Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015
Cleveland National Forest
This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
Southern California National
- Land management planning
Forests Land Management Plan
Amendment
Completed
EIS
Actual: 10/30/2014
10/29/2014
10/28/2014
10/23/2014
10/2014
Robert Hawkins
916-849-8037
rhhawkins@fs.fed.us
Description: The Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino national forests propose to amend their land
management plans with new guidance for roadless area management and land management plan monitoring.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35130
Location:
UNIT - Cleveland National Forest All Units, Los Padres National Forest All Units, San Bernardino National Forest
All Units, Angeles National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Kern, Los Angeles, Monterey,
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino National Forests.
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Cleveland National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
AT&T Master Permit Renewal
for Telephone Lines
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Notice of Initiation 10/2015
EA
Expected:08/2016
08/2016
Andrew Dziobek
858-674-2969
adziobek@fs.fed.us
Description: To renew AT&T's authorizations on the CNF. Renew one master permit with 135 amendments, one 50-year
rights-of-way, one telephone booth, and one access on private road to telephone facilties.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=9705
Location:
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UNIT - Cleveland National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Orange, Riverside, San Diego.
LEGAL - Multiple locations Forest-wide. Trabuco, Palomar and Descanso Ranger Districts.
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Cleveland National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
EA
Lance Criley
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Completed
Actual: 10/03/2014
10/2014
619-445-6235 x3457
- Vegetation management
lcriley@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Watershed management
Description: This project is to plan for weed treatment activities for known infestations of certain invasive plant species. Weed
removal efforts may include herbicides. A rapid response weed treatment protocol for new infestations will also be
developed.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41607
Location:
Forest-Wide Unauthorized
Route Decommissioning
EA
UNIT - Cleveland National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Orange, Riverside, San Diego.
LEGAL - Not Applicable. Forestwide. Specific infestations on Descanso, Palomar and Trabuco Ranger Districts.
Jeffrey Heys
- Recreation management
Developing Proposal
Expected:10/2015
10/2015
858-674-2959
- Heritage resource
Est. Notice of Initiation 01/2015
jaheys@fs.fed.us
management
- Special area management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
Description: The Cleveland National Forest received funding from the California Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Grants Program to
decommission unauthorized routes, as defined by the 2008 Motorized Travel Management decision, that have the
greatest resource impacts.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43836
Location:
San Diego Gas & Electric
(SDG&E) Master Special Use
Permit
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Cleveland National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Cleveland National Forest
Invasive Weed Management
Plan
Expected
Implementation
UNIT - Cleveland National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Orange, Riverside, San Diego.
LEGAL - Not Applicable. Unauthorized routes are scattered throughout the Cleveland National Forest.
- Special use management
EIS
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/05/2014
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 03/2015
Expected:06/2015
06/2015
Robert Hawkins
916-849-8037
rhhawkins@fs.fed.us
Description: The Cleveland NF proposes developing a "master" permit to consolidate and reissue over 70 permits presently
issued to SDG&E, which also proposes to ¿fire-harden¿ some of the electric lines to improve system safety and
reliability.
Web Link: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/dudek/CNF/CNF.htm
Location:
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UNIT - Cleveland National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Orange, San Diego. Multiple
locations across the Cleveland NF, including the Barker Valley, Cutca Valley, Sill Hill, and No Name Inventoried
Roadless Areas, and the Pine Creek and Hauser Wilderness Areas.
