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SOPA Reports
The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) contains a list of proposed
actions for Plumas National Forest that will soon begin or are currently undergoing environmental
analysis and documentation. It provides information so that you can become
aware of and indicate your interest in specific proposals. We encourage your
early and ongoing involvement in any proposals of interest to you.
Remove a cabin, pond, solar panels, natural gas storage tank and septic system from National Forest System lands. A well would be capped and abandoned.
Re-entering 152 previously commercial thinned acres to perform maintenance treatments. Mastication of shrubs and trees greater than 18 inches tall and up to 6 inched dbh and incidental trees up to 10 inches dbh to remove ladder and surface fuels.
These Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO)funded projects would replace failed culverts with larger pipe and other water control improvements before repairing damaged roadbed with the existing travel ways to reestablish access.
We propose to perform a number of maintenance activities to repair a faulty vault toilet at the LaPorte warming hut and to perform maintenance to OHV trails on the district.
Replace failed water control structures and riprap to restore more natural flows and allow road damage repairs using rock fill, aggregate road base, and asphalt. Install willow bundles at toe of riprap & sediment and erosion control near lake shore.
Due to emergency severe weather events, road damage along the Oro-Quincy Highway at Mountain House, has rendered the road unpassable. 22N49 will need to be used as a detour to protect public safety and provide access. Cutting green and hazard trees.
Hand-thinning, piling and burning, mastication, and underburning to reduce hazardous fuels on approximately 346 acres of public land adjacent to private lands within the WUI around Quincy, CA.
This project proposes to reduce ground fuels in order to help protect residual pines of all ages within the Boat Ramp Bald Eagle nest stand from wildfire or a future underburn. Additional standing dead ladder fuels would be felled, piled and burned.
Excavation of mineralized rock vein using hand tools such as shovels, picks, hand operated drills. Minor road repairs to .3 miles of 4WD access road including filling in holes and brushing with loppers. Long term camping at the claim while mining.
The Forest Service has formalized a partnership with Berry Creek Rancheria to pursue the goal of improving forest health, preventing forest loss, improving woodlands' resilience to future disturbance, restoring historical forest structure after fire.
Objectives are to provide access to Beckwourth Peak area and to provide alternative recreation activities to relieve congestion in heavily-used areas. Propose construction of approximately 20 miles of non-motorized trails around Beckwourth Peak.
This project focuses on treating fuels and reforestation on approximately 400 acres of the Beckwourth Ranger District after 2021 Dixie and Sugar Fires. Treatment areas include Roadsides, Frenchman Lake Recreation Area, and Conklin.
Treat no more than 3,000 acres using a variety of restoration techniques for wildlife habitat and fire- and climate-resilience; salvage cut, hand-cut-and-pile brush, burn brush piles, plant trees in the ground, masticate brush, prune, dig fire-lines.
Some areas within the 2018 Camp Fire burned under high and mixed severity. Left unmitigated these dead, dying, and structurally damaged live trees will become hazardous fuels. We propose to remove fire killed trees that would become dangerous fuels.
During routine county road maintenance, Plumas County felled approximately 30 dead trees on Big Creek Road near Bucks Lake. The goal of this project is to sell the trees for commercial purposes in order to enhance user safety in the area.
Strategically place DFPZ and WUI treatments to modify fire behavior and improve forest resilience. Activities include mechanical thinning, hand thinning, piling, mastication, group selection, prescribed burning, and associated transportation planning
Stabilize the crossing of NFS road 25N95 at Black Gulch where the culvert is resulting in excessive erosion and obstructing aquatic organism passage. Actions include culvert removal, placement of large rock, and revegeation with riparian species.
The Bootsole project proposes to reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, improve wildlife habitat, and reduce road-related impacts to the watershed.
The Boulder Creek Campground was closed in 2010 due to hazard trees within the campground. The purpose of this project is to remove the hazard trees and slash in order to create a safe campground facility within the Antelope Recreation Area.
The goal of this project is to improve watershed condition and riparian plant communities by targeting: NFS roads, unstable stream banks, and competing coniferous vegetation.
To maintain the effectiveness of the Brush Creek DFPZ by re-entering 2,044 acres to treat regenerating vegetation through a combination of under-burning, mastication, hand-cutting and hand or grapple piling, and pile burning throughout the DFPZ
We propose to remove, using conventional tractor logging methods, dead, dying, and structurally damaged trees that present an imminent safety hazard and risk to forest visitors, employees, and facilities as a result of drought induced tree mortality.
This project proposes to reconstruct the Brush Creek Work Center, destroyed in the North Complex Fire, to house one engine module, the Westside Roads crew, and parts of the silviculture program.
This project is proposed to install an exclosure around the Bucks fen and install log structure check dams within the exclosure in order to reduce or eliminate the flow channel out of the fen.
This project proposes to construct in-stream structures, made with small diameter woody material places as veins, jams, and weirs. Headcuts would be treated using small wood and live stakes to prevent further progression in to the adjacent wet meadow
This project proposes reduction of hazardous fuels, removal of hazardous trees along roads and within recreation sites, road treatments to improve watershed condition, and thinning to improve forest health.
Reconstruction of the main building of the Bucks Lake Lodge which burned in Jan 2010. The lodge would consisit of a restaurant, bar and store approximately 3000 square feet in size.
The Bucks Lake and Quarry Road Decks Removal Project will remove log decks created by routine PG&E line maintenance in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner.
We propose to restore resources damaged by the Bullards Fire through a combination of fuels reduction, Scotch broom control, tree planting, wetland habitat development, water storage, trail construction, and road sign replacement activities.
