Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
04/01/2024 to 06/30/2024
Klamath National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Report Contents (click to jump to a section) :
-  Projects Occurring Nationwide
-  Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)
-  R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Klamath National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
-  R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Klamath National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
-  R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Klamath National Forest,  Goosenest Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Klamath National Forest,  Happy Camp Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Klamath National Forest,  SCOTT RIVER RANGER DISTRICT (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Klamath National Forest,  Salmon River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Projects Occurring Nationwide  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Land Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions Across the National Forest System
EIS

           *UPDATED* 		- Land management planning  In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register 12/20/2023
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 06/2024  		Expected:01/2025
  		01/2025 Jennifer McRae
505-377-3145
Jennifer.McRae@usda.gov 
Description: Amend all land management plans for units of the National Forest System to include consistent direction to conserve and steward existing and recruit future old-growth forest conditions and to monitor their condition across planning areas of NFS.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65356
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National Forests and Grasslands (128 units).
Locatable Mining Rule - 36 CFR 228, subpart A.
EIS
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders  On Hold  N/A  N/A Sarah Shoemaker
907-586-7886
sarahshoemaker@fs.fed.us 
Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes revisions to its regulations at 36 CFR 228, Subpart A governing locatable minerals operations on National Forest System lands.A draft EIS & proposed rule should be available for review/comment in late 2020
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57214
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. These regulations apply to all NFS lands open to mineral entry under the US mining laws. More Information is available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/geology/minerals/locatable-minerals/current-revisions.
Nationwide Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Land.
EIS

           *UPDATED* 		- Regulations, Directives, Orders  Completed  Actual: 02/06/2024  02/2024 Laura Conway
406-802-4317
laura.conway@usda.gov 
Description: Programmatic Supplemental EIS for the Nationwide Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Land.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60450
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The direction in the SEIS will apply to use of aerially delivered fire retardant on all National Forest System land. .
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Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Northwest Forest Plan Amendment
EIS
 - Land management planning  Developing Proposal
Est. NOI in Federal Register 12/2023  		Expected:11/2024  12/2024 Scott Peets
541-750-7181
scott.peets@usda.gov 
Description: The 21 members of the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) Federal Advisory Committee will provide NWFP modernization recommendations to the USFS.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64745
Location: UNIT - Lassen National Forest All Units, Mendocino National Forest All Units, Modoc National Forest All Units, Six Rivers National Forest All Units, Gifford Pinchot National Forest All Units, Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest All Units, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest All Units, Siuslaw National Forest All Units, Umpqua National Forest All Units, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest All Units, Shasta Trinity National Forest All Units, Deschutes National Forest All Units, Mt. Hood National Forest All Units, Klamath National Forest All Units, Fremont-Winema National Forest All Units, Willamette National Forest All Units, Olympic National Forest All Units. STATE - California, Oregon, Washington. COUNTY - Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, Adams, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Yakima, Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington, Yamhill. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The area of the Northwest Forest Plan.
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Klamath National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)  

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
McKinny BAR Habitat Restoration
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Watershed management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2024  		Expected:05/2024  11/2024 William Wall
530 643 3058
william.wall@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service proposes to reduce erosional downcutting along streambanks by felling dead trees that will serve as temporary Beaver Dam Analogs to retain sentiment and reduce stream flow to maintain the stream channel, downstream of a burn unit.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65189
Location: UNIT - Klamath National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project areas are located south of the Klamath River and within the McKinney Fire (2022) burn scar. Project areas are roughly 6-10 miles northwest of Yreka, California.
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Klamath National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)  

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Carter Meadows Barrier Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2024  		Expected:05/2024  06/2024 Danika Carlson
530-468-1225
danika.carlson@usda.gov 
Description: Project involves the creation of 500' of barrier in order to protect the site from the negative impacts of vehicle trespass.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65181
Location: UNIT - Scott River Ranger District, Salmon River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 39 North, Range 9 West, Section 16, Mount Diablo Meridian. The project area is located on the South Fork of the Salmon River in the Salmon/Scott River Ranger District on the Klamath National Forest, about eleven miles Southwest of the town of Callahan CA.