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Cleveland National Forest
Project Name
Cleveland National Forest
Alpine Community Defense
EA
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Descanso Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 11/18/2014
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 05/2015
Expected:10/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
10/2015
Rick Marinelli
619-445-6235
ramarinelli@fs.fed.us
Description: The Descanso RD proposes fuel treatments in the vicinity of Alpine, California to reduce vegetation levels and
mitigate the potential effects of wildfire. This project was expanded beyond its original focus on the Sweetwater
and Viejas Creek area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=23706
Location:
Greater Alpine Community
Defense Fuels Treatment on
Non-Federal Lands
UNIT - Descanso Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Diego. LEGAL - Not Applicable. In the
vicinity of Viejas Creek and Sweetwater Canyon, the Anderson Truck Trail, and the Carveacre community.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
EA
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 08/10/2014
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 01/2015
Expected:06/2015
06/2015
Stephen Fillmore
858-674-2929
sfillmore@fs.fed.us
Description: The project involves constructing fuel breaks on private lands to reduce the risk to life, property, and resource
values from an unusually severe wildland fire event in the greater Alpine area and improve fire suppression
effectiveness and safety.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45286
Location:
Laguna Water System
Improvement
UNIT - Descanso Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Diego. LEGAL - The legal description
includes portions of Section 36 in T15S, R2E; Section 2 of T16S, R2E; and Sections 15, 20, 22, 29, and 30 of
T16S, R3E, SBM. The treatment areas in which fire breaks are proposed are located in the Carveacre, Japutul
Valley, Rancho Nuevo, and Viejas Creek neighborhoods.
- Facility management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
05/09/2014
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 12/2014
Expected:03/2015
03/2015
Noelle Graham
858-674-2990
ngraham01@fs.fed.us
Description: Installation of a new electrical drop and service, water and control line distribution to a new reservoir site, the
installation of a new 100,000 gallon reservoir and water distribution line extension to connect to the existing
Laguna water system.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38745
Location:
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UNIT - Descanso Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Diego. LEGAL - T15S, R5E Sections
13, 14, 15, 22, 23, and 24. Mount Laguna Recreation Area.
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Cleveland National Forest
Project Name
Cleveland National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Descanso Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Lake Morena Community
Defense Project
- Fuels management
EA
In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice
11/08/2014
Expected:02/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
02/2015
Stephen Fillmore
858-673-6180
sfillmore@fs.fed.us
Description: Create and maintain defensible space on NFS lands in the vicinity of Lake Morena Village.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38743
Location:
Cleveland National Forest
UNIT - Descanso Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Diego. On NFS lands adjacent to Lake
Morena Village.
Palomar Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Cedar Creek Falls Visitor Use
Permit System Modification
- Recreation management
EA
*NEW LISTING*
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
11/18/2014
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 01/2015
Expected:04/2015
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
04/2015
Bjorn Fredrickson
760-788-0250 x3327
bfredrickson@fs.fed.us
Description: The proposed action would adjust the visitor use permit system by freezing maximum use levels at Cedar Creek
Falls at 75 daily visitor use permits allowing up to 5 visitors each.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45698
Location:
Cindy B-Cryogenie Mine Plan
of Operation:
UNIT - Palomar Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Diego. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Cedar
Creek Falls is located southeast of Ramona, California, in Section 1 of Township 14 South, Range 2 East along
the San Bernardino Meridian.
- Minerals and Geology
- Special use management
EA
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 10/01/2010
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 07/2015
Expected:10/2015
10/2015
Becky Brand
951-736-1811 x. 3222
bbrand@fs.fed.us
Description: The Cleveland National Forest is considering approval of a plan of operations for the continuing operation of the
Cindy B-Cryogenie mine.
Location:
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UNIT - Palomar Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Diego. LEGAL - T 10 S, R 3 E, Sec. 14.
Southern end of Indian Flats Road (9S05), near Warner Springs.
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Project Name
Cleveland National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Palomar Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Jeffrey Wells
- Vegetation management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
760-788-0250
(other than forest products)
jmwells@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: The Palomar RD proposes fuels reduction activities on approximately 200 acres surrounding the Inaja day-use
area southeast of Santa Ysabel. The project would reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, and provide
community defense zones.
Inaja Forest Health
CE
Location:
UNIT - Palomar Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Diego. LEGAL - Township 12 South,
Range 3 East, Sections 27, 33, and 34. Near Inaja day use area.
