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SOPA Reports
The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) contains a list of proposed
actions for Sierra 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.
The purpose of the project is to capture the economic value and benefit of the forest products, and reforest the landscape deforested by the Aspen Fire.
OHV related restoration implementation activities along the Bald Mountain OHV Trail system on the SNF to include closing off reroutes and detours, protection of meadows, rehab of closed areas, and install of signage.
Implement restoration treatments collaboratively to reduce hazardous fuels, retain and promote large tree and denning/nesting structures, promote stand/landscape heterogeneity, and provide for natural regeneration of shade intolerant tree species.
Project will utilize a mastication machine to grind brush and small trees to create a fuel break around the Bass Lake Annex private property. Brush and trees will generally be 1-9 inches in diameter. Cut material will be mulched and left to decompose
Hazard trees will be removed along entire district road system, focusing on major arterial and collector roads, including roads indicated on the Forest Recreation Visitor Map.
The Bass Lake Recreation area has experienced heavy mortality in and around public use areas. This project is designed to remove overhead hazards, reduce fuel loadings, precommercially thin conifer pockets, plant and maintain native seedlings.
Decommission (remove) existing toilets, install new accessible toilet. Summerdale Campground will remove two 'double' toilets and replace with two double toilets. Fresno Dome Campground will remove one 'double' toilet and replace with a double toi
Issue a new special use permit to the Bass Lake Water Company, construct a new water treatment plant and decommission (remove) the existing water treatment plant that is no longer functioning.
Installation of 4 bear boxes on 3 high elevation OHV trails and 1 OHV use area: 2 @ Iron Lakes 4x4 trail, 1 @ Star Lakes 4x4 trail, 1 @ Red Top OHV dispersed site; existing sites, very popular to the forest visitor and are located in bear prone areas
Big Creek School is proposing to install a new 400 foot section of buried 6-inch sewer line and 2 new manholes and tying in with an existing SCE system, located on Forest Service land within the FERC licensed boundary.
Hand cutting (23 acres)of live trees less than 12 inches DBH and hand pile (15 acres) and tractro pile (5 acres) within 1000 ft of the community of Big Creek.
This project will implement fuels reduction, improve forest health and increase public safety in response to high levels of mortality due to bark beetles. This project will include fuel breaks, density reduction and reforestation.
Roadway improvement to adjoin private parcels of land for residential development as per the approved Fresno County Bretz Mill Village Specific Plan. Road will eventually be turned over to Fresno County.
Proposed action is extending Bretz Road by widening and paving 1.3-mile section of currently native surface USFS 10S01 from easterly boundary Tract 5276 (Quartz Mountain) to Dinkey Creek Road
OHV related restoration implementation activities along the Brewer Lake OHV Trail system on the SNF to include closing off reroutes and detours, protection of meadows, rehab of closed areas, and install of signage.
Camp Oljato proposes the construction of a new wood and concrete slip dock landing on the shore of Huntington Lake within the permit boundary of the Camp Oljato Boy Scout Camp. The current earthen landing constitutes a safety hazard.
This project proposes to issue new special use authorization, to reconstruct boundary fenceline damaged during the Corrine Fire and to burn brush and piles created during fire suppression activities.
Spot pile, burn, plant and follow up hand release within the Carstens Fire area. Approx. 30 acres within and 20 acres outside the hazard trees removal area (roads 4S13 and 4S10 mainly). Additionally approx. 110 acres planting and release w/out prep.
Restore the remaining 13.6 miles of the 17.4 miles of non-system OHV routes proposed for restoration in the Chiquito Creek Watershed that require F&W consultation.
Rehabilitation of the College Campground recreation facilities includes reconditioning or replacement of existing fixed assets (e.g., repaving existing roads, replacing existing picnic tables, campfire rings, and vault toilets).
The Sierra National Forest proposes to issue 7 Resort Special Use Permits, 1 outfitter guide . The area affected by the proposal includes the John Muir, Ansel Adams and Dinkey Lakes Wildernesses in addition to other non-wilderness areas on the Forest
The Courtney fire of 2014 killed the majority of trees in the fire perimeter. Numerous snags of various sizes are present throughout the fire area. Pine stands that vegetated the fire area have been converted to pine snags. The fire created hazardous
This proposal would manage WUI to provide a higher level of safety from wildfire to residences and businesses and manage trees, vegetation, and fuel beds to improve resilience.
Various activities within Creek Fire area to restore wildlife habitat, reestablish forested conditions, reduce hazardous fuels and minimize the risk of fire, address risks to public safety, and eradicate non-native invasive species.