To eradicate or control six species of non-native invasive plants: rush skeletonweed, yellow star-thistle, Scotch broom, barbed goatgrass, Italian thistle, and Medusa head using a combination of chemical (herbicide) and manual treatments.
Dig a trench 24" wide and 200' long, and install electrical service from the electrical point of connection to a new electrical equipment building on the Butte County Communications site, located within the Bloomer Hill communications site.
Reduce hazardous fuels; improve forest health; restore plant and wildlife habitat; improve transportation system and soil and water quality; and reduce invasive plants.
The proposed trail is about 2.75 miles in length with three trailheads. The proposal includes 400 to 450 feet of boardwalk across teh main pitcher plan vewing area, two other short boardwalks through wetlands, a short bridge section across a stream.
Buzzards Roost Trail was a system trail with a designation (10E10) and was depicted on topographic maps by name and number as recently as 23 years ago. The trail needs to be restored, realigned, and redesignated as a system trail.
This project consists of field trips and use of the recreation trailhead & parking lot, trail and rock outcrop for coursework including team building, basic bouldering and rock climbing, basic camping & outdoor safety skills, leave no trace & science
The California Department of Transportation (Cal Trans) has submitted a request for a temporary special use permit for construction of replacement drainage facilities on Highway 70. Activities would require temporary work areas outside the ROW.
The California Department of Transportation (Cal Trans) has submitted a request for an amendment to their special use permit for maintenance station at Pulga on Highway 70. The amendment would authorize the removal of two buildings and adding storage
Flood response relies on DWR gathered remote hydrometeorological data by hydro-met
stations, snow courses, snow pillows/sensors and cabins. This projects adds, repair or replace meteorological sensors and associated poles, a-frame cabins.
Pacific Gas and Electric felled hazardous trees within the Caribou transmission line. Proposed actions include removing the felled trees within the transmission line as well as removing trees in an adjacent area that blew down from a weather event.
Project to establish a 18 hole disc golf course at the Cascade Day Use Area. Disc golf baskets will be installed and tee areas will be established. Project includes road and parking upgrades and fuel treatment.
Improvement of a trailhead for a trail commonly known as the "Cascade Trail" by local trail users. Trailhead improvements will include installation of a vault toilet restroom building, developing a parking area, and developing accessible par
This project will deepen two existing ponds at Cattle Springs in order to provide better overwintering habitat for first year Mountain Yellow-legged Frog tadpoles. This project will also construct a small exclosure fence around the ponds.
To authorize new entry and reentry into stands within the WUI, including experimental forest and spotted owl habitat to perform forest health improvement activities such as mechanical and hand-thinning, mastication, targeted grazing, prescribed fire.
Tree mortality has occurred in the Challenge, Woodleaf, and Forbestown areas. These dead, dying, and structurally damaged live trees present an imminent safety hazard and risk to forest visitors, employees, and facilities. Whole tree logging hazards.
This project proposes to build a new Work Center to house the Feather River Interagency Hotshot Crew (FRIHC) and one engine module displaced when the Brush Creek Work Center burned in the North Complex Fires, during 2021.
Continuing placer exploration using a backhoe, metal detector, and trommel. Water will be pumped from old holding pond. Settling pond will prevent discharge into streams.
This project proposes activities that include removal of roadside safety hazards, recovery of economic value of fire-killed trees, and re-establishment of forested conditions.
Approximately six miles (up to 250 acres) of five main NFS and/or Plumas County roads have been identified for hazard tree removal. Those roads, listed in order of treatment priority are: 27N26, 27N26D, Plumas County road 306 (Seneca Road), 27N98, an
This Project is approximately 30,180 acres located near Quincy, CA and will improve forest health, reduce fuels around the wildland urban interface of Quincy and Meadow Valley, treat invasive weeds, and reduce road impacts.
Partial dam removal, reshaping and restoration of a natural creek channel, decommissioning of unclassified roads (including culvert removal), and road reconstruction to improve watershed condition.
Restore nesting habitat for golden eagles and falcons as replacement for habitat lost when the Moonlight Fire burned. Suitable nesting structures would be created on cliffs by excavating rock to an area measuring 3 feet by 3 feet in two locations.
Vegetation and fuels treatments to restore and maintain conditions for clustered lady's slipper orchids and for rare plant communities associated with serpentine-derived soils.
Tree mortality is occurring in areas of high and mixed fire severity. We propose to log dead and dying trees that present a safety hazard and risk to forest visitors, neighboring landowners and their homes, employees, and facilities.
Proposes to undertake a series of reforestation, revegetation, and brush control activities following high-severity fire in and around the Concow Basin.
The project includes treating brushfields and a plantation at the Grease Rack and Conklin Park by mastication/grapple piling and/or underburning on approximately 320 acres.
To reduce the risk of insect or disease infestation and improve wildlife habitat across 2351 acres. Project activities include conifer removal, road obliteration, streambank stabilization, native planting, and removal of in-stream structures.
Treat hazardous fuels (hand thinning, piling, pile burning, or chipping and mastication) to reduce understory vegetation, ladder fuels and excess dead and down fuels on approximately 110 acres of privately owned land adjacent to public land.
The Beckwourth Ranger District is restoring the historic Crocker GS in preparation for use as a Recreation Rental. RAC funding was secured to analyze and implement the installation of a vault toilet at Crocker.
The Beckwourth Ranger District proposes to provide OHV access to existing National Forest System motorized trails. The paving of County Road 111 has resulted in a loss of access.
