Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
04/01/2016 to 06/30/2016
Eldorado 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
Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)
Sierra Nevada Forest Plan
Amendment (SNFPA)
- Land management planning
On Hold
N/A
N/A
EIS
Donald Yasuda
916-640-1168
dyasuda@fs.fed.us
Description: Prepare a narrowly focused analysis to comply with two orders issued by the Eastern District Court of California on
November 4, 2009. Correct the 2004 SNFPA Final SEIS to address range of alternatives and analytical
consistency issues.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/snfpa/2010seis
Location:
UNIT - Eldorado National Forest All Units, Lassen National Forest All Units, Modoc National Forest All Units,
Sequoia National Forest All Units, Tahoe National Forest All Units, Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit, Carson Ranger
District, Bridgeport Ranger District, Plumas National Forest All Units, Sierra National Forest All Units, Stanislaus
National Forest All Units, Inyo National Forest All Units. STATE - California, Nevada. COUNTY - Alpine,
Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada,
Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yuba, Douglas, Esmeralda, Mineral. LEGAL - Along
the Sierra Nevada Range, from the Oregon/California border south to Lake Isabella as well as lands in western
Nevada. Sierra Nevada National Forests.
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Eldorado National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Eldorado National Forest Over
Snow Vehicle Use Designation
- Recreation management
EIS
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register
02/27/2015
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal
Register 12/2016
Expected:10/2017
10/2017
Cindy Oswald
530-621-5213
coswald@fs.fed.us
Description: Analysis for over snow travel by tracked vehicles and trail grooming
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46034
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
UNIT - Eldorado National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Placer.
LEGAL - Not Applicable. Entire forest.
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 05/2016
Expected:08/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
*UPDATED*
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
Cindy Oswald
530-647-5213
coswald@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Eldorado National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador, El Dorado. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Various location across the forest.
Eldorado National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
CE
09/2016
Description: Re-issue easement and permit for existing distribution power lines.
Location:
Caples Ecological Restoration
Project
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Eldorado National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Re-issue Pacific Gas and
Electric Company Permits
Expected
Implementation
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Jennifer Ebert
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Completed
Actual: 02/09/2016
05/2016
530-642-5187
- Vegetation management
jebert@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
Description: Prescribed understory burning, aspen enhancement, and meadow restoration within the Caples Creek Watershed.
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46514
Location:
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District, Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador, El Dorado.
LEGAL - Not Applicable. Located wtihin the Caples Creek Watershed, north of Highway 88, in the vicinity of Jake
Schneider Meadow, Government Meadows, Kirkwood Lake, and Caples Lake.
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
EA
*UPDATED*
Duane Nelson
- Recreation management
Cancelled
N/A
N/A
530-647-5301
- Heritage resource
dnelson03@fs.fed.us
management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Watershed management
- Land ownership management
Description: The project proposes a land for land exchange of three contiguous federal parcels managed by the USFS
Eldorado National Forest, totaling 433 acres known as Iowa Hill, for a single non-federal parcel of 325 acres
known as Gerle Meadow.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46455
Location:
Eldorado National Forest
- Recreation management
EA
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register
04/30/2014
Expected:04/2016
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
06/2016
Jennifer Ebert
530-642-5187
jebert@fs.fed.us
Description: Road repairs along the Carson Emigrant National Recreation Trail (17E24), Hungalelti Ridge Trail (16E26), and
the Long Valley Trail (17E28). Change the vehicle use designation on the northern end of the Long Valley Trail at
Mud Lake.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47470
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
UNIT - Pacific Ranger District, Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL Iowa Hill - T11N R11E Portions of S25; T11N R12E, Portions of S19 & S30 MDM
; Gerle Meadow - T14N R14E, Portions of S35 & S36 MDM. Federal Parcels: on and around Iowa Hill along the
east side of the southern end of Slab Creek Reservoir within the Placerville R.D. Non-federal Parcel: along
Wentworth Springs Rd. approx.. 3 miles west of Loon Lake within the Pacific R.D.
Amador Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Amador High Country Routes
Project
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Eldorado National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
Iowa Hill / Gerle Meadow Land
Exchange
Expected
Implementation
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Alpine, Amador. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Carson Emigrant National Recreation Trail (17E24), Hungalelti Ridge Trail (16E26), and the Long Valley Trail
(17E28).