Dinkey Creek Recreational Residence Tract uses existing roads to access cabins. A Special Use Permit will be issued to the Tract Association to authorize the use and maintenance of the roads.
The SNF proposes to rehabilitate existing Dorabelle Campground and Day Use facilities, including campsites, picnic sites, roads and parking areas, a storm water drainage ditch, restroom facilities, and other facilities
specific construction activities associated with the removal, replacement, and/or rehabilitation of existing Dorabelle Campground and Day-Use Picnic Area facilities, including campsites, day-use picnic sites, parking areas, and restroom facilities
Rehabilitation of the Dowville Dowville Day-Use Picnic Area recreation facilities includes reconditioning or replacement of existing fixed assets (e.g., repaving existing roads, replacing existing picnic tables, campfire rings, and vault toilets).
Replacement of two culverts one on Road 10S02 and the other culvert on Road 10S17 to allow safe passage for the western pond turtle, and provide additional habitat for trout.
Implement restoration treatments that are collaborately developed to achieve multiple goals; reduce hazardous fuels, retain and promote sensitive species habitat, and promote stand and landscape heterogeneity.
The Sierra National Forest (SNF) proposes to improve the infrastructure of three different creek diversions which would lead to enhancement of aquatic habitats and life, improved water quality, and higher availability of water.
Implement restoration treatments collaboratively to reduce hazardous fuels, retain/promote large tree and denning/nest structures, promote stand/landscape heterogeneity, meadow restoration and aid natural regeneration of shade intolerant tree species
PGE and Ponderosa Telephone are proposing changes to the established communications site. The tower will be replaced, with the additions of a new building and solar panels. The purpose is for enhanced internal communications for PGE.
Ponderosa Telephone will be providing new service to the Forest Service's Fence Meadow Lookout Tower. A new service cable will be installed underground.
This Project will consist of stabilization of the rock talus and debris slide via installation of a cable net drapery system, and removal of rock talus and debris from below the origination point of the slide.
The project will provide line officers of the SNF to use discretion to modify the seasonal designation for a road, trail or area to address unpredictable conditions such as no rainfall, heavy rain or snowfall, fire danger or flooding.
The project would remove roadside hazard trees, recover the economic value of fire-killed/ fire-damaged trees, re-establish forested conditions, manage fuel loads, and work towards eradication of invasive non-native weeds.
Fresno/Madera Counties are proposing to replace Italian Bar Bridge crossing the San Joaquin River. The existing bridge is 241 feet long and 12 feet wide between the railings and is classified as both structurally deficient and functionally obsolete.
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.
The purpose of the project will be to: Reduce fuel ladders and ground fuels in a wildland urban interface area, increase vigor and health of mixed conifer stands, restore key ecological watershed components, and restore wildlife structures/habitat.
PG&E is proposing to remove dead and live hazard trees along their Haas Woodchuck 70 kilovolt transmission line. They experience outages every winter due to trees/limbs falling onto the line.
Create and maintain 3 new fuelbreaks and maintain 6 existing fuelbreaks in the front country of the High Sierra Ranger Distict using various mechanical, hand and herbicide methods. Maintain Access roads to fuelbreaks.
There are three commercial/special use permit events being analyzed for use of the High Sierra Ranger District of the Sierra National Forest. Local 4X4 clubs have conducted these activities for the past few decades.
There are four commercial/special use permitted events scheduled on the High Sierra Ranger District of the Sierra National Forest. Local 4X4 clubs have conducted these activities for the past few decades.
There are four commercial/special use permitted events scheduled on the High Sierra Ranger District of the Sierra National Forest. Local 4X4 clubs have conducted these activities for the past few decades.
To issue a special use permit (lease) to Horizon Tower for the existing Miami Mountain communications site previously owned and operated by California Sierra Tower Company. Work is administrative only. No ground disturbance will occur.
Realignment of a section of the Hoseshoe Bend Trail, including construction of a 3-foot-wide trail beginning at the exiting unimproved parking and staging area at County Road 235 and FS 9S75 and extending along the hillside.
The project includes hand and mechanical treatments, temporary and perm road construction. Treatment activities include commercial harvest, pre-commercial thinning, hazardous fuels reduction, hazard tree removal and reforestation.