The project proposes to reduce the risk of insect and disease-caused tree mortality through mechanical thinning. Fuels reduction and maintenance could be accomplished with mastication and/or biomass removal and prescribed burning.
This project is proposed to restore aquatic organism passage through where National Forest System Road 28N02 intersects Indian Creek by removing a non-functional culvert and installing a bottomless arch with a natural stream bottom.
Claimant proposes to sample the sub-surface material along the remnant stream terrace of Eureka Creek to assess mineral content. Up to 20 test trenches would be excavated with a backhoe.
The Dixie Fire impacted homes and communities on the Plumas National Forest. This project will remove fire killed hazard trees along adjacent private property where those trees could fall and impact structures.
The project is under agreement between the Plumas National Forest and the Plumas County Fire Safe Council. It aims at mechanically reducing hazardous fuels by way of mastication on 74 acres of private land.
This project proposes to enhance resource protection from wildfire, improve forest health, and maintain and continue restoring fire adapted ecosystems on the eastside of the Beckwourth District through underburning.
Proposal to conduct placer mining operations along the edge of the road utilizing a backhoe and bulldozer. Proposal also includes sampling within the road bed itself, utilizing an auger to remove sample material.
Construction of a Defensible Fuel Profile Zone, Group Selections, and Individual Tree Selection. May involve temporary road construction, road reconstruction, and road closure/decommissioning.
The proposal would 1.implement fuel treatments that include Defensible Fuel Profile Zones and prescribed burning, 2.harvest trees using group selection and individual tree selction, and 3. implement road treatments such as reconstruction, etc.
These abandoned mines currently pose a safety and health risk to the public. There are open adits and shafts surrounded by unstable rock and trash at some sites. The purpose is to improve the health, safety, and resource condition of these sites.
These abandoned mines currently pose a safety and health risk to the public. There are five open adits. Underground, unstable rock, rotting timbers, rusting metal, bad air, low oxygen levels, deep water, and other unknown hazards may exist.
These abandoned mines currently pose a safety and health risk to the public. There are open shafts and open adits, surrounded by unstable rock and possibly trash at some sites. Within the underground workings, unstable rock, rotting timbers, rusting
Closing the abandoned mine openings and removal of any modern trash on the sites. Items identified as historical will not be disturbed. Brush and logs may be cleared along old access roads just enough to allow access by vehicles or quads.
To accomplish restoration, FRRD proposes to abate hazard trees, yard trees, salvage cut, hand-cut-and-pile brush, burn piles, plant trees in the ground, masticate brush, prune, dig fire-lines by hand, and replace and repair recreation facilities.
The Forest Service has formalized a partnership to pursue the goal of improving forest health, preventing forest loss, improving woodlands resilience to both fire and climate change, restoring historical forest structure after high-severity fire.
Project proposes to repair the trail, overlook, parking lot, and access road as well as replacing restroom, improve campground, and replace water system at adjacent trailhead and campground.
USFS in partnership with CA Department of Transportation is proposing to replace 5 culverts along Highway 70 in order to improve passage for aquatic species (fish, amphibians, and reptiles) so they can access previously blocked tributaries.
These abandoned mines currently pose a safety and health risk to the public. There are open adits and shafts, surrounded by unstable rock and trash on some sites. The purpose is to improve the health, safety, and resource condition of these sites.
The proposed action includes closing the abandoned mine openings and removal of any modern trash on the sites. Items identified as historical will not be disturbed. Brush and logs may be cleared along the old access roads just enough to allow access.
The proposed action includes closing the abandoned mine openings and removal of trash on the sites. Items identified as historical will not be disturbed. Non-system access routes not required for other forest uses will be closed and reclaimed.
Propose to issue five-year recreation event permits for three separate annual events. Paradise Irrigation District Kids' Fishing Day; Under the Sun Events Adventure Run; Newman Memorial Foundation Fishing Derby.
This wildland urban interface (WUI) project is designed to reduce the risks of wildfire around the community of Forbestown, enhance firefighter safety and remove hazardous trees along roads.
Areas north of Lower Forbestown Road and Old Forbestown Road were burned in the North Complex Fire. The area is classified as wildland-urban interface (WUI). We propose salvage activities on approximately 100 acres within the project area.
Operators will excavate an area along the stream bench using a backhoe to dig three test trenches. Trenches are expected to be 30' x 3' x 2'. Material will be processed through a trommel using water pumped from West Branch Lights Creek.
Exploration for minerals using hand tools to excavate material. Material processed through a highbanker. Water pumped from Frazier Creek and returned to settling pit. Plan will authorize replacement of gate and use of gate and spur road.
Road management and travel safety in areas of high-severity burning during the North Complex requires judicial application of herbicide to control brush and non-native invasive plant species (NNIS).
Improve resistance to bark beetle attacks and promote resilience to drought and wildfire. Proposed treatments include: mechanical thinning, hand thinning/piling, mastication, pile burning, underburning, and decommissioning of non-system roads.
Frontier Communication is the holder of a communication lease between the U. S. Forest Service (lessor) and Citizens Rural Co., (lessee) Inc. Black Mountain Authorization ID # BRD0013
PG&E is undergrounding ~1.7 mi of the Gansner 1101 12 kV Line between Paxton and Spanish Crk CG within Plumas NF. These power lines were damaged in 2021 Dixie Fire. Trenching and boring along the midline of SR 70, 42-110 inch depth, 24 inch wide.
A Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) project on private land including: underburning on 80 acres, revegetation of native species on 80 acres, thinning and removal of live and dead trees up to 12" dbh to provide continuity of fuel reduction projects.
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.