Bjorn Fredrickson
760-788-0250 x3327
bfredrickson@fs.fed.us
San Diego Hang Gliding And
Paragliding Association
Authorization.
- Recreation management
- Special use management
CE
Description: The Palomar Ranger District proposes issuing a special use authorization to the SDHGPAA for a launch area and
landing zone on Black Mountain.
Location:
San Luis Rey Picnic Grounds
Restoration and Endangered
Species Habitat Enhancement
CE
Cow Canyon Water
Transmission Pipeline and
Diversion Special Use Permit
CE
N/A
On Hold
N/A
N/A
Jeffrey Wells
(760) 788-0250 x3325
jmwells@fs.fed.us
Description: Improvement of picnic grounds, table and grill replacement, addition of three picnic sites, removal of sites from
sensitive habitat, construction of disabled access, installation of recycle receptacles, and improvement of existing
trail.
UNIT - Palomar Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Diego. LEGAL - T 11 S, R 2 E, Sec. 5.
San Luis Rey picnic ground, State Highway 76 corridor, Lake Henshaw vicinity.
Trabuco Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Special use management
- Watershed management
On Hold
N/A
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
N/A
Jacob Rodriguez
(909) 736-1811 x 3275
jfrodriguez@fs.fed.us
Description: The Trabuco RD proposes to authorize a special use permit for a water pipeline and diversion in Cow Canyon. The
pipeline would be 8000 feet long and consist of 3-inch iron pipe. The diversion is a check dam 3 feet deep by 20
feet wide.
Location:
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N/A
UNIT - Palomar Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Diego. LEGAL - T 12 S, R 1 E, Sec. 13;
T 12 S, R 2 E, Sec. 6. Black Mountain approximately nine miles northeast of Ramona.
- Recreation management
Location:
Cleveland National Forest
On Hold
UNIT - Trabuco Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - Sections 24 and 25,
T5S, R6W. Vicinity of Cow Canyon.
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Project Name
Cleveland National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Trabuco Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Hydrological geotechnical
investigation.
- Special use management
On Hold
N/A
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
N/A
CE
Jacob Rodriguez
951-736-1811 x 3275
jfrodriguez@fs.fed.us
Description: The Trabuco Ranger District proposes to authorize the Metropolitan Water District to perform a hydrological
geotechnical investigation.
Location:
Installation of generator and
gas tank on Elsinore Peak
UNIT - Trabuco Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Orange. LEGAL - T 5 S, R 6 W, Sec. 6 and
18. Trabuco Ranger District.
- Special use management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
CE
Jacob Rodriguez
951-736-1811 x 3275
jfrodriguez@fs.fed.us
Description: The Trabuco RD proposes to authorize a permit that would allow Time Warner Cable to install a 25-kW generator
and a 499-gallon liquefied petroleum gas tank within an existing fenced facility on Elsinore Peak.
Location:
La Paz Canyon Water
Transmission Pipeline and
Diversion Special Use Permit
CE
- Special use management
- Watershed management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
Jacob Rodriguez
(909) 736-1811 x 3275
jfrodriguez@fs.fed.us
Description: The Trabuco Ranger District proposes to reissue a special use permit for an exisiting pipeline and concrete water
diversion used to transport water from the San Mateo Wilderness to private property. The water is for domestic and
irrigation purposes.
Location:
Long Canyon stream crossing
replacement
UNIT - Trabuco Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - Township 6 South,
Range 4 West, Section 31. Elsinore Peak.
UNIT - Trabuco Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - Section 22, T7S, R6W.
La Paz Canyon. Trabuco Ranger District. Riverside County.
- Watershed management
On Hold
N/A
CE
N/A
Jacob Rodriguez
951-736-1811 x 3275
jfrodriguez@fs.fed.us
Description: A low-water crossing of a stream in Long Canyon would be replaced/repaired.
