Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 04/01/2015 to 06/30/2015 Inyo National Forest

Project Name

Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)

04/01/2015 to 06/30/2015

Inyo National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.

Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)

Sierra Nevada Forest Plan

Amendment (SNFPA)

EIS

- Land management planning On Hold N/A N/A

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

Donald Yasuda

916-640-1168 dyasuda@fs.fed.us

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, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

Inyo, Sierra, and Sequoia

National Forests Land

Management Plans Revision

EIS

- Land management planning In Progress:

NOI in Federal Register

08/29/2014

Est. DEIS NOA in Federal

Register 09/2015

Expected:01/2017 01/2017 Michael Dietl

707-562-9121 michaeldietl@fs.fed.us

Description: The Sequoia, Sierra, and Inyo National Forests propose to revise their land management plans as guided by the

2012 Planning Rule.

Web Link: http://tinyurl.com/r5earlyadopters

Location: UNIT - Sequoia National Forest All Units, Sierra National Forest All Units, Inyo National Forest All Units. STATE

- California, Nevada. COUNTY - Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Mono, Tulare, Esmeralda, Mineral. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Entire Sierra National Forest, entire Inyo National Forest, and the Sequoia National Forest outside of the Giant Sequoia National Monument.

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Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Inyo National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)

Closure of Sierra Nevada

Bighorn Sheep Habitat to Pack

Goat Use

EA

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Expected:10/2015 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40094

01/2016 Leeann Murphy

760-873-5865 lbmurphy@fs.fed.us

Description:

This project will address potential disease transmission from pack goat use on the endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. This project is a continuation of a previous closure which has expired.

Web Link:

In Progress:

Comment Period Public Notice

04/01/2014

Location: UNIT - Inyo National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo, Mono. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

The project includes the 11 SNBS herd units located on the Inyo NF.

Issuance of 10 Year Priority Use

Outfitter/Guide Fishing Permits

CE

- Special use management On Hold N/A N/A Jon Kazmierski

760-924-5503 jkazmierski@fs.fed.us

Description: Trips to: Lee Vining Cr., June Lake Loop, Big Springs, Deadman Cr., Mammoth Lakes Basin, Middle Fork San

Joaquin, Sotcher Lake, Starkweather Lake, Hot Creek, Convict Lake, McGee Cr., Rock Cr., Rock Cr. Lake, Pine

Cr., Bishop Cr., No. Lk., So. Lk.

Land and Resource

Management Plan Revision

EIS

Location: UNIT - Inyo National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo, Madera, Mono. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. See Project Description.

- Land management planning In Progress:

NOI in Federal Register

08/29/2014

Est. DEIS NOA in Federal

Register 09/2015

Expected:11/2016 02/2017 Debra Schweizer

760-873-2427 debraaschweizer@fs.fe

d.us

Description: Revision of the 1988 Inyo National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan under the provisions of the 2012

National Forest System Planning Rule.

Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/inyo/landmanagement/planning

Location: UNIT - Inyo National Forest All Units. STATE - California, Nevada. COUNTY - Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mono,

Tulare, Esmeralda, Mineral. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Forestwide.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Inyo National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)

Sierra Mountain Center Guided

Mountain Biking 2015

CE

*NEW LISTING*


- Special use management Developing Proposal

Est. Scoping Start 04/2015

Expected:06/2015 06/2015 Carmen John

760-873-2510 cjohn@fs.fed.us

Description: Amend existing special use authorization to include guided mountain biking on identified designated forest roads and trails.

Location: UNIT - Inyo National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo, Mono. LEGAL - Not Applicable. In the areas of: Obsidian Dome, Inyo Craters, Buttermilk country, Tungsten Hills, Mammoth Creek, Starlight, Intake II

Pipeline, Mammoth to Bishop, Mono Lake to Bishop.

Inyo National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)

Motorized Transportation

System Modifications

EA


- Recreation management

- Road management

In Progress:

Notice of Initiation 10/15/2014

Est. Comment Period Public

Notice 05/2015

Expected:10/2015 10/2015 Marty Hornick

760-873-2461 mhornick@fs.fed.us

Description:

This project will analyze system and unauthorized routes for use by motorized vehicles in 13 project areas in the

Mammoth and Mono Lake area with known recreation, access, safety or resource issues.

Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=44720

Three Creeks Jeffrey Pine

Forest Health & Restoration

Project

EA

Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District, Mono Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Roads and trails in 13 locations, including Bohler Canyon, Hwy 395 corridor north of Mammoth, Mono

Lake, Smokey Bear and Airstrip Sandflats, Deadman Creek, Upper Dry Creek, Doe Ridge and others.