River Complex Risk Reduction
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 02/01/2023  		Expected:09/2024
  		10/2024 Danika Carlson
530-468-1225
danika.carlson@usda.gov 
Description: To respond to conditions created by the 2021 River Complex: Accelerate re-establishment of conifers and reduce fuel loading in high severity patches, reduce fuels on roads and ridges for future fire management, and promote scientific research.WB CatB
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61558
Location: UNIT - Scott River Ranger District, Salmon River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T38N, R10W, Sections 3, 7-21; T38N, R11W, Sections 11-13, 25; T39N, R8W, Sections 3-9, 15-18; T39N, R9W, Sections 1, 10-16, 24; T40N, R8W, Sections 32-35; T40N, R9W, Sections 35, 36; Mount Diablo MD. Scott River Side: South of the town of Callahan, California in Siskiyou County. Salmon River Side: Northeast of Cecilville California in Siskiyou County, Taylor Creek area.
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Klamath National Forest,   Goosenest Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Bray and Horsethief Grazing Allotment Analysis
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Grazing management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Joshua Easter
801-518-0204
joshuaeaster@fs.fed.us 
Description: To inform the responsible official of the environmental consequences of re-authorizing livestock grazing. Water Board 2010 Waiver Category B.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=41645
Location: UNIT - Goosenest Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T43NR1W S2-3,10-11; T44NR1E S5-8,17-20,29,30; T44NR1W S1-4,10-15,22-28,33-36; T44NR2W, S1-10,16-19; T44NR3W S 1-4,10-14,24; T45NR1W S34-35; T45NR2W S6-9,16-22,27-35; T45NR3W S1-2,10-16,21-28,33-36 MDM. Bray, 13 miles SE of Macdoel CA, Horsethief, 10 miles SW of Macdoel CA. 5th-field watersheds: Butte Creek, Antelope Creek-Red Rock, and Little Shasta River. See comments for 7th-field HUC's.
Cal-Ore Fiber Cable Placement
CE
 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2023  		Expected:11/2023  12/2023 John Thornton
530-841-4410
john.thornton@usda.gov 
Description: The purpose of the project is to bring high-performance, low-cost broadband service to under served rural communities in the area. The proposed route would follow an existing road ROW and utility corridors.
Location: UNIT - Goosenest Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project area is located across the Goosenest Ranger District in eastern Siskiyou County.
Goosenest Developed Recreation Sites Fuels Reduction Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management
- Fuels management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2024  		Expected:05/2024  05/2024 Sarah Lee
530-398-4689
sarah.lee2@usda.gov 
Description: Remove hazardous fuels from within and around all developed recreation sites on the Goosenest Ranger District.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65955
Location: UNIT - Goosenest Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T46N R2W Sec. 20; T46N R3W Sec. 27; T44N R2E Sec. 27; T44N R1W Sec. 17; T45N R1W Sec. 33; T43N R2W Sec. 13; T43N R3W Sec. 30; Mt. Diablo Meridian. This project is going to incorporate all the developed recreation sites on the district. Veterans Memorial will not be included in the project.
Goosenest Guzzlers 2022
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants  Completed  Actual: 08/02/2023  08/2023 Joshua Easter
801-518-0204
joshuaeaster@fs.fed.us 
Description: The project will install 13 wildlife guzzlers on the Goosenest Ranger District. Installation of the guzzlers will improve the availability of water to wildlife and improving the quality of wildlife habitat. Waterboard Waiver n/a.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64383
Location: UNIT - Goosenest Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project area is located across the Goosenest Ranger District in eastern Siskiyou County.
South End
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2024  		Expected:10/2024  11/2024 Jason Henkle
5304931742
jason.henkle@usda.gov 
Description: Vegetation management and fuels reduction project with watershed restoration, resource protection, and public safety aspects. Water Board Waiver Category B expected.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56560
Location: UNIT - Goosenest Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Portions of Township 42 N, Range 1-3 W, and 1 E; Township 43 N, Range 1-4 W and 1 and 2 E; Township 44 N, Range 1 and 2 W and 1 E. The project is about 13 miles south of Macdoel, CA. It covers approximately 100,000 acres in headwaters of Butte and Antelope Creeks along the border with the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
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Klamath National Forest,   Happy Camp Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Arrowhead Core Drilling
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Minerals and Geology  Completed  Actual: 03/27/2024  06/2024 Alonzo Jackson
530-598-4157
alonzo.jackson@usda.gov 
Description: Plan of Operations to core drill 10 sites on 3 mining claims. Drill sites: 10'x10' with a sump area 5'x5' at 4'. Holes: 4-6" in diameter, less than 150' deep; filled with concrete slurry at the end of drilling. Waterboard Waiver B.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63978
Location: UNIT - Happy Camp Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T19N R6E Sec. 35 and 36. T18N R6E Sec. 2 and 3. Humboldt Meridian. Project is located NE of Happy Camp, CA. Indian Creek Headwaters 7th field watershed.