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Amador Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Bear River Grazing Allotment
Management Plan
- Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/11/2015
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 06/2016
Expected:12/2016
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
05/2017
Kristina Garcia
530-621-5246
kjgarcia@fs.fed.us
Description: Develop Allotment Management Plan for the Bear River Grazing Allotment that will be incorporated into the term
grazing permit and used to guide management of grazing operations, including issuance of a special use permit for
use of Dufrene cow camp.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46035
Location:
Bob Kirkwood Driveway
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Bear
River Allotment is bounded on the north by Highway 88, the south by the Mokelumne River, the west by the Forest
boundary and the east by Cole Creek and upper Bear River Reservoir.
- Road management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/20/2015
Expected:05/2016
06/2016
Micki Smith
209-295-5960
mdsmith@fs.fed.us
Description: Private driveway construction and special use permit.
Location:
Camp Silverado Developed
Recreation Site
- Recreation management
- Facility management
EA
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
05/28/2015
Expected:06/2016
07/2016
Rebecca Shufelt
209-295-5962
rrshufelt@fs.fed.us
Description: Convert Camp Silverado Boy Scout Facility into rentable group campsites.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45446
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Alpine. LEGAL - Township 10N, Range 18E,
Section 20. The start of the driveway would be approximately 775 feet from Woods Lake Road, and approximately
225 feet from the intersection of Woods Lake Road and State Route 88.
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Located
on the east side of Silver Lake.
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Project Purpose
*NEW LISTING*
- Special use management
- Facility management
EA
*UPDATED*
Expected
Implementation
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/24/2016
Expected:05/2016
09/2016
Sean McGinness
209-295-4252
smcginness@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Amador
County T8N R17E S33.
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. LEGAL - Not Applicable. South of
Highway 88 and Bear River Reservoir.
Deer Valley 4WD Meadow
Restoration and Blue Lake
Road Maintenance
- Road management
EA
Description: Improve and maintain Deer Valley Trail (19E01) and Blue Lakes road (9N01).
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45439
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Marc Young
- Forest products
Developing Proposal
Expected:11/2017
03/2018
209-295-5955
- Vegetation management
Est. Scoping Start 10/2016
mdyoung@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, enhance watershed conditions, and re-establish a sustainable
landscape on approximately 500 acres by commercially and pre-commercially thinning, understory burning, and
reconstructing roads.
Location:
*UPDATED*
Project Contact
Description: Installation of monitoring wells for the detection and prevention of runoff with high nitrate levels from existing leach
fields.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48819
Location:
Cole Forest Health Project
Decision
Amador Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Camp Winton Monitoring Wells
CE
Planning Status
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
08/14/2015
Expected:07/2016
07/2016
Matt Brown
530-642-5110
mrbrown@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Alpine. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Along Blue
Lakes road (9N01) between Meadow Lake and Lower Blue Lake and along Deer Valley 4WD trail (19E01).
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Foster Firs Forest Health
Project
EA
*UPDATED*
Project Purpose
Decision
Amador Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Expected
Implementation
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. LEGAL - Not Applicable. North of
Highway 88 and west of Mormon Emigrant Trail road.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 06/2016
Expected:01/2017
09/2017
EA
*NEW LISTING*
CE
Chuck Loffland
(209) 295-5954
cloffland@fs.fed.us
Description: The proposed project is to implement near-complete gully fill. Road crossing would use a rock/soil fill with
vegetation transplants to raise both the channel and floodplain to match the existing culvert invert/floodplain
elevation.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=49258
Location:
PG&E Cableway Project
Project Contact
Marc Young
- Forest products
Completed
Actual: 02/18/2016
05/2016
209-295-5955
- Vegetation management
mdyoung@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, enhance watershed conditions, and re-establish a sustainable
landscape on approximately 1,000 acres by commercially and precommercially thinning, understory burning, and
reconstructing roads.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41240
Location:
Foster Meadow Restoration
Project
Planning Status
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Foster
meadow: approximately 40 miles east of Jackson, Ca., one mile north of State Highway 88, in the vicinity of the
Peddler Hill maintenance station.
- Special use management
- Facility management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 05/2016
Expected:06/2016
06/2016
Micki Smith
530-836-7120
mdsmith@fs.fed.us
Description: To expand existing platforms in the FERC administrative boundary of the Mokelumne Hydroelectric Project from 3
ft x 3 ft to 6 ft x 8 ft or 3 ft x 6 ft, and to upgrade the two existing cableways (M10 and M11) to automated systems.