Using a variety of vegetation treatments including sale of merchantable timber and biomass to reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire, release aspen, restore meadows and other wetlands, and to restore and protect the historic Gibsonville townsite.
Improve recreation facilities, providing 63 boat parking stalls and three accessible parking stalls for visitors.This project is in partnership withthe Department of Boating and Waterways.
We are proposing to replace the existing bridge and bridge abutments with new structures with a construction contract in late summer FY24/25. This project will include the demolition of the current bridge structures.
We are proposing to install an 85 feet long temporary bridge next to the existing damaged bridge. This will allow administrative and public access across the stream without resource damage. This will involve constructing approaches from both sides.
Here, we propose establishing a test to gain key information on the effectiveness of cluster planting vs established practices under vegetation control. This study will demonstrate successful reforestation on lands where the Bear Fire killed forest.
Provide protection to rural communities with the construction of DFPZs surrounding the Little Grass Valley Reservoir to the N and SW. Conduct group selection to enhance forest health and implement restoration to RHCA areas.
PGE undergrounding approx 1.4 miles of overhead utility lines to prevent future wildfire risk. Lines will be installed under SR70 between post miles 25 and 26.4, Plumas County.
A RAC project proposed to restore trout populations and bank stability to Greenhorn Creek in American Valley. Fish passage and bank stabilization improvements would be made in six locations along Greenhorn Creek.
Trail reconstruction activities in two locations within and directly adjacent to the Greenville Campground to provide permanent sloped pedestrian access to a portion of Greenville Campground and Wolf Creek.
Defensible Fuel Profile Zone (DFPZ), Group Selections (GS) and Individual Tree Selection (ITS). In th past, these types of projects have also involved the treatment of noxious weeds, road decommissioning and upgrades.
Restore to more natural state by removing any culverts; constructing 20 water-bars; removing berm and hardening stream crossing; treating with weed free straw; revegetating; and blocking using boulders or large berm.
Rehabilitatation of Hallsted Campground includes developing interpretive improvements, accessible restroom reconstruction, resurfacing roads & spurs, replacing the electrical distribution and water system, and developing accessible campsites.
This project proposes to treat no more than 250 acres using conventional or mechanical tractor logging practices. To include, salvage cut, hand-cut-and-pile brush, burn brush piles, plant trees in the ground, masticate brush, prune sprouting oaks,
Improve forest health and enhance resistance to insect and disease attacks. Proposed activities may include: mechanical thinning, hand thinning, grapple piling, pile burning, underburning, and decommissioning of non-system roads.
Incidental surface activities linked to underground exploration of the Hawkeye Tunnel including, deposit of mining operational waste materials from the adit, manual processing of minerals through a sluice box, limited water withdrawal, and occupancy.
Mineral exploration using heavy equipment and a trommel. Site is near the Gopher Hill hydraulic mine site and landfill. Water will be drafted from an abandoned mine shaft, or nearby creek, then re-circulated after processing through trommel.
Reduce fuel loading within the Wildland Urban Interface surrounding the communities of Portola, Delleker, Mabie and Lake David Highlands while promoting a healthy, diverse, fire-resilient forest structure and improve watershed health.
Locatable minerals exploration. Use of small rubber tired tractor for road maintenance and removing overburden and waste rock. Occupancy in camp trailer.
Critical habitat for the California Red-Legged Frog, a federally listed threatened species, has been designated within the French Creek watershed. The primary goal is to protect and improve breeding habitat by controlling water levels.
Propose to protect, maintain and enhance existing habitat conditions and provide additional breeding habitat for the California red-legged frog by constructing ponds, remove invasive species, and other activities in designated critical habitat.
General maintenance and road improvement activities on approximately 40 miles of national forest system roads. Decommissioning of non-system roads. Development of the Stony Quarry gravel pit.
Improve aquatic habitat and stabilize section of two tributaries to Indian Creek along NFS road 29N43 by removing culverts and road fill material associated with two non-system roads. Both sites will be recontoured and have organic debris scattered.
The project includes road maintenance, non-system road obliteration, and stream channel restoration in areas affected by the Moonlight Fire and post-fire flooding.
We propose to block a non-system OHV trail that leads to Jack Creek using boulders and/or buried logs. The purpose is to stop resource damage to the creek and surrounding habitat containing 1 of 2 known populations of a federally listed species.
Aspen is shade intolerant and needs full sunlight for successful establishment and growth. This project proposes to remove competing conifers from within and immediately adjacent to aspen stands identified in the project area to maximize sun exposure
Defensible Fuel Profile Zone (DFPZ), Group Selection (GS) in addition to, Wildland Urban Interface fuels reduction. Road reconstruction, decommissioning and construction, approx. 10-miles of temp road construction and subsequent decom.
The District proposes to authorize through the issuance of a special use permit to construct a "T" post and barbed wire fence. The fence will be five feet tall and encompass 17.4 acres. It is to keep cattle out of the cemetery.
Construction of fuelbreaks known as Defensible Fuel Profile Zones, thinning and group selection harvests, protection and enhancement of sensitive plant and wildlife habitat, road improvements, and noxious weed treatments.
This project proposes to remove three decks on National Forest System roads 27N19 and 27N19X created during the Moonlight Fire of 2007. Additionally, this project would remove roadside hazards along nine miles of NFS roads 28N32, 27N19, and 27N19X.
Improve forest health and reduce hazards around recreation sites. Activities include mechanical thinning, grapple piling, mastication, hand thinning and underburning.
Replace a damaged wooden foot bridge on the non-motorized Little Grass Valley Lakeshore Trail. Bridge is approximately 4 feet wide by 45 feet long. The damaged bridge was previously removed for public safety.
