Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
07/01/2015 to 09/30/2015
Mendocino 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
- Land management planning
- Facility management
EA
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/14/2015
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 07/2015
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Mendocino National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Fouts Springs Youth Facility
Site Restoration Project
Expected
Implementation
Expected:08/2015
08/2015
Lori Cayo
530-532-7449
lcayo@fs.fed.us
Description: Removal of buildings and other infrastructure at the Fouts Springs facility and restore back to a natural setting.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45328
Location:
UNIT - Mendocino National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Colusa. LEGAL - T18N R7W
Sec. 5. Fouts Springs.
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Mendocino National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
AT&T Special Use Permit
Reissuance
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/01/2013
Expected:06/2015
09/2015
CE
Michelle Zuro-Kreimer
707-275-1409
mzurokreimer@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Replace several permits with a single permit to cover occupancy, use, maintenance for ~15 miles of existing aerial
and buried telecommunications lines.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40392
Location:
Etsel and Dewell Garden
Allotments
UNIT - Grindstone Ranger District, Upper Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Colusa, Glenn,
Lake, Tehama. LEGAL - T18N R7, 10, 11W; T23N R7W. Vicinities of Lake Pilsbury, Fouts Springs, and Salt
Creek Saddle.
- Grazing management
On Hold
N/A
EA
N/A
Sharen Parker
530-534-6500
sparker@fs.fed.us
Description: Re-issue grazing permits for these allotments.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=33822
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Upper Lake Ranger District, Covelo Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mendocino.
LEGAL - Etsel: T23N R11W, T22N R10,11W, T21N R10,11W MDBM. Dewell: T24N R11W, T23N R11W MDBM.
Etsel Allotment is in the Etsel Ridge area, on Covelo and Upper Lake Ranger Districts; Dewell Garden Allotment is
on the east flanks of Leech Lake Mountain on Covelo Ranger District.
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Project Name
Mendocino National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Covelo Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Baldo Private Road Special Use - Special area management
Permit
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2015
Expected:09/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Frank Aebly
707-275-1401
faebly@fs.fed.us
10/2015
CE
Description: Issue a special use authorization for a non-system road to access property and install a gate
Location:
Clifton Ridge Burn
CE
Frank Aebly
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
On Hold
N/A
N/A
707-275-1410
- Vegetation management
faebly@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Burn about 3,000 acres of grass, brush, and oak wodlands to improve forage for deer, and reduce hazardous fuels
and noxious weeds.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=28215
Location:
Etsel Water Tank Relocation
UNIT - Covelo Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mendocino. LEGAL - Section 20, T22N,
R10W. Off Done Ridge Forest Road 22N29A.
UNIT - Covelo Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Glenn, Mendocino. LEGAL - Sec 10-15, 2224, 26, 27 T22N R10W & Sec 17 T22N R9W MDBM. Clifton Ridge / Atchison / McIsaac Ranch area, about 18
miles east-southeast of Covelo.
- Facility management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/01/2014
Expected:08/2015
08/2015
Frank Aebly
707-275-1401
faebly@fs.fed.us
Description: Relocate water tank - 50 feet to the west to improve flow
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45388
Location:
Grizzly Flat Campground
Improvement
UNIT - Covelo Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mendocino. LEGAL - Sec. 1 T23N R11W.
Williams-Thatcher watershed.
- Recreation management
- Facility management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/01/2014
Expected:08/2015
CE
10/2015
Frank Aebly
707-275-1410
faebly@fs.fed.us
Description: Install 2 fire rings and several picnic tables
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45390
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Covelo Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mendocino. LEGAL - Sec 5 T21N R10W.
Grizzly Flat Campground.
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Project Name
Mendocino National Forest
Hammerhorn Lake
Improvements
CE
Lucky George Project
EA
Project Purpose
Decision
Covelo Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:08/2015
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 04/01/2015
(other than forest products)
Description: Aquatic vegetation removal and accessible trail extension
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
10/2015
Frank Aebly
707-275-1410
faebly@fs.fed.us
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46114
Location:
UNIT - Covelo Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mendocino. LEGAL - Sec 8 T24N, R10W
Mendocino County. Middle Fork Eel River.