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. LEGAL - T8N R16E S21, and T7N
R16E S4. Project will take place at cableways M10, located on Cole Creek above the diversion, and M11 located
on the Mokelumne River, downstream of Salt Springs Dam.
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Amador Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
PG&E Distribution Lines,
Special Use Permit
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 08/2016
Expected:10/2016
Expected
Implementation
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
11/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
EA
*UPDATED*
EIS
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. LEGAL - Not Applicable. See "Other
project information".
Marc Young
- Forest products
In Progress:
Expected:02/2017
10/2017
209-295-5955
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 02/09/2016
mdyoung@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
Est. Comment Period Public
- Fuels management
Notice 08/2016
Description: Reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, enhance watershed conditions, and re-establish a sustainable
landscape on approximately 500 acres by commercially and pre-commercially thinning, understory burning, and
reconstructing roads.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41236
Location:
Power Fire Reforestation
Micki Smith
530-836-7120
mdsmith@fs.fed.us
Description: Consolidate Special Use Permit for new and existing PG&E power lines; to include a main 12 kV line, 2 distribution
lines and 5 tap-lines.
Location:
Panther Forest Health Project
Project Contact
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. LEGAL - Not Applicable. South of
Highway 88 in the vicinity of Panther Ridge.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register
04/30/2014
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal
Register 06/2016
Expected:03/2017
05/2017
Robert Carroll
530-647-5386
rlcarroll@fs.fed.us
Description: The project includes planting and release of seedlings. Portions of the area may require site prep before planting,
including hand cutting, mechanical site prep, and herbicides.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=14704
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. LEGAL - Not Applicable. South of
CA 88 between Ham's Station & Lumberyard, down to the North Fork Mokelumne River, approx 40 miles east of
Jackson, CA.
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Amador Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Power Fire Road Maintenance
Project
- Road management
Completed
Actual: 02/09/2016
Expected
Implementation
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
04/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
EA
*UPDATED*
CE
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. LEGAL - Not Applicable. NFS Roads
within watersheds affected by the 20014 Power Fire.
Marc Young
03/2018
- Forest products
Developing Proposal
Expected:11/2017
209-295-5955
- Vegetation management
Est. Scoping Start 01/2017
mdyoung@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, enhance watershed conditions, and re-establish a sustainable
landscape on approximately 1,000 acres by commercially and precommercially thinning, understory burning, and
reconstructing roads.
Location:
Snowsnake Gully at Kirkwood
Rocio Espinoza
530-295-5647
respinoza02@fs.fed.us
Description: Assess and maintain approximately 210 miles of National Forest System Roads within watersheds affected by the
2004 Power Fire.
Location:
Scotiago Forest Health Project
Project Contact
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Amador. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Bewteen
Highway 88 and Omo Ranch road to the western forest boundary.
- Watershed management
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 05/2016
Expected:06/2016
07/2016
Micki Smith
530-836-7120
mdsmith@fs.fed.us
Description: Replace existing 30" corrugated culvert with a 30" smooth walled culvert, so the culvert will carry a larger volume
of water for a given diameter.
Location:
Tragedy Rock Pit Crushing
Project
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Alpine. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Within the
Kirkwood Mountain Resort special use permit boundary, more specifically where Chair 11 and Chair 1 cross the
"backside construction road" (N38 40.786' W120 03.889').
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/17/2015
CE
*UPDATED*
06/2016
Matt Brown
530-647-5390
mrbrown@fs.fed.us
Description: The project would authorize crushing stockpiled material located the Tragedy Rock pit to produce aggregate base
for use on the Eldorado National Forest.
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
Expected:05/2016
UNIT - Amador Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. North of
Highway 88 near Silver Lake.
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Canyon Creek Trail
Development
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Georgetown Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Recreation management
- Watershed management
EA
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/07/2015
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 05/2016
Expected:09/2016
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
10/2016
Jonathan Jue
530-333-5550
jjue@fs.fed.us
Description: Construction of 11 trail reroutes to replace steep and poorly designed or located trails, provide dry crossings of
streams, create a bypass around the Bald Mountain Staging Area, and provide trail riding opportunity to replace
riding on a road.
Location:
East Rock Creek Trail
Development Project
UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Various trail segments in the Rock Creek Trail System.
- Recreation management
- Watershed management
EA
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/14/2015
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 07/2016
Expected:12/2016
06/2017
Jonathan Jue
530-333-5550
jjue@fs.fed.us
Description: Construction of 3 trails to replace a steep and poorly designed trail and to provide new trail riding opportunities.