- Forest products

- Vegetation management

(other than forest products)

- Fuels management

- Watershed management

In Progress:

Notice of Initiation 10/29/2012

Est. Comment Period Public

Notice 06/2015

Expected:09/2015 10/2015 Scott Kusumoto

760-924-5522 skusumoto@fs.fed.us

Description:

The Three Creeks Jeffrey Pine Forest Health & Restoration project objective is to provide for healthy forest conditions, promote establishment of old growth and reintroduce fire to the ecosystem.

Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37712

Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District, Mono Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. All proposed treatment units lie within the Mono Lake and Mammoth Ranger Districts of the Inyo

National Forest, Mono County, California.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Inyo National Forest Mammoth Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Amerigas Project

CE


- Special use management On Hold N/A N/A Sheila Irons

760-924-5534 sirons@fs.fed.us

Description: Install 100 feet of propane pipeline to connect existing pipeline on both ends of existing pipeline. This is the same project as the Rock Creek Energy Project. Rock Creek Energy was purchased by Amerigas.


Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - T3S, R27E, Sec 33. West of John Muir Rd. and ending at 924 Canyon Blvd.

Convict Lake Resort Master

Development Plan (formerly

Convict Lake Resort Equestrian

R.V. Park)

EA

- Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A Jon Kazmierski


Description:

Facilities include 12 RV campsites with hook-ups; 6 temporary day use stalls, expansion of existing tack shed from 225' to 600' sq. ft.; 1,500 sq. ft. recreation building with toliets & showers, game room, laundry; new landscaping

Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - T.4S., R.28E., Section 14.

At existing horse corrals north of Convict Lake Resort.

Inyo NF-Devils Postpile NM

Interagency Prescribed Burn

Project

CE

- Fuels management In Progress:

Scoping Start 02/09/2015

Expected:09/2015 10/2015 Sue Farley

760-924-5535 sfarley@fs.fed.us

Description: Understory burning is proposed on 133 acres of national forest and 25 acres of national monument lands. Small trees would be cut with chainsaws on 31 acres of national forest to create fire containment lines along Reds

Meadow and DEPO access roads.


Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Madera. LEGAL - Sections 2 and 11,

Township 4 south, Range 26 east, Mt. Diablo meridian. The project is located within the upper Middle Fork San

Joaquin River watershed, at Reds Meadow valley, on the Mammoth Ranger District, Inyo National Forest, Madera

County, CA.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Lakes Basin Paved Path - Lake

George Connector

CE


- Recreation management In Progress:


Expected:04/2015 06/2015 Jon Kazmierski


Description: The US Forest Services proposes to issue the Town of Mammoth Lakes a special use permit to contruct and maintain approximately one mile of a paved multiple use path that will connect Lake George to the existing paved multiple use path.


Mammoth Airport Alternate

Access Road

CE

Mammoth Base Area Land

Exchange

EA

Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - W1/2 Section 9 and E1/2

Section 17, T4S, R27E. Project is proposed in the "Mammoth Lakes Basin" and would depart from the "Pokenobe

Lodge" intersection, parallel the road, and then climb the north facing hill along a utilty coridor to Lake George.

- Special use management Cancelled N/A N/A Sheila Irons


Description:

Construction of new southerly access road to the Mammoth Yosemite Airport. This road will be constructed from the Benton Crossing Road.

Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National

Forest System lands between the Benton Crossing Road and the Mammoth Yosemite Airport.

- Land ownership management Developing Proposal

Est. Notice of Initiation 06/2015

Expected:07/2017 01/2018

Description:

Exchange of approximately 21 acres of National Forest System land, currently under special use authorization to

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, located near the Main Lodge north of Highway 203 for approximately 1,500 acres of land in California.


Sheila Irons


Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo, Mono, Plumas, Tuolumne. LEGAL -

Land to be exchanged is located in T.3S, R. 27E., Sec 30, MDM. Proposal includes the addition of non-federal parcels to the Inyo, Plumas, and Stanislaus National Forests in California. Main Lodge, Mammoth Mountain Ski

Area.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Mammoth Community Water

District, Permit Issuances

CE


- Special use management In Progress:


Expected:04/2015 04/2015 Sheila Irons


Description: Reissuance of two permits: one for a master permit for all facilities, one for the government-owned Lake Mary

Dam.

Mammoth Creek Road Reroute and Stream Stabilization

CE

Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. various locations adjacent to the

Town of Mammoth Lakes, CA.