Issuance of an ARPA permit to complete archeological investigations via subsurface excavations at Upper Billy Creek Campground (2 sites) and Dowville Picnic Area (1 site)
The Huntington Recovery Project will be reducing fuel levels post Creek fire while recovering value in the trees that are dead in the Huntington Basin from the fire, providing for public safety and restoring a fire damaged area
The project will analyze the proposed commercial use by pack stations in the two wilderness areas. A wilderness Trail Management Plan will also be a part of the analysis
Interdisciplinary team to address proposed action to continue commercial cattle grazing on the Kaiser Grazing Allotment following specific grazing and rangeland management direction outlined in the Forest Plan (as amended)
Reconstruction of a 2.1 acre site to develop parking/off loading, replace deterioating toilet, reduce maintenance costs and impacts to natural and cultural resources including soils and water quality.
This project proposes to reduce the potential for severe fire, restore forest structure and composition consistent with frequent fire, and improve forest health conditions on 500 ac. The project is located within the Huntington Basin Recreation area
The EIS will evaluate the effects of the KREW Project which is designed to treat portions of the Kings River watershed to improve forest health and to examine the short and long term effects of these treatments as well.
The project would rehabilitate and replace existing campsites,picnic units, ancillary amenities and associated roads and parking spurs at the Lower Billy Creek Campground and Billy Creek Picnic Site.
Approve continued operation, maintenance and use of existing distribution and transmission power lines and infrastructure for PGE and Southern California Edison located within designated corridors on the Sierra National Forest.
The project is the salvage of dead and dying trees. The project reduces the hazard potential of dead, and dying, trees by removing hazardous trees within striking distance of the road and recreation sites.
The SNF has committed to the motorized recreation community to examine routes, not previously analyzed and decided, for potential addition to the FS System of roads, OHV areas, and motorized trails.
The Sierra National Forest proposes to change about 40 miles of road classification and add approximately 68 miles of trails and 318 areas to the National Forest Transportation System.
Dr. Ronald Knapp from UC Santa Barbara%u2019s Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory (SNARL) proposes to continue monitoring, research, and recovery activities for the mountain yellow-legged frog on the Inyo and Sierra National Forests.
In response to the tree mortality, this project proposes activities within the communities to create areas of reduced fuels along roads and ridges. Proposes to increase the resilience of surviving conifer forests through thinning and Rx fire.
The National Ecological Observatory Network proposes to establish scientific infrastructure needed for research to address critical questions about land use and climate change on ecological systems and to evaluate the impacts to the environment.
The National Ecological Observatory Network proposes to establish scientific infrastructure needed for research to address critical questions about land use and climate change on ecological systems and to evaluate the impacts to the environment.
The National Ecological Observatory Network proposes to establish scientific infrastructure needed for research to address critical questions about land use and climate change on ecological systems and to evaluate the impacts to the environment.
Installation of a new CXT Vault toilet building in the Nelder Grove campground area. Existing toilets near campground will be decommissioned and removed off site.
Fell, pile &burn drought/bug killed trees in plantation that pose risk of extreme fire behavior & escape of adjacent underburn. Adds additional underburn acres in 50 yr old plantation and adjacent to plantation. Proposes minimal additional fireline.
PG&E is proposing to replace a 70kV switch with a new circuit breaker to improve electric reliability throughout the region. To accommodate this project they need to construct a new access for trucks and expand the footprint of the switchyard.
PG&E has an ongoing problem with burrowing rodents at their Balch, Haas, and Kings River FERC authorized facilities. They are requesting the use of Diphacinone, a rodenticide previously approved for use at their Helms and Crane Valley facilities.
The project proposal would remove hazardous fuels, protect and maintain historic structures and remove encroaching conifers from adjacent pasture meadow at the Placer Guard Station Administrative Site.
The Ponderosa Telephone Co. is proposing to reinforce their existing facilities in Lower Deer Creek Tract and provide for a new fiber optic cable to the cell site operated by Verizon on private land.
Telephone system will consist of a fenced communications site including a pre-fab building, monopole, and solar panel system; 7,827 feet of buried fiber optic cable.
Ponderosa Telephone proposes to place 2,960 feet of buried and 380 feet of aerial conduit for fiber and copper cable to serve the Forest Service Blue Canyon Work Center.
Originally part of project #35163. Ponderosa subscribers will benefit from DSL and high speed internet with the installation of this cabinet to support existing buried fiber optic and copper telephone service cables.
Originally part of project #35163. Ponderosa subscribers will benefit from DSL and high speed internet with the installation of this cabinet to support existing buried fiber optic and copper telephone service cables.
To authorize The Ponderosa Telephone Co. to allow Sierra Telephone Company Inc. to install approximately 6,086 feet of new fiber optic cable into an existing Ponderosa conduit and a new in-ground pull box over the conduit.
