Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
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
John Landoski
06/2015
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:03/2015
530-299-8425
- Forest products
Comment Period Public Notice
jlandoski@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
09/11/2014
(other than forest products)
Est. Objection Period Legal
- Fuels management
Notice 11/2014
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 Allotment
Management Plan
- Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 04/19/2012
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 05/2015
Expected:09/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
10/2015
Barbara Raymond
530-299-3215
braymond@fs.fed.us
Description: The proposed action is reauthorize cattle grazing and implement an allotment management plan on the Ash Valley
allotment
Location:
Day Fire Salvage
- Recreation management
Developing Proposal
- Forest products
Est. Scoping Start 10/2014
- Fuels management
Description: Salvage of fire killed timber on 37 acres
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Location:
Modoc National Forest
12/2014
John Zarlengo
530-532-8932
jzarlengo@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Big Valley Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - T40N, R6E, Section 25.
T40N, R6E, Section 25.
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
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:
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Expected:11/2014
Devils Garden Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Avanzino Range Allotment
Management
EA
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.
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.
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Project Name
Modoc National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Devils Garden Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
BIA Road Improvement Lauer
Reservoir Access
EA
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
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:
Barry Point South 2015
Reforestation
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.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/24/2014
Expected:01/2015
02/2015
CE
Cathy Carlock
(530)279-8331
ccarlock@fs.fed.us
Description: The project aims to accelerate the restoration of forested lands that experienced high mortality rates due to the
effects of the 2012 Barry Point fire.Hand planting ponderosa pine seedlings across ~1900 acres and protect
seedlings from animal damage.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43629
Location:
Timbered Mountain Wildlife
Habitat Restoration Project
UNIT - Devils Garden Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
T47NR11E, T47NR12E.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
Developing Proposal
Est. Notice of Initiation 01/2015
Expected:04/2016
05/2016
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:
Wetland Weed Treatment
CE
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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.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Developing Proposal
Expected:09/2015
10/2015
- Vegetation management
Est. Scoping Start 12/2014
(other than forest products)
Description: Treating noxious weeds on duck nesting island to promote desired botany species.
Mary Flores
530-279-6116
mflores@fs.fed.us
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44229
Location:
UNIT - Devils Garden Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Treating previously constructed waterfowl nesting islands across the Devil's Garden Ranger District.
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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)
CLP III
CE
EA
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Garrett Noles
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:10/2014
10/2014
530-667-8630
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 03/26/2014
garrettrnoles@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Watershed management
Description: Maintain and restore suitable habitat for sage-grouse by controlling western juniper expansion and infill into the
sage steppe community around Clear Lake and the surrounding vicinity. Expands the benefits of other similar
treatments in the area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44031
Location:
Carr-Tucker Allotments Water
Development Projects
Expected
Implementation
UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Lands
managed by the Modoc National Forest in the vicinity of the Clear Lake National Widllife Refuge.
Garrett Noles
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:03/2015
06/2015
530-667-8630
- Grazing management
Notice of Initiation 11/22/2013
garrettrnoles@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 10/2014
Description: Four water development projects including well installation, with storage tanks, troughs, and pipeline, are proposed
to provide permanent water sources within the Carr and Tucker Allotments. (Perez Pipeline proposal is now
included in this analysis)
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=33698
Location:
UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - T46NR6E, T45NR6E,
T45NR7E. Project is located southeast of Tulelake; Tucker Well is north and Harvey Jones Well is just east of
Harvey Jones Butte and Red Lake Well is just east of Doublehead Mtn.
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:
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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.
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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)
Highlands Roadside Safety
Improvement Project
- Road management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/27/2008
Expected:01/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
05/2015
CE
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:
Lost River Gap Fences
EA
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.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Grazing management
Cancelled
N/A
N/A
Garrett Noles
530-667-8630
garrettrnoles@fs.fed.us
Description: This project consists of constructing a fence or fences along the rock rim on the south side of Lost River to reduce
grazing pressure from livestock within the riparian corridor.
Location:
Medicine Lake Caldera
Vegetation Treatment Project
EA
William Moore
- Forest products
In Progress:
Expected:07/2015
09/2015
530-233-8736
- Vegetation management
Notice of Initiation 09/18/2014
wmoore02@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
Est. Comment Period Public
- Fuels management
Notice 02/2015
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:
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UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - T48N R7E Sections 35
& 36; T48N R8E Sections 31 & 32. Along south side of the Lost River Corridor staring just north of Plum Springs
and ending approximately 1 1/4 miles north of the Clear Lake Dam.