Location:
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UNIT - Trabuco Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. Trabuco Ranger District, Cleveland
National Forest.
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Project Name
Cleveland National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Trabuco Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Lovich Road Special Use
Permit
- Special use management
On Hold
N/A
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
N/A
CE
Jacob Rodriguez
951-736-1811 x 3275
jfrodriguez@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to provide access to private lands across the National Forest for a 16 ft. wide by 400 ft. long gravel road
off of South Main Divide Road.
Location:
Main Street Canyon Water
Transmission Pipeline and
Diversion Special Use Permit
CE
UNIT - Trabuco Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Orange. LEGAL - Sec. 29, T 5 S, R 7 W.
Trabuco Ranger District along South Main Divide Road.
- Special use management
- Watershed management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
Jacob Rodriguez
(909) 736-1811 x 3275
jfrodriguez@fs.fed.us
Description: The Trabuco RD would issue a special use permit for a water transmission pipeline and diversion in Main Street
Canyon. The pipeline is approximately 2850 feet long and consists of 2 inch and 4 inch PVC pipe. The diversion is
a small check dam.
Location:
UNIT - Trabuco Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - T 4 S, R 7 W, SW ¿ of
Sec. 14. In the vicinity of Main Street Canyon.
Orange County Rescue Mission - Special use management
Use of Los Pinos Camp
On Hold
N/A
N/A
EA
Becky Brand
951-736-1811 x. 3222
bbrand@fs.fed.us
Description: The Orange County Rescue Mission would like to use the currently vacant Los Pinos Conservation Camp as a
location for teaching formerly homeless men, women, and children both life and outdoor skills.
Location:
Road right-of-way special use
permit renewal
UNIT - Trabuco Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Orange. LEGAL - T6S R 6W Sec 13 Alberhill
Quad. Trabuco Ranger District: Los Pinos Conservation Camp on Long Canyon Road off the Ortega Highway.
- Road management
On Hold
CE
N/A
N/A
Jacob Rodriguez
951-736-1811 x 3275
jfrodriguez@fs.fed.us
Description: The Trabuco Ranger District proposes to renew a special use permit for a road right-of-way that is approximately
20 feet wide and 250 feet long.
Location:
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UNIT - Trabuco Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Orange. LEGAL - T 4 S, R 7 W, SE 1/4, SE
1/4, Sec. 20. Trabuco Ranger District.
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Project Name
Cleveland National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Trabuco Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
South Main Divide and Greater
El Cariso Fuels Management
- Fuels management
EA
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 11/05/2014
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 04/2015
Expected:09/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
09/2015
Jacob Gipson
951-736-1811 Ext
3231
jagipson@fs.fed.us
Description: The Trabuco Ranger District proposes to treat vegetation along South and North Main Divide Roads and Long
Canyon Road in order to mitigate the potential effects of wildfires. This project was expanded beyond its original
focus on Elsinore Peak.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=23080
Location:
Weather Station at Silverado
Fire Station
UNIT - Trabuco Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Orange, Riverside. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Along South and North Main Divide Roads and Long Canyon Road, extending from the intersection of Long
Canyon and North Main Divide Roads in the north to the La Cresta community in the south.
- Special use management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
CE
Jacob Rodriguez
951-736-1811 x 3275
jfrodriguez@fs.fed.us
Description: A weather station would be installed at the Silverado Fire Station.
Location:
Weather station
UNIT - Trabuco Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Orange. LEGAL - Section 9, Township 5
South, Range 7 West. Silverado Fire Station.
- Special use management
On Hold
CE
N/A
N/A
Jacob Rodriguez
951-736-1811 x 3275
jfrodriguez@fs.fed.us
Description: A weather station would be installed on Santiago Peak.
Location:
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UNIT - Trabuco Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - Section 29, Township 5
South, Range 6 West. On Santiago Peak.
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
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