To authorize Ponderosa Telephone Company to install approximately 1,920' of buried telephone cable and spare conduit to serve the PG&E powerhouse at Corrine Lake.
To authorize Ponderosa Telephone Company to allow Sierra Telephone Company to install approximately 4, 956' of fiber optic cable into an existing Ponderosa conduit and install a pull box over existing conduit.
Ponderosa Telephone is proposing to replace some copper cable and place new fiber optic cable between Marina View and Bass Lake Annex to provide more reliable service and greater bandwidth.
To authorize The Ponderosa Telephone Company to attach approximately 20,704' of fiber optic cable to existing PG&E poles from Marina View at Bass Lake to Central Camp.
To renew and consolidate Ponderosa Telephone Company's special use permits for existing telecommunications facilities into one master permit. No physial changes to the environment will occur. This action is administrative only.
Ponderosa Telephone Company will be placing new fiber optic cable from the top of Musick Mtn. to the Town of Big Creek as they continue to upgrade their system for increased band width and a more reliable service for customers.
Ponderosa subscribers will benefit from DSL and high speed internet with the installation of this cabinet to support existing buried fiber optic and copper telephone service cables.
Ponderosa Telephone Company will be burying new fiber optic cable and replacing copper cable in the Peterson Mill area as they continue to upgrade their system for increased band width and a more reliable service for customers.
Ponderosa Telephone Company will be burying new fiber optic cable from the dam at Shaver Lake to the top of Musick Mtn. as they continue ti upgrade their system for increased band width and a more reliable service for customers.
The proposed cabinet sites will serve as switching stations linking fiber optic cable to Ponderosa's Big Creek central office. The subscriber lines will originate from the cabinets, creating a shorter length of cable to each subscriber.
The SNF proposes to improve campground facilities and to protect and/or restore culturally and biologically sensitive resources at the Rancheria Campground.
Rancheria Enterprises has been renting 2 cabins, 5 dry camp spots, and 6 RV spots on a trial basis, and are proposing to have these as permanent services and added to their special use permit.
Establishment of Reach 8 of the San Joaquin River Trail by using 7.5 miles of existing system roads and trails in the area from Piyau Dome to the Mammoth TH. There is a need to construct 5 minor realignmens (~0.4 miles total) of the trail.
OHV related restoration implementation activities along approx. 7.5 miles of the Red Mountain OHV Trail system on the SNF to include closing off reroutes and detours, protection of meadows, rehab of closed areas, and install of signage.
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.
Issue of a new special use permit (20-year term) to the Lakeshore Resort for the purpose of operating and maintaining an existing resort at Huntington Lake in Fresno County, Ca. Work is administrative only; no changes on ground will occur.
SCE has identified 45 deteriorated poles on the High Sierra Ranger District that need to be replaced before they fall over or break, which could result in fires and/or resource damages.
SCE needs to install a Mechanical Electrical Equipment Room (MEER) building to support its newly relocated 12 kV substation located near powerhouse #3.
Issuance of a Special Use Authorization for components of the SCE Mammoth Pool HB Balve and FWG Replacement Project and authorization to utilizing FS roads. SNF authorization is required until FERC licensing is in place.
SCE proposes to upgrade and alter the configuration of several overhead
and underground facilities along the China Peak 12kV circuit at the China Peak Mountain Resort. Crews will access poles scoped for removal on
foot.
Underground 3 mile section of the Siphon 4kv circuit; remove tree attachments, old cable which is not accessible, and relocate adjacent to Hwy 168. Will upgrade to 12kv cable and equipment. Will eliminate costly repairs during the winter months.
Two CXT restroom buildings (each 72sqft) to be relocated from Eastwood VIS to Sample Meadow Campground in same footprint of old pit toilet locations. Cement vaults (appr. 700-1000gal)will be installed in ground.
Actions include felling and removing insect and disease infested trees along well traveled forest roads and selected campgrounds to reduce the risk of further insect and disease infestation within the project area and provide for public safety.
Designate a wheeled motorized road and trail system on the Sierra NF and to prohibit wheeled motorized vehicle travel off the designated system. Project name changed from SNF Route Designation and Access Travel Mgmt to SNF Motorized Travel Mgmt.
The High Sierra Ranger District proposes to permit grooming on up to 215 miles of the designated snowmobile routes and two trailheads for the period of November 2012 through April 2020. The project is located forest-wide outside of wilderness.
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 reduces hazard trees along the Granite Creek units analyzed in the Sierra Scenic Byway EA to address health and safety of the public, employees and firefighters as well as reducing fuel loading along entry and exit routes.