Frank Aebly
- Forest products
On Hold
N/A
N/A
707-275-1410
- Vegetation management
faebly@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Road management
Description: Commercial and precommercial thinning of forest vegetation, fuel hazard reduction, reforestation of nonwilderness portion of 2008 Yellow Fire.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32534
Location:
McIssac Road Use Permit
Planning Status
UNIT - Covelo Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Trinity. LEGAL - Sec 13-16, 22-24, 26, 27, 35
T25N R11W, Sec 18, 19 T25N R10W MDBM. George's Valley / Indian Dick area, about 19 miles northeast of
Covelo.
- Road management
Completed
Actual: 06/11/2015
CE
06/2015
Frank Aebly
707-275-1410
faebly@fs.fed.us
Description: Permit to conduct maintenance on Forest Service road.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46115
Location:
Twin Rocks Ridge Fuelbreak
CE
Hinda Darner
- Vegetation management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
707-275-1446
(other than forest products)
hindadarner@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: Create a 300 ft wide by 4.5 mile long fuelbreak along Twin Rocks Ridge utilizing road 22N02. Would protect
resources and infrastructure in the Twin Rocks Ridge area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=28214
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Covelo Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mendocino. LEGAL - Sec 3, 10, 11, 14, 15
T22N, R10W. Black Butte River.
UNIT - Covelo Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mendocino. LEGAL - Sec 4-6 T22N R10W &
Sec 1 T22N R11W MDBM. Twin Rocks Ridge, about 14 miles east of Covelo.
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Project Name
Mendocino National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Grindstone Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Alder Springs Valley View
Conservation Camp Special
Use Permit
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/01/2014
Expected:07/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
07/2015
CE
Jeanette Williams
530-934-1136
jeanettewilliams@fs.fed.
us
Description: Renewal of a 20 year special use permit for the purpose of operating and maintaining an adult conservation camp.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44776
Location:
Divide-Auger Timber Sale
EA
Linda Angerer
- Forest products
On Hold
N/A
N/A
530-934-1146
- Vegetation management
langerer@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Road management
Description: Timber harvest, fuel treatments, forest disease treatments, reforestation to produce current saw timber and ensure
long-term productivity of lands allocated to timber production; road maintenance for harvest-related traffic and
erosion prevention.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=17012
Location:
Lamb Special Use Permit (SUP)
Water Transmission Right-ofWay
UNIT - Grindstone Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Glenn. LEGAL - T21N R8W Sec 23-26.
Alder Springs Valley View Conservation Camp.
UNIT - Grindstone Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - Sec21, 22, 27, 28 T24N
R9W; Sec 28-30, 32 T25N R9W MDBM. Croney Ridge and Forks Ridge in the upper and middle Thomes Creek
watershed.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/01/2015
CE
Expected:07/2015
08/2015
Jeanette Williams
530-934-1136
jeanettewilliams@fs.fed.
us
Description: Reissue a special use permit (SUP) authorizing private landowners to maintain a spring and pipeline that occurs
on Forest Service land. The first permit issued was 5 for years and is now expired. The next permit will be for 20
years.
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Grindstone Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T23N R9W Sec 16.
Near the M4 road and Rock Springs.
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Project Name
Mendocino National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Grindstone Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Patton Mill Fuel Break
- Fuels management
Completed
Actual: 06/26/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
06/2015
CE
Jeanette Williams
530-934-1136
jeanettewilliams@fs.fed.
us
Description: Establish a linear fuel beak approximately 5 miles long and brush approximately 1 mile of road to complement the
current system of fuels treatments to improve the egress and ingress for fire service personnel and equipment in
the event of a fire.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44859
Location:
Salt Creek Conservation Camp
Special Use Permit
UNIT - Grindstone Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T23N R7W Sec 6;
T24N R7W Sec 20,29,31-32. Approximately 5.5 miles west of Paskenta.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/01/2014
CE
Expected:07/2015
07/2015
Jeanette Williams
530-934-1136
jeanettewilliams@fs.fed.
us
Description: Renew a 20 year special use permit for the purpose of operating and maintaining an adult conservation camp.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44771
Location:
Sheep Timber Sale
EA
Andrew Mishler
- Forest products
On Hold
N/A
N/A
530-968-1809
- Vegetation management
amishler@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Road management
Description: Commercial and precommercial thinning of forest vegetation to capture timber volume and restore stand
characteristics similar to reference conditions; fuel hazard reduction using prescribed fire and mechanical
treatments.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32339
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Grindstone Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T23N R7W Sec 27, 34.
