Land & Resources Management

Shows heavy equipment installing a new culvert pipe A crew removes an old corral near McCloud A person wearing gloves examines a bats wing for disease A woman examines fungi at the base of a large tree A woman maps Fens in the Parks Creek area near McCloud A person holds a bird while preparing to put an ID band on its leg A snorkel surveyor looks underwater for fish A prescribed burn near Shasta Lake A crew of 4 people measure a stream that contains Redband Trout Two people sample soil in a grassy meadow Several people in a forest look at a plant, Shasta Snow Wreath Equipment loading logs in the Carr/Delta Fire Road Maintenance and Safety Project area

Land and Resource Management Projects

Projects are proposed actions that are analyzed through the NEPA process (EIS, EA, or CE) that involve analyzing different alternatives to the proposed action, requires public notice and comment, and result in a NEPA decision (ROD, DN, or DM) which is subject to an administrative appeals process, and ultimately is implemented on the ground.

Timber Sale Information

Schedule of Proposed Environmental Actions (SOPA)

The current SOPA Report contains a list of proposed actions that will begin or are currently undergoing environmental analysis and documentation. Questions and comments regarding projects listed in the SOPA should be directed to the Project Contact shown in the SOPA.

Appeals, Objections, Litigation

Shasta-Trinity National Forest managers make many resource management decisions, which may be subject to appeal (request to a higher authority for administrative review of a decision)

Pre-decisional Objections

Proposed Shasta-Trinity decisions regarding projects documented in an EA or EIS are subject to a 'pre-decisional' review process. In these cases, the public may submit comments on the project for consideration prior to the final decision being signed.

Shasta Trinity National Forest Current and Recent Projects

Developing Proposal

  • Minersville Boat Launching Facility Improvements

    Remove existing asphalt boat ramp & replace with a two-lane, concrete, v-grooved, low-water ramp with turn-arounds & sidewalk. Add parking area above high water mark of Trinity Lake. Replace existing restroom with new restroom. Widen access driveway.

  • PG&E Master Agreement Amendment Antler Undergrounding 1101CB, 11011612 Phase 1.3, 11011612 Phase 1.6

    Authorize the use and occupancy of NFS lands for PG&E's Antler Undergrounding 1101CB, 11011612 Phase 1.3, 11011612 Phase 1.6 project to underground powerlines by issuing an amendment to PG&E's existing special use authorization SHF02262019

  • PGE Hogback Microgrid 30-Year Permit Issuance

    Issuance of a 30-year special use authorization to PG&E for construction, operation & maintenance of a remote microgrid on Hogback Mountain to replace the existing source of service via the existing Pit No. 7 1101 electric distribution 12KV line.

Under Analysis

  • Klamath and Shasta-Trinity National Forests' Prescribed Fire Project

    Fuels reduction and prescribed fire across the landscape. For more information, visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/klamath/projects/66583

  • Lava Roads Repair Project

    The Forest plans to improve, realign, and decommission project roads to establish a minimum and efficient transportation system and address safety, accessibility, and maintenance concerns.

  • North Trinity County Community Risk Reduction Project

    The proposed project is designed to reduce risk to rural communities from catastrophic wildfire by reducing hazardous fuels, increasing safety adjacent to critical egress/ingress routes, and improving the resiliency of forested ecosystems.

  • Northwest Forest Plan Amendment

    The NWFP Amendment provides an updated management framework that incorporates best available scientific information, considers public input, recommendations from the Federal Advisory Committee, tribes, and government partners.

  • Parks-Trinity Fuelbreak Project

    The Forest plans to create a linear fuelbreak approximately 500 feet on either side of FS 17 Road to help protect the wildland-urban interface and establish safe routes for the public and firefighters in a wildfire situation.

  • South Fork Mountain Vegetation Management

    The project will provide defensible space along main roads to expedite safe evacuations and improve wildland firefighter response, safety, and suppression during wildfires.

  • Wildfire Risk Reduction, Reliability, and Asset Protection (WRAP)Project

    The Trinity Public Utilities District and the Western Area Power Administration (lead Federal agency) propose a right-of-way expansion and vegetation management project to reduce fire risk to the surrounding communities. STNF is a cooperating agency.