Sierra Tel Business Systems has requested issuance of a communications use lease for the facility at Miami Mountain Communications Site previously owned by sister company, Sierra Telephone Company, Inc.
This project involves the proposed installation of approximately 10,100 feet of buried conduit with fiber optic cable and empty conduit for future use from existing facilities on USFS Road 7S24.
To issue an amendment to Sierra Telephone's telecommunication lines master special use permit authorizing replacement of failed copper telephone cable to the men's and women's barracks buildings.
To renew and consolidate Sierra Telephone Company's special use permits for existing telecommunications facilities into one master permit. No physial changes to the environment will occur. This action is administrative only.
The objective is to replace overhead cable attached to trees between Skylake Camp and Lupin CG. This project involves the installation of underground facilities consisting of copper cable and 2 inch conduit using a combination of boring and trenching
Sierra Telephone proposes to install 10,100 feet of buried conduits with a fiber cable to be placed in one of the conduits. The proposed route goes through USFS land, beginning at USFS Road 7S23 and continuing south to Teaford Meadows subdivision.
The placement of telephone equipment site including two above ground cabinets placed on top of underground vaults, a power meter and appurtenant facilities; 850' of buried conduit for copper and fiber optic cable.
Thin pre-commerical trees and release competing vegetations using hand and mechanical methods, chemical spraying, while reducing fuel loads to help regain old forest conditions, increase vigor, increase stand heterogenity, and decrease fire potential
Implement restoration treatments that are collaborately developed to achieve multiple goals: reduce hazardous fuels, retain and promote sensitive species habitat, and promote stand and landscape heterogeneity.
This project consists of a total replacement of the existing 42 foot span 14 foot wide travel lane bridge with a 50 foot span 24 wide travel lane bridge.
The Source/Kinsman Project is a vegetation managment project which will utilize prescribed fire, mastication and brush crushing to modify and or remove vegetation to ehance wildlife habitat, cultural resources and manage fuel loading in WUI
Issuance of a special use permit(s) for concessionaire management (including operation and maintenance) of developed recreation facilities. Locations of facilities include but not limited to Dinkey Creek, Bass Lake, Huntington Lake and Edison Lake.
To fell dead trees, and remove the hazardous fuels along 53 miles of County and State Highways on NFS lands to create a 400 foot wide hazard reduction zone for public and firefighters safety in the WUI on areas not covered by right of ways
The purpose of the project will be to: Reduce fuel ladders and ground fuels in a wildland urban interface area, increase vigor and health of mixed conifer stands and reduce noxious weed populations.
The project includes improving public safety & watershed condition by removing structures and abandoned mining property, eradicating noxious weeds by using mechanical methods & stabilizing sections of an open trench, and road decommissioning.
prescribe burn approximately 3,800 acres, construct approximately 5 miles of fire control lines, and remove overhead hazards along approximately 16 miles of road
Authorizes 2 year extensions for 6 special use authorizations for those permits which would otherwise expire on 12/31/14, and will continue the authorizations through 12/31/16 or until an assessment is conducted to continue the use or not.
Authorizes 2 year extensions for 21 special use authorizations for those permits which would otherwise expire on 12/31/14, and will continue the authorizations through 12/31/16 or until an assessment is conducted to continue the use or not.
UC Merced has submitted a proposal to install a cellular wireless network repeater that would support an existing wireless sensor network off of 10S17, off Dinkey Creek Road.
The Sierra National Forest would approve a special use permit for the installation of one fiber optic cable in a conduit of less than 2 inches for a distance of less than ½ mile (1800 feet) with a right of way of 20 feet across to Camp GM.
The project would rehabilitate and replace existing campsites, ancillary amenities, and associated roads and parking spurs at the Upper Billy Creek Campground.
The project would implement a strategy for ecological restoration that emphasizes the ecological role of fire, changing climate conditions, sensitive wildlife habitat and the importance of forest structure heterogeneity and hydrologic function.
This project will complete the planning and NEPA analysis necessary to successfully repair several high priority meadows and streams within the Willow Creek watershed.
Supplement the Crane Valley Dam Seismic Retrofit NEPA to provide more rock. Sell additional minerals and timber to PG&E, modify permits authorizing road use, expand stockpile by 15 acres, and divert an additional 13 acre-feet of water.
The proposed action is to reclaim the Wisseman Mine sites by removing all remaining mining equipment, structures and debris.Install bat gates on two adits or close the remaining adits by using foam plugs.
Authorization for guided fly-fishing tours conducted by Yosemite Outfitters along the Merced River and various creeks identified south of Yosemite National Park.