On September 8, 2020 the Bear Fire, located on the Plumas National Forest, spotted across the Middle Fork Feather River, entered Butte County, and traveled some 30 miles that day. The Toland Bridge was damaged by fire and requires extensive repairs.
Areas along Four Trees Road (23N00) were burned severely in the Camp Fire (November 8-25, 2018). Tree mortality has occurred in areas of high and mixed fire severity. We propose to log the trees that have died, are dying, and will die.
The Plan would authorize excavation of material from an existing pit with a rubber tired backhoe and/or excavator to remove mineral material for processing. Processing to recover ore deposits would occur on site using a trommel.
Excavation of test trenches with a backhoe. Processing of material through a grizzly and trommel using water pumped from Eagle Gulch and/or Big Creek. Construction of .3 miles of access road to access trench areas.
To protect rare MacNab cypress and other rare, endemic species dependent on serpentine soils; to reduce the hazardous fuels risk to these populations and to the surrounding WUI; and create future resilient stands outside of cypress groves.
Tree mortality is occurring in areas of high and mixed fire severity. We propose to log dead and dying trees where they present a safety hazard and risk to forest visitors, neighboring landowners and their homes, employees, and facilities.
Exchange of approximately 35.6 acres of National Forest System land, currently under special use authorization to Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, located near the Main Lodge north of Highway 203 for approximately 1296.7 acres of private land in California
The purpose of this project is to re-authorize continued livestock grazing consistent with Federal laws and regulations in a manner that maintains or improves project area resource conditions.
Authorize a phase 1 feasibility study to determine economic viability of a small-scale underground mining operation over a one-year period. Perform surface and underground exploration, focused on sampling and mapping.
Eradicate tall whitetop along the Middle Fork of the Feather River using both mechanical and chemical means to control and eradicate this invasive plant species.
Construct approximately 1.6 miles of trail and adding 0.5 miles of user-created trail to the National Forest System (NFS) along the Mills Peak Trail (12E45). The goal is to improve safety by providing a trail separate from NFS road 22N42.
The primary goal for this project is economic recovery of the timber value lost and secondary benefits include roadside hazard tree removal and reforestation.
The project would restore the 2007 Moonlight Fire burned area by: reducing the post-fire effects to vegetation, watersheds, and recreation and enhancing resiliency to future fires, droughts, insect and disease infestations, and climate change.
Installation of up to eight off-channel water sources to reduce impacts to stream channels while providing water for road maintenance and fire suppression activities
Mount Hough Range Allotments in and around Lone Rock Creek, Lights Creek, and Antelope Lake. Four allotments are included: Lone Rock, Lights Creek, Antelope, and Antelope Lake.
1) to remove hazardous trees with structural defects likely to cause failure in all or part of the tree, which may fall and hit the road prism; 2) to recover the value of the fire-killed trees before natural deterioration occurs in the treatment are
Restore wildlife habitat by reducing fuels, re-introducing fire, enhance Weber's milk vetch and remove non-system roads that cause disturbance to wildlife.
Mooretown Rancheria has applied for a special use permit to rebuild, operate, and maintain a traditional religious and cultural Round House on the site where an earlier Round House was completely destroyed by the North Complex Fire.
The Mooreville Ridge I&D Resilience Project decision was signed May 6, 2020. The Mooreville IRTC was awarded July 23, 2020. On September 8, 2020 the North Complex fire driven by extreme winds burned into the Mooreville project killing many trees.
Reduce the risk of insect and disease-caused tree mortality through mechanical thinning. Fuels deduction and maintenance would be accomplished with mastication and prescribed burning. Residual stands will be more open, increasing resources for trees.
The Mt Hough RD has found a need to close 7.9 mi. of non-system OHV trails that are causing resource damage. 0.6 mi. of new motorized and non-motorized trail will be constructed to provide key access.
The Mt. Hough Ranger District is proposing to selectively incorporate some of the existing, user-created, non-motorized trails in the South Park area and motorized trails in the Mt. Hough area into the National Forest System (NFS) trail network.
This project is proposed to set back the successional growth of existing 45+ year old shrubland habitat to allow for improved forage quality and foraging access for mule deer by broadcast burning 730 acres between Tollgate Creek and Gilson Creek.
Construction of ~ 37 miles of new motorized trails, which will be added to the Mt. Hough recreational trail system. These trails will provide connectivity between existing routes, and link the system to the communities of Taylorsville and Quincy.
We propose to issue a new special use permit (SUP) to the North Yuba Water District for continued use and maintenance of a water storage tank (use code 935) and other improvements directly supporting operation of a water district.
Small scale placer mining with hand tools and gas powered crusher. Use of spring and pond for water source. Long term occupancy. Gate and non-system road.
This project proposes to reduce the risk from wildfires to rural communities and forest resources, improve forest health and contribute to the economic stability of rural communties near Bucks Lakes and surrounding areas.
These dead, dying, and structurally damaged live trees present an imminent safety hazard and risk to forest visitors, employees, powerlines and facilities. The project includes the identification and removal of hazard trees by conventional methods.
We propose to close an open 6 feet across by 30 feet deep abandoned mining shaft by using heavy equipment to pull in surrounding soils and fill the shaft. The shaft presents a hazard to health, safety, and resources.
The project purpose is to remove vegetation along a section of road and in addition remove vegetation, prescribed burning, and plant seedlings in an owl PAC.
Up to 1.5 miles (approx. 36 acres) of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) on the Plumas National Forest from Belden will be planted to rehabilitate timber resources and restore scenic quality of the PCT both lost to the Storrie Fire of 2000.