Analysis Completed

  • Antlers Resort Marina 20-Year Permit Issuance

    Issuance of a new 20-year special use authorization (permit) to replace the existing permit which will allow for continued operation and management of Antlers Resort Marina. No changes will be made to currently authorized operations or facilities.

  • Hyampom Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Project

    This project proposes to reduce wildfire risk to the community of Hyampom and improve forest resiliency through forest thinning, reduction of hazardous fuels and prescribed fire to reestablish natural fire regimes.

  • Lakehead and Platina Transfer Stations Permit Reauthorization

    Issue new special use permit to Shasta County to replace expiring permits. There will be no changes to the authorized facilities or increases in the scope or intensity of authorized activities.

  • Shasta-Trinity National Forest Outfitter/Guide Temporary and Priority Permit Authorizations

    The Shasta-Trinity National is amending its process for authorizing outfitter and guide permits and will issue both temporary permits (authorizes use for less than one year) and priority permits (authorizes use for ten years).

  • South Fork Sacramento Public Safety and Forest Restoration Project

    Establish fuel management zones; thin trees; reduce fuels; restore meadows; develop new/expand existing campgrounds & parking; establish trailheads & trails; & repair riparian/habitat damage.

  • Trinity River Watershed Restoration Project

    The purpose of the project is to enhance quality and quantity of accessible cold-water aquatic habitat and water temperature conditions, and decrease fine sediment loading through watershed restoration activities in the Trinity River watershed.

On Hold

  • Carlson Road Construction Authorization

    Issuance of a special use permit to authorize a private landowner to construct a new access road that would be 2,337 feet long by 30 feet wide on National Forest System lands. Road location is within the Backbone Inventoried Roadless Area.

  • Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation--Forest Service Connected Actions

    Bureau of Reclamation is proposing to increase height of Shasta Dam. Forest Service (FS) has jurisdiction over NFS lands w/in the NRA. Connected actions will require authorization by permit or other suitable instrument issued by the FS to the Bureau.

  • South Fork Motorized Trail Project

    Up to 19-miles of motorized user created trails would be added to the system. These trails would be constructed and maintained to Forest Service standards.

Cancelled

  • Buccaneer Placer Mining Claim - PLAN OF OPERATION

    To conduct a limited scale exploration and high bench sampling of existing remnant tailing piles on National Forest System lands under the General Mining Laws.

  • Burnt Ranch Fire Resilient Community

    The goals of the project are to move Burnt Ranch toward becoming a fire resilient community and to promote & maintain late successional conditions within the Corral Late Successional Reserve. Activities will focus on the Wildland Urban Interface.

  • Homestake Consolidated Mining Claim Exploration

    A mining operations proposal to sample for valuable mineral deposits on Homestake Consolidated Mine. Approximately 3,000 cubic yards of material are proposed to be excavated and processed onsite by a trommel wash plant system. Reclamation will occur.

  • Howe Ditch Project

    Render inoperable unauthorized water diversion structures on East Weaver Creek.

  • Ironside Mountain Communication Site Expansion Project

    The proposed action is to amend Pacific Wholesale Materials, Inc.'s current Communication Use Lease to allow them to expand their communications site on Ironside Mountain. This action also authorizes a new lease for a new 20-yr term.

  • New Cingular Wireless Cellular Site Mt. Shasta

    Construction, use and maintenance of a new cellular site on an existing Forest Service radio tower located on the Mt. Shasta Ranger District compound. Use of existing equipment shelter, placement of new 150 gallon 30kW generator for backup power.

  • Pattison Water System

    Issue multiple permits authorizing domestic use of water system.

  • Soldier Forest Health

    Vegetation management project designed to respond to concerns expressed by stakeholders, the Trinity County Community Wildfire Protection Plan, and members of the general public regarding fire hazard/risk, high fuel loading and general forest health.

  • Trinity Alps Wilderness Prescribed Fire project

    Re-introduce fire onto the landscape within the Trinity Alps Wilderness by implementing prescribed fire(s)

Project Archive

Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.