Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
04/01/2016 to 06/30/2016
Modoc 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
EIS
N/A
N/A
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.
Modoc National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
Lava Hazardous Fuels
Reduction Project
EA
*UPDATED*
John Landoski
03/2016
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Completed
Actual: 01/19/2016
530-299-8425
- Forest products
jlandoski@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: The Lava Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project, is within an energy corridor WUI and spotted owl habitat. It is a
fuels reduction project to protect the power lines and habitat for the owls from large-scale high intensity wildland
fires
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=31457
Location:
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R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
UNIT - Big Valley Ranger District, Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc,
Siskiyou. LEGAL - T41N, R4E, Secs. 1, 2; T42N, R4E, Secs. 1, 10 - 14, 22 - 28, 33 - 36; T42N, R5E, Secs. 19,
20, 30,31. Modoc National Forest, Big Valley & Doublehead Ranger Districts, Modoc and Siskiyou Counties.
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Project Name
Modoc National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Big Valley Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Ash Valley Grazing EA
- Grazing management
EA
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/19/2012
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 05/2016
Expected:09/2016
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
10/2016
Garrett Noles
530-667-8630
garrettrnoles@fs.fed.us
Description: The proposed action is reauthorize cattle grazing and implement an allotment management plan on the Ash Valley
allotment
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=33996
Location:
Frog Fire Salvage Project
UNIT - Big Valley Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen, Modoc. LEGAL - Approximately
14,763 acres in portions of T38N, R10E; T38N, R11E; T39N, R10E; T39N, R11E. Estimated air miles from Adin,
California: 11 miles east.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
EA
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/01/2016
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 04/2016
Expected:07/2016
07/2016
John Zarlengo
530-532-8932
jzarlengo@fs.fed.us
Description: Salvage fire-killed trees up to 2200 acres.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48525
Location:
Johnson Creek Bridge Stream
Restoration Project
CE
UNIT - Big Valley Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - 41NR5E, 41NR6E,
42NR5E, 42NR6E. 41NR5E, 41NR6E, 42NR5E, 42NR6E.
- Watershed management
- Facility management
- Road management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/18/2015
Expected:05/2016
06/2016
Teresa Morales
530-233-8700
teresadmorales@fs.fed.
us
Description: The intent of the project is to stabilize the right abutment of the Johnson Creek Bridge. The Forest Service
proposes to reroute the stream and install cross-vane(s) to protect the abutment.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46942
Location:
Modoc National Forest
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UNIT - Big Valley Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T40N R9E section 14.
The Johnson Creek Bridge is located west of the Lower Rush Creek camp ground, on Forest Road 41N11.
Devils Garden Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Modoc National Forest
Project Name
Modoc National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Devils Garden Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Avanzino Range Allotment
Management
EA
EA
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
UNIT - Devils Garden Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - T. 45 R10 E. sec 3-4,
8-11, 16-17, 21-22 46N. R 11E sec. 25-26, 34-36. The Avanzino allotment is on the Devil's Garden Ranger
District.
Jayne Biggerstaff
- Grazing management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
(530)233-8740
- Facility management
jbiggerstaff@fs.fed.us
- Road management
Description: Bureau of Indian Affairs has proposed road construction and/or improvement to access the Lauer Reservoir dam
for repair and maintenance.
Location:
Timbered Mountain Wildlife
Habitat Restoration Project
Project Contact
Jenny Jayo
- Grazing management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
530-233-8817
- Vegetation management
jjayo@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
Description: The project is to authorize continued grazing on the Avanzino allotment. Improve management by constructing
eleven miles of fence to meet our objectives.
Location:
BIA Road Improvement Lauer
Reservoir Access
Expected
Implementation
UNIT - Devils Garden Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - Township 44 North,
Range 13 East, section 9 (dam location). Modoc County, southwest of Goose Lake.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
On Hold
N/A
N/A
EA
Roy Cuzick
530-233-8803
rdcuzick@fs.fed.us
Description: Sage Steppe restoration project to remove non-old growth western juniper. Thinning of natural stands of
ponderosa pine to remove juniper plus understory pine.
Location:
Westlake Star-thistle Treatment
Project
UNIT - Devils Garden Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - Sec
12,13,14,23,24,25,26,35,36 T45NR10E, Sec 4,7,8,9,10,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,30,31,32 T45NR11E, Sec 6
T44NR11E. On and around Timbered Mountain, Devil's Garden RD, Modoc NF, Modoc County, CA.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
EA
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/14/2016
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 09/2016
Expected:03/2017
03/2017
Forest Gauna
530-233-8737
fgauna@fs.fed.us
Description: Eliminate yellow star-thistle on approximately 15 acres using combination of treatments.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47860
Location:
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UNIT - Devils Garden Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - MDM T42N R9E Sec
28 SW1/4. 3-3/4 miles west of Canby, near Westlake Butte.
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Project Name
Modoc National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Doublehead Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Clear Lake Sage-grouse
Habitat Improvement Project Phase IV
CE
*UPDATED*
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Garrett Noles
01/2016
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Completed
Actual: 01/19/2016
530-667-8630
- Vegetation management
garrettrnoles@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Watershed management
Description: The Forest is proposing to treat approximately 10,420 acres under the Clear Lake Sage-grouse Habitat
Improvement Project - Phase IV (CL Phase IV) by hand felling and lopping western juniper with about 30% pile
and burning within the units.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47396
Location:
UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T46N
R7E
T46N R8E
T45N R7E
.