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) proposes to decommission segments of the de-energized Caribou-Palermo 115kV transmission line within the Plumas National Forest.
PG&E proposes to remove 40,000 cubic yards of material from the Chips Creek disposal site. The material had been stockpiled at the site by Cal Trans and consisted of rockslide materials over the course of many years.
Plumas National Forest, proposes to continue authorizing the use and occupancy of NFS land to Pacific Gas & Electric for existing electric system facilities and infrastructure by issuance of special use authorizations.
PG&E is proposing new overhead electric distribution (12kV) line over the North Fork Feather River in the Plumas National Forest to replace the existing river crossing that services Pulga and Union Pacific railroad.
PG&E proposes to underground approximately 0.51 miles of the electric distribution facilities on the Big Bend 1102 Line. This action would be authorized under a special use.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) operates and maintains a passive reflector on Sawmill Peak. PG&E requests issuance of a special use permit (SUP) for a new 30-year term.
Amendment of existing PG&E communication use lease at Sawmill Peak Communication Site to authorize installation of "smart bridge" tower, approximately 23 feet in height, to enhance effective signal.
PG&E is proposing to install a new underground electric power line within the Highway 70 corridor that will replace approximately 10 miles of the Bucks Creek 1101 12kV pole line that was damaged during the Camp Fire.
PG&E requests a special use authorization to install a weather station at Camel Peak. PG&E is implementing its Weather Stations Program, wherein they install stations in high fire-threat areas to enhance weather forecasting and modeling.
PG&E requests permission to install 2 solar powered weather stations on Plumas National Forest land for telecommunication purposes and be included in their existing authorization and governed by that authorization's operation and maintenance plan.
PG&E proposes to use herbicides in the right of way of 14 transmission lines in order to reduce the risk of fire and maintain a high standard of reliability. Spraying vegetation along Caribou Road was removed from the analysis.
Meadow restoration and habitat improvement of McRae Meadows (BKRD) and Middle Creek (MHRD), both with incised channels and headcuts that rapidly drain the floodplains. Restoration involves instream structures built from natural materials from sites.
Extension of an existing 12 KV power line in the Concow area along the Rim Road (FS Road 23N06). The proposed line extension is approximately 1900' with approximately 875' on National Forest System lands.
To authorize Paradise Ridge Adventure Racing to conduct an annual recreation event, adventure racing, on National Forest System lands near Paradise Lake, through the issuance of a 5 year Special Use permit. The event raises funds for local causes.
To continue to achieve desired conditions it is recommended to maintain these units with prescribed underburning. These units are in the wildland urban interface (WUI), nearby population centers, and require a large presence to guarantee safety.
Excavation of 20' x 20' pit within the river channel. Processing of material through a power sluice. Larger boulders would be moved out of the river with a derrick and choker system. Duration of the plan would be 3 years.
Salvage of dead and dying trees on approximately 250 acres of a 800 acres fire burned area. Treatment would include removal of roadside hazard trees and cutting of fire killed or damaged trees.
Underground exploration in existing mines, using explosives (with proper permit) and rock drills underground, and a skip loader outside the portals as well as to maintain the old access road. No processing on site. Camp trailer for overnight stays.
Reduce hazardous fuels, thin overstocked forest stands, stabilize road drainages, improve meadow, stream and pond habitat and control non-native invasive species
To restore and preserve wildlife habitats for the California red-legged frog, a federally listed threatened species; and California spotted owl, foothill yellow-legged frog, western pond turtle and fringed myotis, all Forest Service sensitive species
This Plan of Operations (POO) proposes to begin a drilling exploration program to expand the geologic information in areas of known mineralization. The proposed footprint is approximately 0.8 acres.
Excavation of underground river channel deposits with hand tools. Material to be loaded into ore cart for extraction. Material is processed through a trommel. Finer material is amalgamated.
Plan of Operation submitted to mine using heavy equipment to excavate material, processing through a trommel and use of settling ponds. .5 miles of non-system road was constructed under a previous plan. This road will be maintained.
Would prohibit wheeled motorized vehicle travel by the public off designated roads and trails. Would add 375 miles of existing unauthorized routes to NFS trail system. Would add one 36-acre area as open to wheeled motorized use.
Goals are to improve resistance to bark beetle attacks and promote resistance to drought and wildfire. Proposed activities include: mechanical thinning, hand thinning, pile burning, underburning, and decommissioning of non-system roads.
This analysis will look at the effects of placer mining and long-term occupancy throughout the Poker Flat area that is within the Plumas National Forest (PNF).
Salvage timber in areas of high vegetation burn severity including slash and site preparation, reforestation and release treatments. Slash will be spread from logging operations to reduce erosion. Reforestation is proposed through cultural treatments
Issue a temporary special use to Butte County Resource Conservation District to implement road maintenance, erosion control, and storm proofing practices on Dixie Road and Camp Creek Road to protect the Camp Creek-North Fork Feather River watershed.
This project is proposed to sell trees felled and left in place by CA Department of Water Resources near the Rattlesnake Hill snow sensor site. This project would also fell and remove roadside hazard trees on NFS road 26N38 leading to the site.
Hazard tree felling and removal is proposed to reduce public safety hazards along portions of certain roads, trails and facilities within nine national forests. We expect to complete three zone-level analyses and nine decisions.
A section of approximately 500 feet of unspecified road connecting private property to NFS Road 18N08 is unneeded by the private land owner and does not lead to other public lands. We propose to restore the road area to a more natural condition.
