Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
07/01/2015 to 09/30/2015
Lassen 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
Lassen National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Lassen NF ML3 Roads
Evaluation
- Recreation management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2015
Expected:04/2016
EA
04/2016
Heather Blevins
530-252-6622
hblevins@fs.fed.us
Description: Forest-wide evaluation of maintance level changes and mixed use on ML3 roads
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Lassen National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Butte, Lassen, Plumas, Shasta,
Tehama. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Various ML3 roads throughout Lassen NF.
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
- Recreation management
- Road management
EIS
In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register
01/20/2015
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal
Register 10/2015
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Lassen National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Lassen National Forest OverSnow Vehicle(OSV) Use
Designation
Expected
Implementation
Expected:10/2016
10/2016
Chris Obrien
530-252-6698
cjobrien@fs.fed.us
Description: The Forest Service is evaluating its existing management of OSV use on the Lassen National Forest (LNF). The
goal of this proposed project is to designate LNF system roads, trails, and areas where OSV use will be allowed,
restricted or prohibited.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45832
Location:
Lassen National Forest
Almanor Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Childs Meadow Fence Project
CE
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Bernice McProud
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Completed
Actual: 06/15/2015
07/2015
530 258-5129
- Grazing management
bmcproud@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Watershed management
Description: Approximately 0.51 miles of fence will be constructed in two portions across Childs Meadow pasture to tie in with
an existing fence on adjacent private land.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44113
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Lassen National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Forest wide existing miles of groomed OSV trails and open cross country areas of the LNF which receive
adequate snowfall for OSV use to occur.
UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T29N, R4E, Sec 31 &
36. Childs Meadow Pasture, Deer Creek Allotment, Almanor Ranger District, Lassen National Forest.
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Project Name
Lassen National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Almanor Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Chips Creek Bridge
- Recreation management
CE
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 08/2015
Expected:10/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
07/2016
Megan Mullowney
530-258-2141
mcmullowney@fs.fed.u
s
Description: The project is intended to re-establish a safe, sustainable trail crossing over Chips Creek along the Pacific Crest
National Scenic Trail for hikers and stock users.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46543
Location:
Feather River Allotment
UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - sec. 7, T. 25 N., R. 6 E.,
MDM. In the Almanor Ranger District, Lassen National Forest, where the PCT crosses Chips Creek southeast of
the Poison Springs trailhead.
- Grazing management
In Progress:
Expected:08/2015
09/2015
EA
Bernice McProud
530 258-5129
bmcproud@fs.fed.us
Description: Grazing Management.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38566
Location:
Finley Lake Turtle Structures
UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - sec. 1-4, 9-15, 22-24
T29N R5E; sec. 4-9, 16-22, 27-30 T29N R6E, MDM. Northwest of Chester, Plumas County, California and south
of Lassen Volcanic National Park.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
CE
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2015
Expected:08/2015
09/2015
Christopher Mayes
530-258-5176
ctmayes@fs.fed.us
Description: The ALRD proposes to construct and place turtle basking structures in Finley Lake to provide additional basking
habitat for Western pond turtles
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46542
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 1 E.
Hogback Ridge east of the Tehama State Wildlife Area.
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Project Name
Lassen National Forest
Project Purpose
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Blair Halbrooks
02/2016
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:01/2016
530-258-5160
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Notice of Initiation 05/05/2015
bhalbrooks@fs.fed.us
- Forest products
Est. Comment Period Public
- Fuels management
Notice 09/2015
- Watershed management
- Road management
- Research and Development
Description: Grizzly proposes to move Forest road 26N11 away from Scotts John Crk; increase forest resilience, decrease
fuels, maintain/improve wildlife habitat through thinning and prescribed fire; and implement actions to support three
research proposals
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43332
Location:
Storrie Aquatic Organism
Passage (AOP) Project
Decision
Almanor Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Grizzly Restoration Project
EA
Planning Status
UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Butte, Plumas. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The
project area consists of four separate areas near Scotts John Creek, Grizzly Creek, Water Creek, and Yellow
Creek, and ranges in elevation from 4,150 feet to 7,200 feet.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2015
Expected:10/2015
08/2016
CE
Christopher Mayes
530-258-5176
ctmayes@fs.fed.us
Description: Remove three road-stream crossing structures that are barriers to aquatic organism passage. Replace with new
structures that allow aquatic organisms to pass above and below the road crossings and that are capable of
passing a 100-year storm flow.