This project will construct an estimated 6 miles of trail and includes the closure and restoration of the trail being
replaced.
Location:
UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Located in the vicinity of Ballarat Canyon and Slate Mountain on the Rock Creek Trail System.
Claudia Funari
530-333-5560
cfunari@fs.fed.us
Eldorado National Forest
Abandoned Mine Hazard
Reduction
- Minerals and Geology
EA
Description: Close 12 shafts and 25 adits from entry to reduce the health and safety threat to the general public, wildland
firefighters, forest employees, and wildlife.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40348
*UPDATED*
Location:
Cancelled
N/A
N/A
UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. Locations are scattered
throughout the western portion of the Georgetown Ranger District, approximately 15 to 20 different sites.
Hannah Stone
Rock Creek/Poho Closed Route - Recreation management
Completed
Actual: 01/26/2016
05/2016
Restoration Project
530-333-5567
- Watershed management
hannahstone@fs.fed.us
CE
Description:
This project would restore unauthorized OHV routes within the Rock Creek Recreational Trails Area and Poho
*NEW LISTING*
area. The project would also implement measures to prevent continued unauthorized use of these routes.
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Rock
Creek Recreational Trails Area, east of Georgetown and north of Swansboro; and Poho area, east of Rock Creek
and north of Slab Creek Reservoir.
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Georgetown Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Simorg West Forests LLC Road - Special use management
Easement Project
Completed
Actual: 01/22/2016
CE
Location:
Tobacco Gulch Fuels
Reduction and Forest Health
Project
Cleveland-Ice House Forest
Health Project
CE
*UPDATED*
01/2016
Jonathan Jue
530-333-5550
jjue@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Placer. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Intersection of roads 14N22 and 17N02; and off of road 17N02, approximately 0.4 miles northeast of the
intersection of 14N22 and 17N02.
UNIT - Georgetown Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Located near Darling Ridge, Mace Mill, and Traverse Creek on the Georgetown Ranger District.
Pacific Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Travis Thane
- Vegetation management
In Progress:
Expected:05/2016
06/2016
530-647-5320
(other than forest products)
Scoping Start 12/16/2015
tthane@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: Conduct stand density management for forest health within plantations through commercial and pre-commercial
thinning.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46517
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Dana Walsh
- Forest products
On Hold
N/A
N/A
530-333-5558
- Vegetation management
danawalsh@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Commercial thinning, biomass removal, tractor piling and mastication on approximately 1,200 acres of forest lands
generally within the WUI or planned SPLATS. Treatment of noxious weeds would be aimed at containing and
controling.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=28683
Location:
Eldorado National Forest
Project Contact
Description: With the acquisition of the parcel near the French House site, the proposal is to issue a road easement to Simorg
West Forests LLC. The easement is necessary for Simorg West Forests to access their property.
*UPDATED*
EA
Expected
Implementation
UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Located
within the Cleveland and Ice House Fire Areas, generally north of Peavine Ridge and south of Union Valley
Reservoir.
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Pacific Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
John Don't Forest Health/Fuels
Reduction Project
EA
*UPDATED*
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Dana Walsh
- Vegetation management
In Progress:
Expected:04/2017
06/2017
530-333-5558
(other than forest products)
Scoping Start 05/12/2014
danawalsh@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Est. Comment Period Public
- Watershed management
Notice 11/2016
Description: Vegetation removal through timber harvest, hand thinning and burning, mastication, piling and prescribed burning,
meadow and aspen enhancement, stream improvement, and road improvement.
Location:
Ralston Peak Trail
Reconstruction
Expected
Implementation
UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. El Dorado
County, Pacific RD, Crystal Basin Recreation Area near Wright's Lake.
- Recreation management
- Watershed management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/06/2015
Expected:08/2016
09/2016
CE
Jon Erickson
530-647-5439
jonerickson@fs.fed.us
Description: Reconstruct a segment of Ralston Peak trail to reduce meadow impacts. Restore an old section of trail within the
meadow.
Location:
SMUD Communication Site
Access Road Re-route
UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - T11N, R17E, Section 4.
Ralston Peak Trail intersection with Ralston Trail (17E41).
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2016
Expected:05/2016
09/2016
CE
Description: Authorize SMUD to construct a reroute of an existing route to access a communications site; needed to eliminate
the existing steep grade. The reroute would construct a new section of road approximately 1,950 feet long and 50
feet wide.
