixie Valley Grazing Allotment EA |
- Grazing management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 04/05/2012 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/2013 |
Expected:04/2013 |
05/2013 |
Moise Suarez 530-257-4188 msuarez@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Analyze livestock grazing on the Dixie Valley Allotment | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T34N, R8E; approximately 30 miles NW of Susanville, CA. Dixie Valley. | |||||
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Eastside Pine Underburn Project EA |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 07/22/2010 Est. Objection Period Legal Notice 01/2013 |
Expected:02/2013 |
04/2013 |
Deborah Mayer 530-336-5521 ext. 366 dmayer@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Use of prescribed fire in an 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. | |||||
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Potato Buttes OHV Area Management Plan EA |
- Recreation management | On Hold | N/A | N/A |
Chris Obrien 530-252-6698 cjobrien@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 near the community of Old Station, California. | |||||
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Reading Project EA *NEW LISTING* |
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 12/2012 |
Expected:05/2013 | 06/2013 |
Mary Price 530-336-5521 ext. 382 mpprice@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The purpose of this project is to capture the remaining forest product economic value and benefit, provide for safety through danger tree removal, and reforest suitable portions of the landscape deforested by the Reading Fire. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T31N, R4E, S 1, 2, 12, 13; T31N, R5E, S 1-12; T32N, R5E, S 25-28 and 33-36. West Prospect and Badger Mountains. | |||||
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