Happy Camp Complete Streets
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/28/2023  		Expected:06/2024
  		12/2026 John Thornton
530-841-4410
john.thornton@usda.gov 
Description: Caltrans to improve or construct pedestrian facilities and infrastructure along Highway 96. To provide multimodal facilities that allow for safe movement of pedestrians and cyclists throughout Happy Camp. Waiver n/a
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65836
Location: UNIT - Happy Camp Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 16 North Range 7 East Section 11; Humboldt Meridian. In Happy Camp town center. Pieces of Forest Service land that is intermixed with private along the Highway 96.
Large Wood Loading and Floodplain Restoration
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management 		 Cancelled  N/A  N/A Jon Grunbaum
530-493-1719
jon.grunbaum@usda.gov 
Description: Implement recovery actions for Federally listed Coho Salmon in Mid-Klamath tributaries (China Creek, Indian Creek, Seiad Creek, Horse Creek, and Beaver Creek). Waterboard waiver B and 401/404 permits
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65221
Location: UNIT - Happy Camp Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T17N R7E Sec.27,28,34; T16N R8E Sec.8,25; HBM. T47N R9W, Sec.2,12; T47N R11W, 3,29,35,36; T46N R11W Sec.1,2,12; T46N R8W Sec.10,11; MDM. Doolittle and China Creek reaches are near Happy Camp, CA; Seiad Creek reach is near Seiad Valley, CA; and Mill, West Fork Beaver, and Horse Creek are near Horse Creek/Klamath River, CA.
Large Wood Loading and Floodplain Restoration
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/20/2023  		Expected:05/2024
  		09/2024 Jon Grunbaum
530-493-1719
jon.grunbaum@usda.gov 
Description: Implement recovery actions for Federally listed Coho Salmon in Mid-Klamath tributaries (China Creek, Indian Creek, Seiad Creek, Horse Creek, and Beaver Creek). Waterboard waiver B and 401/404 permits
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65220
Location: UNIT - Happy Camp Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T17N R7E Sec.27,28,34; T16N R8E Sec.8,25; HBM. T47N R9W, Sec.2,12; T47N R11W, 3,29,35,36; T46N R11W Sec.1,2,12; T46N R8W Sec.10,11; MDM. Doolittle and China Creek reaches are near Happy Camp, CA; Seiad Creek reach is near Seiad Valley, CA; and Mill, West Fork Beaver, and Horse Creek are near Horse Creek/Klamath River, CA.
Oak Knoll Range
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Grazing management  In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice 06/17/2020  		Expected:11/2024
  		12/2024 Michael Appling
530-493-1712
michael.appling@usda.gov 
Description: Authorize cattle grazing within East Beaver, Ash Creek, and Hornbrook Allotments and implement an adaptive management strategy. Water Board Waiver Category B expected.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56842
Location: UNIT - Happy Camp Ranger District. STATE - California, Oregon. COUNTY - Siskiyou, Jackson. LEGAL - Portions of T46N, R7W & R8W; T47N, R7W & R8W; T48N, R8W & R9W, MDM; Portions of T41S, R1E, R1W & R2W; T40S R1E & R1W, WM. Nine miles north of Yreka, CA in Beaver Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Klamath River-Bogus, and Klamath River-Humbug 5th field watersheds.
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Klamath National Forest,   SCOTT RIVER RANGER DISTRICT (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Arland Costa Special Use Permit Renewal
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Gay Baxter
530-468-1210
gay.baxter@usda.gov 
Description: Renew special use permit for livestock area. NCRWQCB waiver category B.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=40202
Location: UNIT - Scott River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 44 North, Ragne 8 West, Sections 22, 26, and 36, Mt. Diablo Meridian. About 5 miles northeast of Fort Jones, California off of West Moffett Creek Road (Luce Gulch-Moffett Creek 7th field watershed 18010208030304; Crooked Gulch-Moffett Cr 18010208030302).
Lake Mountain & Middle Tompkins Grazing
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Grazing management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Stephanie McMorris
530-468-1226
stephanie.mcmorris@usda.gov 
Description: Authorize cattle grazing within Lake Mt. and Middle Tompkins allotments under an adaptive management strategy. Water Board Waiver Category B.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=41986
Location: UNIT - Scott River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T44N, R11W, Sec. 3-10, 16-18; T44N, R12W Sec. 1,12,13; T45N, R11W, Sec. 2-5, 8-11, 14-23, 26-34; T45N, R12W, Sec. 25, 36; T46N, R11W Sec. 17, 20, 21, 26-29, 32-36, Mt. Diablo Meridian. This project encompasses 24,868 acres on the Oak Knoll and Scott River RD boundary near Lake Mtn & Tom Martin Pk. (HUCs 18010208060402;-601;-401; & -403; 18010206110303; & -304).