Salt Creek Conservation Camp.
UNIT - Grindstone Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Glenn, Lake. LEGAL - Sec 12-15, 20-24
T20N R9W; Sec 7, 18, 19 T20N R8W MDBM. Sheep Ridge & vicinity in upper Black Butte River watershed, about
15 mile west of community of Elk Creek.
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Project Name
Mendocino National Forest
Trail 1 Restoration
CE
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Grindstone Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/01/2015
Expected:09/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
10/2015
Jeanette Williams
530-934-1136
jeanettewilliams@fs.fed.
us
Description: Restore approximately 1,000 feet of unsustainable trail by returning this site to natural conditions.
Location:
Trail 27 Reroute
UNIT - Grindstone Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Colusa. LEGAL - T17N R7W Sec 36.
Stonyford Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV)Area.
- Recreation management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/01/2015
Expected:09/2015
10/2015
Jeanette Williams
530-934-1136
jeanettewilliams@fs.fed.
us
Description: Reroute approximately 0.2 miles of trail from private property onto Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land and
maintenance of approximately 1.3 miles of trail on BLM land.
Location:
Whiskey Restoration
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Zachary Rich
- Vegetation management
Developing Proposal
Expected:09/2015
09/2015
530-934-1259
(other than forest products)
Est. Scoping Start 07/2015
zrich@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: Establish fuel treatments on approx. 360 acres, to provide habitat, community and infrastructure protection, and
enhance firefighting efforts. Treatments include: chipping, mastication, hand thinning/piling/burning, machine piling
and underburning.
Location:
Mendocino National Forest
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Grindstone Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Colusa. LEGAL - T17N R6W Sec 17.
Stonyford Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Area.
UNIT - Grindstone Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Tehama. LEGAL - T23N R7W Sec 27, 2931 and T23N R8W Sec 24-25. Whiskey Fire Footprint.
Upper Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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Mendocino National Forest
Project Name
Mendocino National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Upper Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Foster Apiary Special Use
Permit Renewal
- Special use management
Completed
Actual: 05/14/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
06/2015
CE
Frank Aebly
707-275-1401
faebly@fs.fed.us
Description: Renew special use authorization for 10 years. Authorization includes the intended removal of the apiaries at Rabbit
Glade and Pinnacle Rock and the addition of apiaries at the end of Forest Road 17N37 and Powder House Gate
for 4-6 as established.
Location:
Habitat Improvement - Meadow
off Trail 17
UNIT - Upper Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Sections 1, 3, 4, 14, 15,
22, T17N, R10W. Several Locations; Willow, Upper Bucknell, Benmore, Packsaddle HUC 7 watersheds.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2015
Expected:08/2015
09/2015
CE
Frank Aebly
707-275-1410
faebly@fs.fed.us
Description: Improve riparian area utilized by wildlife and cattle off motorized Trail 17 near Forest Road 17N43. Project would
include fencing the spring source and developing the spring to flow into a trough away from the spring source.
Location:
Habitat Improvement - Meadow
off Trail 27
UNIT - Upper Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Section 19, T17N, R10W.
Off OHV Trail 85417 which if off Forest Road 17N43.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2015
Expected:08/2015
09/2015
CE
Frank Aebly
707-275-1401
faebly@fs.fed.us
Description: Improve riparian area utilized by wildlife and cattle off road motorized trail 27 near Forest Road 17N38. Project
would include fencing the spring source and developing the spring to flow into a trough away from the spring
source.
