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Projects
Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
The Schedule of Proposed Actions is published quarterly to provide notice of current projects in Eldorado National Forest that may require environmental analysis. Project descriptions and contact information are provided so that you can be aware of upcoming activities and gain information on Forest projects. Please contact the person listed for specific information on projects of interest.
The Forest Service has an on-line, web-based Schedule of Proposed Actions located on the national website. This program will allow anyone with access to a computer to view all Schedule of Proposed Actions produced at all forests within the agency. Using this new program, Schedule of Proposed Actions may be searched by multiple subjects, including geography, activity and NEPA document to be produced.
- Eldorado National Forest SOPA web page (external page)
- Objection Responses: Eldorado National Forest
- Environmental Coordinator
Susan Durham
100 Forni Road
Placerville, CA 95667
susan.durham@usda.go
Eldorado National Forest Project Spotlights
Caldor Fire Restoration Project
The Project will reduce the risk of uncharacteristic or catastrophic wildfires, restore severely burned areas, and repair fire damaged infrastructure. Phase 1 is under an emergency authority (EAD); maximum extent is subject to the objections process.
Mosquito Wildfire Resilience Project
Harvest and/or disposal of fire-killed trees and brush, establishment of shaded fuel breaks, fuels reduction, landscape level natural fuels prescribed burning and post-fire rehabilitation activities including planting and site preparation.
All Current and Recent Projects
Developing Proposal
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CalTrans Culvert Replacement Along Hwy 88
Replace 2 deteriorating culverts and prevent potential failure of the overlaying highway.
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Caples Lake Snowmaking Line Replacement at Kirkwood Mountain Resort
The project would replace approximately 2.2 miles (11,402 linear feet) of existing steel water line used to supply Kirkwood Mountain Resort with water for on-mountain snowmaking from Caples Lake to Chair 1.
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Parking Lot Expansion at Sierra at Tahoe
Sierra at Tahoe proposes additional parking between existing parking lots E and F.
Under Analysis
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Amador Aspen Restoration Project
Remove encroaching conifers to reestablish historic Aspen stands on the Amador Ranger District of the Eldorado National Forest.
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Caldor Fire Restoration Project
The Project will reduce the risk of uncharacteristic or catastrophic wildfires, restore severely burned areas, and repair fire damaged infrastructure. Phase 1 is under an emergency authority (EAD); maximum extent is subject to the objections process.
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Eldorado National Forest Over Snow Vehicle Use Designation
Proposal to designate over-snow vehicle (OSV) areas and trails for public OSV use, consistent with Subpart C of the Travel Management Regulations, and identify OSV trails where grooming will occur.
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Mokelumne Amador Calaveras Forest Resilience Project
This project aims to restore ecosystem health and resilience to wildfire, insect and disease, drought, and climate change through forest thinning, fuels reduction and a suite of watershed improvement actions.
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Mosquito Wildfire Resilience Project
Harvest and/or disposal of fire-killed trees and brush, establishment of shaded fuel breaks, fuels reduction, landscape level natural fuels prescribed burning and post-fire rehabilitation activities including planting and site preparation.
Analysis Completed
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El Dorado Canal Fuel Break
Create a Fuel Break by removing vegetation along the El Dorado Canal on the Placerville Ranger District of the Eldorado National Forest.
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Elkins Flat Trail Maintenance
Trail maintenance work using hand tools and a mini excavator to trim overgrown vegetation, conduct trail tread work, construct drainages, and minor trail realignment where necessary due to extensive erosion.
On Hold
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Grizzly Flats Community Services District Temporary Access Road
The Grizzly Flats Community Services District Proposes a temporary access road along 09N47 to access and repair the existing North Canyon Creek diversion and associated infrastructure which was damaged by the Caldor Fire in 2021.
Cancelled
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American River Hydrologic Observatory Phase II
Upgrade existing snow depth and soil moisture sensors.
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Brown Rock Forest Health Project
The Brown Rock Project has been cancelled due to impacts from the 2021 Caldor Fire. Original proposal was designed to reduce fuels, improve forest health, enhance watershed conditions, and re-establish a sustainable landscape on up to 3,000 acres.
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Intertie Replacement for El Dorado Irrigation District at Sly Park
El Dorado Irrigation District has proposed to repair or replace an underground pipe near Sly Park.
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.