Chinling Chen
530-233-8806
cchen@fs.fed.us
Glass Mtn., Mud Lake, and
Timber Mtn. Grazing Allotment
EA
- Grazing management
EA
Description: Analyze vegetation on three vacant sheep allotments for possiblity of bring sheep grazing back, in a sustained
manner. Bring them into compliance with Rescissions Act of 1995.
Location:
Highlands Roadside Safety
Improvement Project
On Hold
N/A
N/A
UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - Timber Mtn.: T44N,
R6E., sec 7,17-36; T44N, R7E, sec 30&31; T43N, R6E, sec 1-5,8-12; T43N, R7E, sec 5-9,16&17. Glass Mtn.:
T44N, R5E, sec 13-16,21-28,33-36; T44N, R6E, sec 18&19,30&31; T43N, R5E,. Glass Mtn., Mud Lake, and
Timber Mtn. are located on the Doublehead Ranger District, Modoc National Forest.
- Road management
On Hold
CE
N/A
N/A
Dave LeBlanc
530-667-8631
dleblanc@fs.fed.us
Description: Protect public safety along major travel routes by felling trees likely to fall or break partially/entirely within roadway.
Remove vegetation to increase sight distance around some road corners through a variety of methods.
Location:
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UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc, Siskiyou. LEGAL - T42N.R3E,
Sec 1-3,11,12; T42N.R4E, Sec 1,3,5,6,10-14,23; T43N.R3E Eastern 1/3; T43N.R4E Sec 7-10, 12-36; T43N.R5E
Sec 5,6,30,31; T44N.R5E Sec 28,29,32. Roads: 42N24, 42N25, 42N28, 42N44, 42N44A. 42N52, 42N56, 43A17A,
43A51A, 43N12, 43N14, 43N17, 43N21, 43N33, 43N33A, 43N33B; 43N42, 43N51, 43N53, 43N53Y, 43N54,
43N55, 43N99, 44N17, 44N75.
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Project Name
Modoc National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Doublehead Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Hunter Communications Fiber
Optic Project
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/29/2015
Expected:01/2016
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
01/2016
CE
Chris Christofferson
530-532-7473
cchristofferson@fs.fed.u
s
Description: The proposal is to install fiber optic line on existing telephone poles along portions of SH 139 and CR 97 and
buried within CR and Forest road rights-of-way. Project provides enhanced cell phone capability and access to
long haul fiber.
Location:
Medicine Lake Caldera
Vegetation Treatment Project
EA
*UPDATED*
William Moore
- Forest products
On Hold
N/A
N/A
530-233-8736
- Vegetation management
wmoore02@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Proposed vegetation treatments would remove Mountain Pine Beetle infested lodgepole pine and thin stands to
meet forest health objectives.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41284
Location:
Medicine Lake Interpretive
Signing
UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Enter
north Forest boundary east of Casuse Mountain, south on utility/transportation corridor (SH 139), west on CR 97.
One section due south to Timber Mtn; tie-in west CR 97 to fiber optic conduit.
UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T.43N, R.3E, Sections
1 -5, 8-17, 23 and 24; T.43N, R.4E, Sections 3-9, and 17-19; T.44N, R.3E, Sections 26, 25, 25, and 36; and
T.44N, R.4E, Sections 30-32. Medicine Lake Caldera.
- Recreation management
- Special area management
On Hold
CE
N/A
N/A
Nancy Nordensten
530-667-8641
njnordensten@fs.fed.us
Description: Interpretive signs installed at various locations throughout the Medicine Lake Highlands explaining the origin and
uniqueness of the surrounding area.
Location:
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UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 43 North,
Range 3 East, SE 1/4, Section 11. Medicine Lake Highlands.
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Project Name
Modoc National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Doublehead Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Tucker Grazing Allotment EA
- Grazing management
On Hold
N/A
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
N/A
EA
Garrett Noles
530-667-8630
garrettrnoles@fs.fed.us
Description: Complete Range Allotment management plans on the Tucker Allotment. Bring it into compliance with Rescisions
Act of 1995.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=24959
Location:
Modoc National Forest
Warner Mountain Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Lassen 15 Restoration Project
EA
Lassen Creek Grazing
Environmental Analysis
UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - T47N, R6E, Sections
25, 35 & 36; T47N, R7E, Section 31; T46N, R6E, Sections 1, 2, 10 - 15, 22 - 27 & 36; T46N, R7E, Sections 6 - 8,
17 - 21, 24 - 36; T45N, R7E, Sections 1 - 12, 14 - 18, continue. Tucker Allotment is located on the Doublehead
Ranger District, Modoc National Forest.
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Roy Cuzick
- Forest products
In Progress:
Expected:09/2016
10/2016
530-233-8803
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 03/21/2014
rdcuzick@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
Est. Comment Period Public
- Fuels management
Notice 02/2016
- Watershed management
- Road management
Description: Landscape level analysis to address timber, fuel, roads, range, watershed, and wildlife habitat issues.
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=22240
Location:
UNIT - Warner Mountain Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - T46NR14E,
T46NR15E, T45NR14E, and T45NR15E. Analysis area is south of Buck Creek Guard Station, west of Fandango
Valley, north of Buck Mountain and east of Fender Flat and the community of Davis Creek.
- Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/08/2015
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 03/2016
Expected:10/2016
10/2016
Adrian Cuzick
530-233-8746
alcuzick@fs.fed.us
Description: The purpose of the Lassen Creek Allotment Environmental Analysis is to revise and implement an Allotment
Management Plan and issue a term grazing permit on the existing 24,020-acre grazing allotment.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47360
Location:
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UNIT - Warner Mountain Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Lassen Creek area of the northern Warner Mountain Range in Modoc County, northeast of Alturas, CA.
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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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