- Recreation management


Completed Actual: 01/06/2015 08/2015 Erin Noesser

760-873-2545 elnoesser@fs.fed.us

Description: Reroute of the road and stabilizatation of the streambank at crossing of Mammoth Creek and Road 03S09, off of

Highway 203 near Town of Mammoth Lakes. The road is currently diverting the stream, leading to streambank erosion and water quality concerns


Mammoth Mountain Summer

Experience Improvements

EA

Mammoth RV Park Permit

Renewal

CE

Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - Township 4S, Range 28E,

Section 6. At the crossing of road 03S09 and Mammoth Creek, near the junction of Highway 203 and 395.

- Special use management On Hold N/A N/A Carmen John


Description:

The project proposal includes trenching to lay electrical conduit and irrigation lines and subsequent backfill and revegetation. Total area 2.7 acres, adjacent to Canyon Lodge. The entire area has been previously disturbed during past development.

Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - T3S, R27E, SE1/4 of the

NW 1/4 Section 33. Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, Canyon Lodge, slopeside.

- Recreation management Developing Proposal


Expected:06/2015 07/2015 Lawson Reif

760-924-5516 lreif@fs.fed.us

Description: Renewal and continuation of Mammoth RV Park's 20 year term special use permit to operate and maintain a RV campground and associated facilities on the national forest.


Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - S1/2, NE1/4, Sec 35, T3S,

R27E. The Mammoth RV Park is located off of Hwy 203, directly across from the Mammoth Ranger Station.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Inyo National Forest Mammoth Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R5 - Pacific Southwest Region

Reds Meadow Valley Hazardous

Fuels Reduction Project

EA

- Fuels management On Hold N/A N/A Sue Farley

760-924-5535 sfarley@fs.fed.us

Description: Hazardous fuels reduction treatments would be designed to provide defensible space at recreation sites and to create a fuelbreak along roads. Fuels treatment activities would include tree thinning, pruning and prescribed burning on approx. 1735 acres

Scenic Loop OSV/OHV Staging

Areas

EA

Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Madera, Mono. LEGAL - Portions of

Sections 14,15,22,23,25,26,34,35,36 of T3S, R26E & 2,3,11,14 of T4S, R26E & 28,29,30,31,32,33 of T3S, R27E.

The project area is located in the Reds Meadow Valley, Madera County, CA and includes a corridor along Hwy.

203 from Minaret Vista to Earthquake Fault, Mono County, CA.

- Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A

Description:

The purpose of this project is to improve two off highway vehicle (OHV) and over snow vehicle (OSV) staging areas in areas that have existing, user-created staging areas (just east of Highway 395, lookout loop; and at 3S22, just off the Scenic Loop).


Jon Kazmierski


Southern California Edison

Mammoth Distribution Area

Permit Renewal

CE

Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - Site 1: SW1/4 SW1/4 SEC1

T3S R27E Site 2: NE1/4 SW1/4 SEC15 T3S R27E. Site 1: Junction of 395 and the Mammoth Scenic Loop - East side of Highway 395 at the intersection with route 3S06. Site 2: Junction of Mammoth Scenic Loop and route

3S22.





Description: Reissuance of expired permit for Southern California Edision's electrical distribution lines in the Mammoth

Distribution Area.


Location: UNIT - Mammoth Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - T.3S., R.28E., MDBM.

Mammoth Distribution Area, Mammoth Lakes Area.

Inyo National Forest Mono Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R5 - Pacific Southwest Region



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Inyo National Forest Mono Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Glass Mountain Escarpment

Sage-Grouse Habitat

Enhancement

CE


- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Developing Proposal


Expected:06/2015 07/2015 Richard Perloff

760-924-5508 rperloff@fs.fed.us

Description: Jeffrey pines are encroaching into otherwise suitable sage-grouse habitat, creating perches for raptors which dissuades use by grouse. Jeffrey pines would be felled and limbed using chain-saws and allowed to decay naturally on site.

Grant Lake Marina Permit

Renewal

CE

Location: UNIT - Mono Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - T2S, R29E, Sections 22, 25,

26, 27, 36, TS, R30E, Section 31 and T3S, R30E, Section 8 (MDB&M). Southwest escarpment of the Glass

Mountains, Mono County, CA.

- Recreation management Developing Proposal


Expected:06/2015 08/2015 Lawson Reif

760-924-5516 lreif@fs.fed.us

Description:

Renewal and continuation of Grant Lake Marina's 20 year marina/resort permit.


Location: UNIT - Mono Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - W1/2 Sec 28, T1S, R26E.