McAdams Creek Mines
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Minerals and Geology  On Hold  N/A  N/A Gay Baxter
530-468-1210
gay.baxter@usda.gov 
Description: Mining plan of operations proposed to mine the McAdams Creek Mines. Materials would be milled on site at a camp landing pad, materials would be disposed of on site. Plan of operations is for a ten year operation. Water Board Waiver n/a.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=54714
Location: UNIT - Scott River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 45 North, Range 8 West, Section 27, Mount Diablo Meridian. Located about 10.5 miles northeast of the Town of Fort Jones, California, in Siskiyou County. Mine site is located between the 45N58Y and 45N58 roads, to the South of McAdams Creek Road.
Pacific Power Underground Installation to Scott River Lodge
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Gay Baxter
530-468-1210
gay.baxter@usda.gov 
Description: Install underground power line through 3-inch diameter conduit in Scott River Road for 1.1 miles for Pacific Power to provide services to a private customer. Water Board Waiver Cat. A
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59017
Location: UNIT - Scott River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 44 North, Range 11 West, Sections 2, 3, and 10, Mount Diablo Meridian. Scott River Road about 15 miles west of Fort Jones, CA, Siskiyou County.
Siskiyou Telephone Special Use Permit Amendment for Phone Line Installation
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Gay Baxter
530-468-1210
gay.baxter@usda.gov 
Description: Amend Special Use Permit to plow down 1100 feet to install an underground phone line to a private residence. Water Board Waiver exempt.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=47848
Location: UNIT - Scott River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T44N, R9W, Section 2, Mount Diablo Meridian. Lower Indian Creek 7th field watershed (HUC 18010208050102) .
South Fork Project
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products  In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/24/2020
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 09/2024  		Expected:02/2025
  		03/2025 Danika Carlson
530-468-1225
danika.carlson@usda.gov 
Description: To provide for safe ingress and egress in the event of a large-scale wildfire for public and firefighting resources; as well as promote resiliency of forested lands to insects and disease, and the effects of large-scale wildfire. RWB Cat. B expected.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56565
Location: UNIT - Scott River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T39N, R9W, Sections 16, 19, 20, and 29; T39N, R10W, Sections 17, 18, 20-24, 26 and 28-31; T39N, R11W, Sections 25, 26, 35, and 36; and T38N, R11W, Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 15, 21, 22, and 29, MDM. Located northeast of Cecilville, CA in Siskiyou County, CA. Along the South Fork Salmon River and Trail Creek Loop roads between Carter Meadows and the town of Cecilville.
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Klamath National Forest,   Salmon River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Bear Country Project
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products
- Fuels management 		 Completed  Actual: 12/18/2023  02/2024 Danika Carlson
530-468-1225
danika.carlson@usda.gov 
Description: The proposed project encompasses about 40,000 acres and is located on the Salmon River Ranger District. The focus is on fuels reduction for community protection and stand health. Water Board waiver Category B.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=54255
Location: UNIT - Salmon River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 10 North, Range 7 East, Sections 13 and 24; T10N, R8E, Sections 7-9, 16-21, and 29, Humboldt Meridian; T39N R12W, Sections 3-30, 32-36; T40N, R12W, Sections 13, 22-29,32; Mt Diablo Meridian. Located on the Salmon River Ranger District, East of Forks of Salmon, West of Sawyers Bar, and Northwest of Cecilville, California in Siskiyou County.
Bentley, H. New Special Use Permit
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Gay Baxter
530-468-1210
gay.baxter@usda.gov 
Description: Issuance of a new special use permit to install a new above-ground water line. No new disturbance is proposed with this project. Water Board Waiver N/A.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=47849
Location: UNIT - Salmon River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T10N, R8E, Section 20, Humboldt Meridian. McNeal Creek-South Fork 7th Field Watershed (HUC 18010210010803) .
California Highway Patrol Special Use Permit Renewal
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Gay Baxter
530-468-1210
gay.baxter@usda.gov 
Description: Renew a special use permit for radio service facility on Eddy Gulch. NCWQCB waiver - exempt.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=37191
Location: UNIT - Salmon River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 39 North, Range 11 West, Section 15 Mt. Diablo Meridian. Eddy Gulch Communications Site, about two miles north of Sawyers Bar, CA in the Eddy Gulch 7th field watershed (18010210020703).