*UPDATED*
Location:
Van Vleck Meadow Restoration
Project
UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Forest
route 14N39 located near Sourdough Hill.
- Watershed management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/05/2015
Expected:09/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
06/2017
Charis Parker
530-647-5430
cparker@fs.fed.us
Description: Improve hydrologic function in several meadows in the Van Vleck area. Proposed activities include recontouring
old berms and roadbeds, reconstructing roads and trails, removing culverts, and removing lodgepole pine trees.
Location:
Eldorado National Forest
Karl Goodwin
530-647-5421
karlgoodwin@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Pacific Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Van Vleck
area - including Van Vleck, Calf Pasture and Fillipini Meadows.
Placerville Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Placerville Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
2016 Placerville Precommercial
Thinning
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/15/2016
Expected:05/2016
Expected
Implementation
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
06/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
CE
*NEW LISTING*
EA
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 05/2016
Expected:08/2016
09/2016
Josh Sjostrom
530-647-5356
jsjostrom@fs.fed.us
Description: This project provides for fiber facilities for a future AT&T switched Ethernet service for Booth Creek Resort
Properties at 1111 Sierra At Tahoe Road, Twin Bridges, CA 95735, within the existing AT&T South Lake Tahoe
Tamarack Wire Center (TB92).
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=49239
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project
will occur immediately east of and within the Sierra At Tahoe Special Use Permit boundary, Section 15, T11N,
R17E.
Robert Broderick
N/A
- Vegetation management
On Hold
N/A
209-295-5922
(other than forest products)
rbroderick@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
Description: The project involves forest thinning and fuels reduction activities on approximately 1,000 acres. Commercial and
pre-commercial thinning with follow-up prescribed burning in plantations and mixed conifer stands to improve
forest health.
Location:
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UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Various locations within the Freds fire.
- Special use management
- Facility management
Location:
Big Dog Fuels Reduction
Project
Robert Carroll
530-647-5386
rlcarroll@fs.fed.us
Description: Precommercial thin approximately 725 acres of mixed conifer plantations to reduce stocking, improve growth, and
increase stand heterogeneity.
Location:
AT&T Fiber Cable Installation
Project Contact
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The
planning area is located east of Grizzly Flat, CA.
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Placerville Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Brown Rock Forest Health
Project
EA
EA
*UPDATED*
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. North
and south of Mormon Emigrant Trail road.
Steven Markman
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:12/2016
08/2017
530-647-5379
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 07/28/2014
sgmarkman@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
Est. Comment Period Public
- Watershed management
Notice 08/2016
Description: Rehabilitation and/or removal of 2.6 miles of roads and skid trails surrounding Cody Meadow, contruction of a small
scale plug and pond, planting of riparian vegetation in the meadow, and rerouting of road access to the outside
edge of the meadow.
Location:
Elkins Flat Trail Reroutes
Project Contact
Robert Broderick
- Forest products
On Hold
N/A
N/A
209-295-5922
- Vegetation management
rbroderick@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, enhance watershed conditions, and re-establish a sustainable
landscape on approximately 3,000 acres by commercially and pre-commercially thinning, understory burning, and
reconstructing roads.
Location:
Cody Meadow Restoration
Expected
Implementation
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Cody
Meadow is located approximately 32 miles east of Placerville and 3.5 miles south of Highway 50.
- Recreation management
CE
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2016
Expected:05/2016
06/2016
Josh Sjostrom
530-647-5356
jsjostrom@fs.fed.us
Description: Reroute 3 segments of the Elkins Flat Trail System, including Trail 14E25, Trail 14E28, and Trail 14E26.
Location:
General Sherman Forest Health
Project
EA
Robert Broderick
- Forest products
Developing Proposal
Expected:05/2017
06/2017
209-295-5922
- Vegetation management
Est. Scoping Start 06/2016
rbroderick@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, enhance watershed conditions, and re-establish a sustainable
landscape on approximately 3,000 acres by commercially and pre-commercially thinning, understory burning, and
reconstructing roads.
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The
project will occur within the Elkins Flat Trail System.
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Located between Mormon Emigrant Trail road and Silver Fork road.
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Placerville Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Granite Springs/Weber Mill
Culvert Repairs
- Road management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/11/2015
Expected:05/2016
Expected
Implementation
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
07/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Weber
Mill Road (11N38) and Granite Springs Road (11N99).