Marina and resort are located off of Hwy 158, the "June Lake Loop," on the western shore of Grant Lake.

June Lake Village Gateway Sign

CE

- Special use management On Hold N/A N/A Sheila Irons


Description: June Lake Chamber of Commerce Gateway Sign to be located on Highway 395 outside the Caltrans Easement


Los Angeles Department of

Water and Power Rush Creek

Return Ditch Road

Improvements

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Mono Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Highway 395, outside of Caltrans Easement.





Description: LADWP is proposing to raise the embankment of the return ditch by approximately two feet for the full length of the ditch. The height would be raised by adding compacted fill on the road that parallels the ditch

Location: UNIT - Mono Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Rush

Creek return ditch, from Mono Gate One to Rush Creek.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Inyo National Forest Mono Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)


Water and Power, Glass

Mountain Communication

Lease

CE

- Special use management

Description:

On Hold N/A

Issuance of Communication Site Lease to replace expired permit

Location:

N/A


Sheila Irons


UNIT - Mono Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mono. LEGAL - MDM, T.2S., R.30E. Sec. 18.

Glass Mountain Peak, Glass Mountains.

Inyo National Forest Mount Whitney Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Big Pine Fire Department

Westgard Communication

Tower

CE


- Special use management Completed Actual: 02/03/2015 04/2015 Carmen John


Description:

Placement of a 4' radio antenna on a 15' triangular tower in the Westgard Pass area to aid in emergency response communications.


Chispa/Australia/Australia Too

Mineral Exploration

EA

Location: UNIT - Mount Whitney Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo. LEGAL - SW 1/4, Section 35,

T8S, R35E. Unnamed peak, approximately 8 miles southwest of Deep Springs Lake.

- Minerals and Geology In Progress:


06/24/2014

Expected:06/2015 07/2015 Colleen Garcia

760-873-2424 colleenggarcia@fs.fed.u

s

Description: Process a Plan of Operations for mineral exploration


Location: UNIT - Mount Whitney Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo. LEGAL - T 12 S, R 35 E, Sect.

26 and T 12 S, R35 E, Sect. 1, and T 12 S, R 36 E, Sect. 6. Mazourka Canyon area.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Inyo SZ Desert Allotments

Grazing Analysis

EA


- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants

- Grazing management




In Progress:


10/23/2014

Expected:07/2015 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40657

08/2015 April Barron

760-924-5532 abarron@fs.fed.us

Description:

Analysis of grazing allotments on the South Zone of the Inyo National Forest, including the Alabama Hills, Ash

Creek, George Creek, Olancha, and Tunawee Allotments

Web Link:

Kern Plateau Grazing

Allotments Analysis

EIS

Location: UNIT - Mount Whitney Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo. Grazing allotments in the southern portion of the Inyo National Forest along the escarpment of the Sierra Nevada.

- Grazing management Developing Proposal

Est. NOI in Federal Register

04/2015

Expected:07/2016 08/2016 Margaret Wood

760-873-2515 mwood@fs.fed.us

Description: Review and analysis of the Monache, Mulkey, Templeton and Whitney grazing allotments in the Golden Trout

Wilderness on the Mt Whitney Ranger District

Web Link: http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34380

Kern Plateau Streambank

Stabilization Project

CE

Location: UNIT - Mount Whitney Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo, Tulare. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Templeton/Whitney Grazing Allotments in the Golden Trout Wilderness.

- Watershed management On Hold N/A N/A Erin Noesser

760-873-2545 elnoesser@fs.fed.us

Description: Implement stream stabilization projects in Casa Vieja, Olivas, Dutch, Ash and Horseshoe/Round Valley Meadow, on the Kern Plateau. Work will include constructing new headcut stabilization structures, and repairing and maintaining existing structures.


Location: UNIT - Mount Whitney Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo, Tulare. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Casa Vieja, Dutch, Ash, Olivas and Horseshoe Meadows on the Kern Plateau.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact



Water & Power Stream

Measuring Stations

CE




Description: Authorizing under special use permit the placement of hydrologic measuring stations on Walker, Ash and

Cottonwood Creeks. Structures include a rectangular compound weir and associated measuring devices.


Location: UNIT - Mount Whitney Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo. LEGAL - Section 27, T17S,

R36E; Section 11, T18S, R36; Section 35, T19S, R35E , MDB&M. To the extent possible, the .5stations will be placed at the apex of the alluvial fans on Walker, Ash and Cottonwood Creeks.