Location:
Lake Pillsbury Resort Special
Use Permit Renewal
UNIT - Upper Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Section 4, T17N, R10W.
Off OHV trail 85427 which is off Forest Road 17N38.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/28/2014
Expected:06/2015
CE
06/2015
Frank Aebly
707-275-1401
faebly@fs.fed.us
Description: Renewing special use authorization for Lake Pillsbury Resort
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Upper Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Section 10, T18N, R10W.
West shore of Lake Pillsbury on the Upper Lake RD.
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Project Name
Mendocino National Forest
M6 Maintenance and Stream
Crossing Upgrades
CE
Project Purpose
EIS
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Sharen Parker
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Completed
Actual: 05/11/2015
09/2015
530-934-6500
- Watershed management
sparker@fs.fed.us
- Road management
Description: Repair/replace failing culverts at two stream crossings. Replace culverts @ Eel River with a bridge or bottomless
arch,and bottomless arch @ Trout Creek. Maintains road access and improves fish passage.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43021
UNIT - Upper Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Sec 27, 34 T20N R9W
MDBM. Forest Road M6 at the crossings of Eel River and Trout Creek.
Gary Urdahl
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:02/2016
05/2016
707-275-1417
- Forest products
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
gurdahl@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
05/20/2014
(other than forest products)
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
- Fuels management
Register 11/2015
Description: Thinninig and fuels treatments to protect the Late Successional Reserve from wildfires and to enhance the
development/maintenance of late successional habitat (The project was formerly titled Pine Mountain LSR Fuels
Reduction).
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=13615
Location:
Re-issue Phillips Water
Transmission Permit
Decision
Upper Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Location:
Pine Mountain LSR Habitat
Protection and Enhancement
Planning Status
UNIT - Upper Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - T17&18N R10W MDBM.
Pine Mountain area, southwest of Lake Pillsbury.
- Special use management
On Hold
N/A
CE
N/A
Frank Aebly
707-275-1410
faebly@fs.fed.us
Description: Re-issue expired special use permit.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36347
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Upper Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Sec 32 T15N R8W
MDBM. About 1.5 miles NE of Lucern, CA.
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Project Name
Mendocino National Forest
Project Purpose
CE
CE
Westshore Waterline and
Spring Development
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
UNIT - Upper Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Sec 25 T18N R10W
MDBM. Along terraces of Rice Creek, about 2,000 feet upstream from Swallow Rock.
Frank Aebly
- Vegetation management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
707-275-1401
(other than forest products)
faebly@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: Thinning in 35 year old plantations established after the Round Fire of 1966. Purpose is to control tree density,
improve forest health and reduce fuel loading and the risk of large wildfires.
Location:
South Ridge Understory Burn
Expected
Implementation
Frank Aebly
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
On Hold
N/A
N/A
707-275-1410
- Vegetation management
faebly@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
Description: Exterminate tamarisk infestation using chain saws to cut Tamarisk and expose the stumps for treatment with
Garlon 4 with direct application. Follow-up monitoring and treatments will be required for 3-5 years.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42479
Location:
Round Burn Thinning
Decision
Upper Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Rice Fork Tamarisk Eradication
EA
Planning Status
UNIT - Upper Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - T17N R11W MDBM.
Northwest of Howard Mill Station.
- Vegetation management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Understory burning if forest vegetation to reduce fuel hazard and risk of stand-replacing fire.
Frank Aebly
707-275-1401
faebly@fs.fed.us
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=28207
Location:
UNIT - Upper Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Sec 8-10, 15-17 T18N
R10W MDBM. South Ridge area, about 2 miles west of Lake Pillsbury.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/31/2015
CE
Expected:10/2015
11/2015
Frank Aebly
707-275-1410
faebly@fs.fed.us
Description: Re-issue a special use authorization for approx. 950 ft. of 1 3/4" water transmission line (with a 25ft. buffer on
either side of the line) from PG&E leased property to an un-named spring on FS property. Both spring and line
under permit since 1986.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46084
Location:
07/01/2015 04:32 am MT
UNIT - Upper Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Sec 10 T18N, R10W.
Pillsbury Basin.
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
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