Cecilville Fire & Hose Company Special Use Permit Amendment
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Gay Baxter
530-468-1210
gay.baxter@usda.gov 
Description: Special use permit and amendment to include installation of metal service building for the storage of fire trucks and rescue vehicles at the Forest Service administrative site in Forks of Salmon, CA. Water Board Waiver n/a.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=37184
Location: UNIT - Salmon River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 10 N, Range 7 East, Section 13 Humboldt Meridian. On the Forest Service administrative site in Forks of Salmon, CA. Horn Creek-Salmon River 7th field watershed (18010210040202).
China Point
EIS

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Gay Baxter
530-468-1210
gay.baxter@usda.gov 
Description: Response to proposed Plan of Operations to mine the China Point claim, in compliance with General Mining Act of 1872. China Point is a 30-acre unpatented mining claim. Water Board Waiver n/a; permits requested by mining claimants.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=49756
Location: UNIT - Salmon River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T 40 North, R 12 West, southwest quadrant of Section 28 and the northwest quadrant of Section 33, Mt. Diablo Meridian. Olsen Creek-North Fork Salmon 7th field, and Olsen Creek 6th field watershed. Located between the NF Salmon River and the Salmon River Rd. NE of Forks of Salmon, CA in Siskiyou Cty, South of the Sawyers Bar Road and North of the N Fork Salmon Rd.
Discovery Day Mine
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Minerals and Geology  In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice 12/14/2022  		Expected:08/2024
  		09/2024 Gay Baxter
530-468-1210
gay.baxter@usda.gov 
Description: Plan of Operations proposed to mine the Discovery Day claim. The Discovery Day Mine is an established mine site that consists of a road, three working pads, and underground tunnels. Water Board Waiver n/a.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=52448
Location: UNIT - Salmon River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 9 North, Range 8 East, Sections 6 and 7; Humboldt Meridian. Located on the southeast side of a ridge between the east and west fork drainages of Knownothing Creek in the Klamath National Forest, approximately 3 miles southeast of Forks of Salmon, California.
Petersburg Fuels Reduction
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/20/2023  		Expected:04/2024
  		05/2024 Danika Carlson
530-468-1225
danika.carlson@usda.gov 
Description: There is a need to reduce the risk of wildfire impacts to private lands and Forest Service infrastructure, and to improve stand conditions to restore a condition more conducive to a natural fire regime and improve wildlife habitat.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64382
Location: UNIT - Salmon River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 37 North, Range 11 West, Sections 3, 10, 11, and 12. Located about three miles southeast of the town of Cecilville, CA, in Siskiyou County.
Red Bank Habitat Enhancement Project
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants  Completed  Actual: 07/28/2023  07/2023 Danika Carlson
530-468-1225
danika.carlson@usda.gov 
Description: To increase abundance of complex off-channel habitat for coho salmon, spring-run Chinook, and other salmonids by providing both winter high flow and summer thermal refugia at the Red Bank river bar on the N. Fk Salmon River. Water Waiver not eligible
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56532
Location: UNIT - Salmon River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 40 North, Range 12 West, Section 28, Mount Diablo Meridian. North Fork Salmon River, about 7.5 river miles upstream of its confluence with the South Fork Salmon River near Forks of Salmon, California, in the Kanaka-Olsen 7th field watershed.
Windler Geologic Investigation
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management 		 Cancelled  N/A  N/A Danika Carlson
530-468-1225
danika.carlson@usda.gov 
Description: To collected shallow geologic data which would inform the project design for future riparian habitat restoration adjacent to Gallia Pond on the North Fork Salmon River.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64385
Location: UNIT - Salmon River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 40 North, Range 12 West, Section 23, Mount Diablo Meridian. North Fork Salmon River, about 10.5 miles upstream of the confluence with the South Fork Salmon River.
Wisniski Special Use Permit Amendment
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Gay Baxter
530-468-1210
gay.baxter@usda.gov 
Description: Amend permit to include 1/4 mile of an existing road on private property, for access to the Mountain Laurel Mine for commercial haul of ore to mill site located on another private parcel, and add a private water line. Water Board waiver category B.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=38618
Location: UNIT - Salmon River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 39 North, Range 11 West, Sections 4 & 9, Mt. Diablo Meridian. In the Eddy Gulch watershed, approximately 1.5 miles south of Sawyers Bar (Eddy Gulch 7th field watershed: 18010210020703).
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