Marshall Props, LLC Road,

Waterline & Spring Box Special

Use Permit

CE



Expected:06/2015 07/2015

Description:

Issuance of a special use permit for continued use of existing spring box, 2000 feet of 2 inch waterline, and access road to provide domestic water to the Sierra Glen Ranch.


Carmen John


Location: UNIT - Mount Whitney Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo. LEGAL - Sections 2-3; T20S,

R36E; MDBM. Improvements are located approximately 5 miles SSW of Olancha, CA, adjacent to private property known as Sierra Glen Ranch located at the terminus of the of the pavement of Sage Flat Road,#20S01.

Shepherd Pass Trail Repair and

Reconstruction

CE

- Recreation management Completed Actual: 03/02/2015 07/2015 Jeff Novak

760-876-6231 jnovak@fs.fed.us

Description: Reconstruct and/or repair Shepherd Pass Trail's (#3402) stream and gully crossings damaged by flash flood event.

Reconstruct and/or repair trail tread,tread retaining strucutes(check dams, retaining walls) and water diversion structures (water bars).


Location: UNIT - Mount Whitney Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Shepherd Pass Trail's beginning terminus is at Sims Creek, approximately 7 miles southwest of Independence,

CA. The trail's ending terminus is at the Inyo NF boundary with Sequoia National Park.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Sidehill Spring Exclosure

Project

CE

*NEW LISTING*


- Grazing management




Developing Proposal


Expected:05/2015 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46556

06/2015 Brianna Goehring

760-873-2505 bjgoehring@fs.fed.us

Description:

The existing Sidehill Spring riparian exclosure(about 0.04 acres), will be removed, and a larger exclosure (about

0.35 acres) of barbed wire fence will be built that better protects the riparian vegetation from cattle impacts.

Web Link:

Location: UNIT - Mount Whitney Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo. LEGAL - T11S, R36E, N/W1/4

Sec.22, MDM. Sidehill Spring is located within the Inyo Mountains Wilderness on the Mazourka Cattle & Horse

Grazing Allotment about 15 air miles northeast of Independence, CA.

Inyo National Forest White Mountain Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Bishop and Pine Creek Fuels

Reduction

EA




- Fuels management


Developing Proposal

Est. Notice of Initiation 05/2015

Expected:11/2015 11/2015 Heather Stone

760-873-2561 hestone@fs.fed.us

Description:

Fuels reduction to protect communities, facilities, and recreation sites in the Bishop Creek and Pine Creek drainages.


Cottonwood Creek Road

Restoration

CE

Location: UNIT - White Mountain Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo. LEGAL - Townships 6-8S,

Ranges 30-31E. Near communities, developments, and recreation sites in the Bishop and Pine Creek drainages.

- Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A Jeff Novak

760-876-6231 jnovak@fs.fed.us

Description: Improve the condition of the Cottonwood Creek Road to address resource concerns and safety issues. Work will include improving stream crossings to prevent the road from washing out in the future.


Location: UNIT - White Mountain Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The road is located in the White Mountains at the north end of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest; this is a cherrystem road into the White Mountains Wilderness off of Crooked Creek Rd.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Inyo National Forest White Mountain Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Silver Peak Communications

Tower Reconstruction, Lease

Reissuance and

Communication Site

Designation

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location:




Description: Upgrade existing CA State facilities to improve public safety by supporting the State's multi-channel telecommunications system. Facilities reauthorized in a new 30 year lease. Forest Plan amended to name site as a Designated Communications Site.

UNIT - White Mountain Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo. LEGAL - T6S, R34E, Section

24, MDM. The site is located on Silver Peak in the white Mountains, approximately 12 miles northeast of Bishop,

CA. Site elevation is approximately 10,850 ft. Access via the White Mountain Road from Hwy 168.

Verizon Fiber Optic Cable

Placement and Permit

Amendment

CE

- Special use management Completed Actual: 03/12/2015 04/2015

Description:

Verizon of CA is proposing to place a new 48 fiber optic line. The purpose of this project is to provide enhanced services and speeds for residents and travelers along 395 from the cell providers. The cable would be placed on existing DWP/SCE poles.


Jennifer Austin

760-873-2577 jenniferlaustin@fs.fed.u

s

Location: UNIT - White Mountain Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Inyo. LEGAL - TOMS PLACE,

TOWNSHIP 5S, RANGE 30E, SECTIONS 1, 35, AND 34. The cable would be placed both area on DWP and SCE poles and directly buried with 2-1.25 inner ducts for approximately two miles from Toms Place to Sherwin Summit.

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(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.


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