- Road management
Completed
Actual: 03/21/2016
08/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
CE
*UPDATED*
Jennifer DeWoody
530-647-5382
jadewoody@fs.fed.us
Description: Maintain and repair Weber Mill (11N38) and Granite Springs (11N99) roads.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48146
Location:
Pilliken Plantation Restoration
Project
Jennifer DeWoody
530-647-5382
jadewoody@fs.fed.us
Description: Repair and replace culverts along Weber Mill (11N38) and Granite Springs (11N99) Roads.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48149
Location:
Granite Springs/Weber Mill
Road Maintenance
Project Contact
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Webber Mill Road (11N38) and Granite Springs Road (11N99).
Robert Broderick
- Vegetation management
In Progress:
Expected:05/2016
06/2016
209-295-5922
(other than forest products)
Scoping Start 01/20/2016
rbroderick@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: Conduct stand density managment for forest health on approximately 3,000 acres of 35 to 40 year old pine
plantations using commercial and pre-commercial thinning. About 15 miles of road reconstruction is proposed.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=29827
Location:
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Vicinity
of Alder Lookout, south of Highway 50 and Kyburz.
Josh Sjostrom
530-647-5356
jsjostrom@fs.fed.us
Placerville District Outfitter and
Guide Permits Reauthorization
- Special use management
CE
Description: Reauthorize 6 outfitting and guiding permits that include rock climbing at Lovers Leap, Sugarloaf, Phantom Spires,
and Cody Lake. Reauthorize 1 outfitting and guiding permit for guided canoe/kayak trips at Slab Creek Reservoir
and Loon Lake.
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2016
Expected:04/2016
04/2016
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Lover's
Leap, Sugar Loaf, Phantom Spires, Cody Lake, Slab Creek Reservoir, and Loon Lake.
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Placerville Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Placerville RD Route
Restoration
- Recreation management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2016
Expected:07/2016
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
09/2016
CE
Kyle Johnson
530-647-5359
kwjohnson@fs.fed.us
Description: Restore unauthorized routes that extend off of or are adjacent to National Forest System Roads that are on the
Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM).
Location:
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Unauthorized routes in the vicinity of NFS Roads 9N16, 10N26, 10N40, 10N14HA, and 10N14HB.
Josh Sjostrom
530-647-5356
jsjostrom@fs.fed.us
Sierra At Tahoe
Communications Site
Construction
- Special use management
CE
Description: Permit for construction of a communication tower by Crown Castle USA Inc. within the Sierra at Tahoe permit
boundary. The tower would be a 165%u2019 monopole located approximately 800 feet south of Parking Lot A in
the Sierra at Tahoe base area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=49240
*NEW LISTING*
Location:
Straw Saddle Fuels Reduction
Project
EA
Expected:08/2016
09/2016
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Tahoe
Road, Twin Bridges, CA 95735, Section 15, T11N R17E.
Robert Broderick
- Forest products
On Hold
N/A
N/A
209-295-5922
- Vegetation management
rbroderick@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
Description: The project includes commercial and pre-commercial thinning and prescribed burning on approximately 2,000
acres to improve forest health, enhance watershed conditions, and re-establish a sustainable landscape.
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 05/2016
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The
project is located in the vicinity of Packsaddle Pass and Cody Lake.
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Eldorado National Forest
Project Name
Eldorado National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Placerville Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Strawberry 4WD Trail Meadow
Mitigation Project
- Recreation management
- Watershed management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 08/2016
EA
*NEW LISTING*
Trestle Forest Health Project
*UPDATED*
Expected:11/2016
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
07/2017
Kyle Johnson
530-647-5359
kwjohnson@fs.fed.us
Description: To implement corrective actions for Strawberry 4WD Trail to comply with the 2004 Sierra Nevada Forest Plan
Amendment Riparian Conservation Objectives Standard and Guideline 100 as it pertains to meadows in the
Eldorado National Forest.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=49172
Location:
EIS
Decision
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Strawberry 4WD Trail on the Placerville Ranger District, Section 3, 4, 5, 10, and 28, T10N, R17E.
Jennifer Ebert
- Forest products
In Progress:
Expected:10/2016
11/2016
530-642-5187
- Vegetation management
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
jebert@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
07/17/2015
- Fuels management
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
- Watershed management
Register 06/2016
Description: The project would involve forest thinning and fuels reduction activities on approximately 4,000 acres to improve
forest health, enhance watershed conditions, and re-establish a sustainable landscape condition.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=28654
Location:
UNIT - Placerville Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - El Dorado. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The
project is located east of Grizzly Flat, CA.
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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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Eldorado National Forest