The proposed action seeks to remove hazards and preserve the Rich Bar Cemetery site in its historical context and protect the cemetery from further damage.
Allow for economic recovery of fire-killed timber (Rich Fire), reduce hazardous fuels within the Twain Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) over the long term, and plant native seedlings to re-establish forested conditions
This project will treat approx. 20 acres using a combination of hand thinning, piling, and pile burning. Following treatment, Webber's milk-vetch seed and/or plants will be planted within the treated units (20 ac) and two untreated units (17.5 ac).
The project would improve drainage on NFS Road 25N20 by outsloping, installing drainage dips and armoring road surface and drainage outlets. A short Non-system spur would be blocked.
Excavation of mineral deposits from two test pits using a front loader. Material would be processed through a trommel and sluice. The water source is the Grizzly Mine adit, piped to a 7000 gallon tank. Water is discharged to a rock percolation area.
Excavation of mineral material from 2 test trenches using a front end loader. Material to be processed through a trommel and sluice. Water is piped to a 7000 gallon tank for use in processing, and is discharged to a rock area for percolation.
Due to post-fire removal of fire-killed hazard trees, a tight, narrow turn has become treacherous for two-way traffic. Project is to remove rock from upslope side and widen travel lanes 6-8 feet over a length of no more than 300 feet.
FRRD proposes to salvage cut, hand-cut-and-pile brush, burn brush piles, plant trees in the ground, masticate brush, prune resprouting oaks, dig fire-lines by hand, and hand-spray herbicides.
Panning and sluicing within Rush Creek. Clearing, repair and maintenance of one mile of Forest Service system road to access the claim and camp area. Camping at the claim while mining.
Rush skeleton weed would be sprayed with aminocyclopyrachlor chlorsulfuron (e.g. Perspective)or aminopyralid triclopyr (e.g. Capstone or Milestone Plus) or a combination of these herbicides with A surfactant (e.g. methylated seed oil) and dye.
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.
This project would reduce small fuels by hand thinning, piling and burning, modify small fuels by hand thinning, lopping and scattering, and provide opportunity for firewood gathering in designated areas within the area burned by the Silver Fire.
Re-authorize the ongoing routine maintenance and operation of six (6) individual water systems used for domestic and/or irrigation purposes. No new improvements or changes in operations are being proposed.
Construct Defensible Fuel Profile Zones and harvest trees using group selection and individual tree selection under the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act of 1998.
To promote oak regeneration and vigor by removing conifers where they are overshadowing medium and large oaks, to open the forest canopy and avoid excessive shading.
Improvements to the existing Snake Lake CG including 8 new equestrian campsites, 15 picnic tables, fire rings, grills, handicapped accessible route to the restroom, 8 horse corrals and mounting ramps, access road and spurs for new sites and thinning.
This project includes 10 acres of fuels treatments along National Forest System (NFS) road 24N27 and Plumas County road 435. This pilot project would allow firewood collectors to treat standing fuels (less than 10 in) within 100 feet of these roads.
This joint project with the Mule Deer Foundation proposes to improve summer range foraging habitat and maintain habitat diversity for the Sloat Deer Herd through piling and burning in order to maintain open, early seral and meadow habitat.
13 acres of small conifer (less than or equal to 8 inches DBH) removal within grassy openings and shoreline at the east end of Snake Lake with the objective to retain meadow openings and edge.
Grading and re-contouring of the shooting ranges at Snake Lake and Greenville to direct water away from stream channels. Treatment with lime to reduce impacts to water quality. Closure of the shotgun range (GV) and unofficial range area (SL).
The proposed project includes the replacement of the existing plastic and metal pipe with new high-density polyethylene (HDPE) 14-20 diameter pipe for a total length of 5,405 feet
The project includes salvage of commercial timber blown down within 25 acres of the Chip's Fire salvage area. Proposed activities include bucking-trimming, log skidding operation, landing operations, log haul, and slash treatment.
Excavation of 20-30 test pits to sample the sub-surface material on the claim. Exacavated material would be processed through a trommel. Water would be pumped from Squirrel Creek to the processing area and discharged to a settling pit.
Add additional acres to the prescribed fire underburn within the St. Louis project area. Additional acres will aid district fire managers in reducing risk to the rural communities of American House and La Porte by reducing hazardous fuels conditions.
There is a significant buildup of hazardous fuel on NFS lands nearby three residences. We propose to do some hand-thinning and piling of trees and brush around the residences. The intent is to give more fire clearance and make the area look better.
Hand thinning of small trees, hand piling, burning of piles, and underburning to reduce hazardous fuels in wildlife habitat; obliteration of non-system roads to reduce detrimental impacts in wildlife habitat.
Improve drainage on NFS roads 26N23, 27N98, and Plumas County Road 306. Culverts and rolling dips will be installed or maintained. Sections of road will be armored with rock. The Owl Creek stream crossing will be replaced at Logan Tunnel.
Remove hazard trees along 5.8 miles of NFS 26N26 and the first 1.2 miles of26N26A, conduct general road maintenance, replace culverts and construct an off site water source along Mosquito Creek.
We are proposing road realignment of Forest Road 26N67 and road decommissioning to reduce sedimentation of streams that resulted from changed hydrological conditions following the Storrie, Rich, and Chips Fires.
Treat up to 200 acres annually of priority invasive plant infestations using a combination of manual, mechanical, cultural, and chemical methods on NFS lands in watersheds affected by the Storrie and Rich Fires.
Reduce hazardous fuels and reduce the risk of insect and disease-caused tree mortality through mechanical and hand thinning, mastication of brush, grapple and hand piling, targeted grazing, and prescribed and pile burning.