Location:
TCRCD Hazardous Fuels
Reduction
UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Plumas. LEGAL - Not Applicable. 3 separate
project sites: NFS road 26N08 crossing Water Creek, NFS road 26N08 crossing Miller Ravine, and NFS road
26N08 crossing Rock Creek. All sites are within the Yellow Creek 5th field watershed.
- Fuels management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/02/2014
EA
Expected:07/2015
07/2015
Jennifer Hensel
530-258-5177
jhensel@fs.fed.us
Description: This project would authorize the transfer of Wyden Amendment funds to the Tehama County Resource
Conservation District to implement fuels reduction activities along roads in private timber lands to complement
fuels reduction activities in NFS lands.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44911
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Almanor Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T29N R03E sec.
2,5,8,17,20,21,27-29; T30N R03E sec. 20,21,28,29,32-35. Roadside fuels between the Shasta County line and
State Route 36E; 6 miles east of Manton and 6 miles west of Mineral, crossing Battle Creek's north and south
forks.
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Lassen National Forest
Project Name
Lassen National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Eagle Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Richard Crowther
530-257-4188 ext. 884
rcrowther@fs.fed.us
Eagle Lake Recreation Area
Windthrow and Hazard
Removal
- Recreation management
- Forest products
CE
Description: Removal of windthrown and hazard trees which impact campground safety and operations from the Eagle Lake
Recreation Area
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46474
Location:
Highway 44 Windthrow and
Hazard Tree Removal
CE
Homer/Coyote Grazing
Allotment
Completed
Actual: 04/02/2015
04/2015
UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T31n, R10E, Sections 3,
10,13, 14 and T31N, R11E, Sections 8 and 18. Eagle Lake Recreation Area.
- Forest products
Completed
Actual: 06/23/2015
06/2015
- Fuels management
- Road management
Description: Removal of windthrown and hazard trees along the Highwayy 44 corridor on NFS lands
Richard Crowther
530-257-4188 ext. 884
rcrowther@fs.fed.us
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46475
Location:
UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen, Shasta. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Portions of Highway 44 from the junction with Highway 89 to the intersection with Highway 36.
- Grazing management
Cancelled
N/A
EA
N/A
Kirsten Pasero
530-257-4188
kpasero@fs.fed.us
Description: Analyze grazing within the ELRD Homer/Coyote allotment.
Location:
Pine Creek Watershed Brook
Trout Control, Feasibility Study
- Fish Ladder Modification
CE
Karen Vandersall
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
On Hold
N/A
N/A
530-257-4188
- Watershed management
kvandersall@fs.fed.us
- Research and Development
Description: Modification of the Leaky Louie fish ladder to prevent non-native brook trout from moving; part of a feasiblity study
evaluating whether localized dewatering in conjuction with electrofishing is effective for the removal of brook trout
in Pine Creek.
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T28N, R10E and T27N,
R9E. .
UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T31N, R7E, Sec 24. The
perennial section of Pine Creek and contributing springs above the Stephens Camp inholding on the branch that
crosses Forest Road 31N25.
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Project Name
Lassen National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Eagle Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Pioneer Invasive Plant
Treatment Project
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
Completed
Actual: 05/26/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
06/2015
EA
Allison Sanger
530-252-6662
asanger@fs.fed.us
Description: Treat invasive weeds in the Diamond Mountain area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44112
Location:
Rust Resistant Sugar Pine
Mainenance
UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Diamond
Mountain area.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/15/2014
Expected:08/2015
09/2015
CE
Susan Wilcox
530-257-4188, ext.
886
swilcox@fs.fed.us
Description: Thin areas around proven rust resistant sugar pine (RRSP) trees to increase sustainability by reducing direct
vegetative competition, wildfire risk, over-wintering habitat for cone boring insects, and squirrel access to crowns.
Location:
Upland Windthrow Salvage
UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T29N, R10E, sections
4, 27, 33, and 34; T30N, R9E, sections 24, 33, and 34; T31N, R9E, sections 8, 10, 16, and 17; T32N, R9E,
section 2; T32N, R10E, sections 9, 10, 15, 21, 28, 32, and 33, MDB&M. Areas of treatment proposed with the Rust
Resistant Sugar Pine Project are located throughout the Eagle Lake Ranger District.
- Forest products
EA
*NEW LISTING*
Expected:10/2015
10/2015
Richard Crowther
530-257-4188 ext. 884
rcrowther@fs.fed.us
Description: Salvage of wind thrown timber across the northern portions of the Eagle Lake and Hat Creek Ranger District
Location:
Upper Pine Creek Pasture
Fence
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2015
UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen, Shasta. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Northern portion of the Eagle Lake and Hat Creek Ranger Districts.
- Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
06/30/2015
Expected:10/2015
10/2015
Kirsten Pasero
530-257-4188
kpasero@fs.fed.us
Description: To control livestock there is a need to construct a fence along the west side of Forest Road 32N02 from the
railroad tracks to the north to separate Pine Creek Valley from the Feather Lake area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45961
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Eagle Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T31N, R8E, Sections 12
& 13. West of FR32N02.
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Project Name
Lassen National Forest
Project Purpose
EA
Eiler Fire Salvage and
Restoration
EA
Glenburn Gas Line 400-401
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T34N, R5E, Sec 1; R6E,
Sec 1-18, 20-23 and 27; R7E, Sec 5-7, and 18; T35N, R5E, Sec 11-15, 22-26 and 35-36; R6E, Sec 7-36; R7E,
Sec 18-20 and 30-31; T36N, R5E, Sec 25-27 and 33-36; R6E, Sec 16, 19-22, and 26-35. The project is located
approximately 14 miles southeast of Fall River Mills, California, east of the Hat Creek Rim, west of Blacks Ridge,
south of the forest boundary, and north of Forest Road 18.
Matthew Boisseau
- Forest products
Completed
Actual: 06/19/2015
07/2015
530-257-4188
- Vegetation management
mboisseau@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Proposed activities include: salvage, treatment of non-merchantable trees, removing hazard trees along roads and
trails, treatment of activity slash, site preparation, and planting; maintaining existing roads, and constructing roads.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45962
Location:
UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - Legal locations for the
Eiler Project include portions of Township (T) 33 North (N), Range (R) 3East (E), Sections 1 and 2; R 4 E,
Sections 16-18; T 34 N, R 3 E, Sections 10, 11, 13-15, 22-24, 26,. The Eiler Fire Salvage and Restoration
Project is located approximately 5 miles southeast of Burney California, west of state highway 89, east of Burney
Mountain, and south of Browns Butte.
- Forest products
Completed
Actual: 09/29/2014
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Removal of hazard trees along gas lines. Treatment of activity generated fuels.
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
Expected
Implementation
Terre PearsonRamirez
- Forest products
In Progress:
Expected:07/2015
08/2015
530-257-4188
- Vegetation management
Comment Period Public Notice
tramirez@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
04/28/2015
- Fuels management
Description: Proposed activities include: salvage, treatment of non-merchantable trees, removing hazard trees along roads and
trails, treatment of activity slash, site preparation, and planting, maintaining existing roads, and constructing
temporary roads.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45965
Location:
*NEW LISTING*
Decision
Hat Creek Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Bald Fire Salvage and
Restoration
CE
Planning Status
05/2015
Greg Mayer
530-336-5521
gmayer@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T37N, R4E, Sec. 8.
County Rd.9R005- Brown Rd.
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Project Name
Lassen National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Hat Creek Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Hat Creek Blowdown and
Hazard Tree Removal
CE
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Crystal Danheiser
- Recreation management
Completed
Actual: 04/08/2015
04/2015
530-336-3388
- Forest products
cdanheiser@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
- Road management
Description: Removal of windthrown and hazard trees that impact safety and operations of campgrounds and recreation sites
on the Hat Creek District. Portions of Highway 89 would also be treated to protect the traveling public.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46478
Location:
Lassen Day Fire Salvage
Expected
Implementation
UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen, Shasta. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Old Station Visitor/Workcenter; Honn, Bridge, Cave, Hat Creek, Big Pine, Dusty, and Boundary campgrounds;
Ashpan SnowPark; HC Observatory and Bidwell Ranch; Segments of Highway 89; Spattercone Interp.
- Forest products
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/28/2015
Expected:07/2015
09/2015
Naomi Brown
530-336-5395
nrbrown@fs.fed.us
Description: Salvage of dead and/or dying trees within approximately 200 acres of the Day Fire area on the Lassen National
Forest.
Location:
Reissueance of Twenty-Year
Special Use Permit for
McArthur-Burney Falls
Memorial State Park
CE
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/14/2014
Expected:08/2015
08/2015
Allison Jackson
760-914-1895
ajackson@fs.fed.us
Description: The reissuance of this special use permit would provide continued operation of a managed campground, picnic
area and associated improvements on National Forest System lands within the McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial
State Park.
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - Township 39 North,
Range 5 East, Sections 13,14,25. Project area is located roughly 3 miles East of the town of Day and 15 miles
North East of the town of Fall River Mills.
UNIT - Hat Creek Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Shasta. LEGAL - T36N, R3E, S4; T37N,
R3E, S29, MDM. McArthur-Burney Falls State Park.
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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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