Construction of fuel breaks (defensible fuel profile zones or DFPZs) on approx. 2,100 acres; group selection timber harvest on approx. 1,000 ac; and individual tree selection on approx. 155 ac. enahance approx 100 ac. of black oak stands, 20 ac aspen
The Mt. Hough Ranger District is proposing to install a campground host site septic system in Sundew Campground across from site #1, at Bucks Lake Recreation Area. Construction activities would be limited to 1,200 square feet.
This project proposes to fell and remove approximately 13 dead trees within the Sundew Campground and remove one felled tree adjacent to the campground.
Use of an excavator to remove material from a terraced area approximately 200 feet upslope of the river. A conveyor, wash plant and sluice box will be used for processing. Water will be pumped from an existing settling pond.
This project is designed to improve the functionality of Sweetwater Marsh Fen by thinning small conifers 10" dbh and smaller and installing a series of small log check dams in order to slow water and material (peat and sediment) flow out of the fen.
Continued Maintenance and clearing of the existing adit. Repair and maintenance of the access road. Use of backhoe to transport material from the adit to the wash plant. Use and maintenance of the settling pond. Use of the historic cabin.
This project proposes to treat no more than 250 acres using conventional or mechanical tractor logging practices including salvage cut, hand-cut-and-pile brush, burn brush piles, plant trees in the ground, masticate brush, prune resprouting oaks,
We are proposing to enhance 132 acres of wet meadows and surrounding riparian habitats by removing fire-killer conifers from meadows in the Tamarack Flat area. And sow bare ground with native seed gathered from elsewhere in the same or nearby meadow.
This project is a 2 year outfitter guide permit for guided bear hunts on the Feather River Ranger District, conducted by a licensed outfitter guide. Camping will occur on the 22N34 road on NFS lands; no ATV or other off highway vehicles will be used
To restore historic floodplain function and the historic meadow water table elevation along a 0.6 mile reach of Thompson Creek, a tributary to McReynolds Creek, which flows to Red Clover Creek.
Removal of two vault toilet buildings: one at Snake Lake Campground and one at Greenville Campground.The Snake Lake toilet is old and has been replaced with a CXT. The Greenville toilet has a suspected cracked vault.
This project incorporates multiple objectives including reducing the risk of wildfire to homes and private property, protecting National Forest System facilities in the Hallstead Campground, restoring fire adapted ecosystems, and enhancing black oak.
The permit will authorize continued operation and maintenance of the existing facilities, in addition to expanding the facilities to include a horse camp, tent camp, frisbee golf and tent cabins.
The claimant proposes to perform exploratory drilling on his group of mining claims. Six holes are proposed for 2017. Drilling activities are estimated for 30-40 days. Drill holes would be next to road edges, 4 inches in diameter or less and 350 feet
UPRR proposes to maintain two debris-straining structures, referred to as grizzlies, located in the Plumas National Forest. The project involves two grizzly structures, the north grizzly and the south grizzly, located above the RR tracks, Fern Creek.
Project consists of restoring an eastside montane meadow (253 acres) and improving channel stability for 2.9 miles on Red Clover Creek within Dotta Canyon.
Propose to hand-cut, hand-pile, and pile-burn shrubs and trees up to 10" dbh. Reentry into stand will take place periodically within burn windows to perform prescribed fire treatments to promote a mosaic of burn patterns resulting in forest health.
Remove fire-killed and fire-injured trees to recover the economic value and manage fuel loading over the short- and long-term. Construct or repair water drafting locations and construct temporary roads, landings, and skid trails.
Add Unit 115 to the Watdog prescribed fire underburn. Including this additional unit will aid fire managers with logistical advantage for implementing prescribed fire and increased continuity of terrain and fuels management.
Continue to reduce surface and ladder fuels by re-entering 82 acres to maintain the effectiveness of Wat Dog Defensible Fuel Profile Zone (DFPZ). We propose to treat the re-sprouting and regenerating vegetation through underburning units 112-114.
The project would masticate approximately 589 acres of plantations in order to improve growth and vigor of residual trees, reduce stand brush fuel accumulations, and enhance the development of existing plantations into mature timber stands.
The project will treat approximately 15.75 acres of US Forest Service land using a combination of hand thinning, piling, pile burning, and underburning to enhance Webber's Milkvetch habitat adjacent to State Highway 70 near Virgilia.
Mixed-conifer forest veg mgt project designed to 1)reduce haz fuels within WUI;2)increase forest health and veg diversity;3)provide an economic benefit to the local community;4)Protect ecosystems and wildlife habitat;5)Improve forest health in RCAs
The Wildcat Project proposes to reduce fuels, improve forest health, reduce invasives and improve water quality. The activities include decommissioning non-system and system roads,use of herbicides for invasives and wood product.
This project would allow for the sale of the Williams Loop log deck, created by California Department of Transportation maintenance, as a mechanism for its removal from National Forest System land.
This project encompasses approximately 70 acres of fuels treatment and hazard tree removal along National Forest System (NFS) road 27N80. The proposes to treat standing fuels and hazard trees within 100 feet of the road prism.
Tree mortality (bug kill) has occurred and continues to occur along LaPorte Road near the small rural community of Woodleaf. These trees create a threat to overhead powerlines and LaPorte Road as well as creating a future fuels hazard.
Yuba Water Agency has requested authorization to modify a 1960 earthen dam partially occupying NFS lands. The dam is not within the FERC boundary and is not currently authorized through a special use. We propose to authorize modification and operatio