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.
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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)
Medicine Lake Interpretive
Signing
- Recreation management
- Special area management
On Hold
N/A
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
N/A
CE
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:
Perez Pipeline Extension
EA
UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - Township 43 North,
Range 3 East, SE 1/4, Section 11. Medicine Lake Highlands.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Grazing management
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 03/03/2014
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 10/2014
Expected:03/2015
04/2015
Garrett Noles
530-667-8630
garrettrnoles@fs.fed.us
Description: This project is now combined with the Carr-Tucker Allotments Water DevelopmentProjects. A 30 day comment
period will being in October 2014.
Sagebrush Pasture Division
Fence and Reservoirs
EA
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44035
Location:
UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - T45N R7E Section 32.
Seven miles south of Clear Lake and four miles east of State Highway 139.
Garrett Noles
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Cancelled
N/A
N/A
530-667-8630
- Grazing management
garrettrnoles@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Watershed management
Description: The project consists of constructing a division fence and two stockponds to better manage livestock grazing within
the sagebrush pasture.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=33692
Location:
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UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - T48N, R8E, Sections
28, 29; T47N, R8E, Sections 1, 2, 3, 11, & 15; T47N, R9E, Section 6. Project is located northeast Clear Lake and
north of Willow Creek.
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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 II
- Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
07/08/2008
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 03/2015
Expected:08/2016
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
09/2016
Garrett Noles
530-667-8630
garrettrnoles@fs.fed.us
Description: To authorize livestock grazing on the Tucker Allotment. Issue a term grazing permit and implement an Allotment
Management Plan. This allotment was analyzed in 2008 as the Tucker Grazing Allotment EA.
Location:
Modoc National Forest
UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - T47N R7E Section 30,
& 31; T47N R6E Sections 25, 35 & 36; T46N R7E Sections 6 - 8, 17 - 21, 24 - 36; T46N R6E Sec 1, 2, 3, 10 15, 22 - 27 & 36; T45N R7E Sec 1 - 12, 14 - 18; T45N R6E Sec 1, 12, & 13. The Tucker Allotment is located east
of Tulelake, California on the Doublehead Ranger District, Modoc National Forest.
Warner Mountain Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Geothermal Leasing in Western - Minerals and Geology
States - Lake City KGRA
EA
In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal
Notice 08/21/2008
Expected:08/2011
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
12/2011
Jayne Biggerstaff
(530)233-8740
jbiggerstaff@fs.fed.us
Description: Lease-specific analysis in determining whether NFS lands within the Lake City KGRA are appropriate for
geothermal leasing under FS/BLM policies and regulations. Appended to PEIS for geothermal leasing.
Web Link: http://www.blm.gov/geothermal_eis
Location:
Lassen 15 Restoration Project
EA
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UNIT - Warner Mountain Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - T.44N.,R.14E., S.
9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28. Lake City KGRA.
In Progress:
- Grazing management
Expected:09/2015
10/2015
Notice of Initiation 03/21/2014
- Forest products
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 03/2015
- Fuels management
Description: Landscape level analysis to address timber, range, wildlife habitat and fuel issues.
Roy Cuzick
530-233-8803
rdcuzick@fs.fed.us
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.
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Project Name
Modoc National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Warner Mountain Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
South Warner Grazing Analysis
- Grazing management
Completed
Actual: 08/28/2014
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
10/2014
EA
Adrian Cuzick
530-233-8746
alcuzick@fs.fed.us
Description: The Warner Mtn./Devil's Garden District Ranger proposes to authorize livestock grazing on three allotments
located on the Warner Mtn. Ranger District on the Modoc National Forest.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37201
Location:
Warner Mountain Obsidian
Management Project
UNIT - Warner Mountain Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - Portions of
T39NR14E, T38NR14E, T39NR15E, T38NR15E. Outlet, West Valley, and Parsnip Allotments, Warner Mountain
Ranger District.
- Minerals and Geology
Developing Proposal
Est. Notice of Initiation 02/2015
EA
Expected:08/2015
10/2015
Jayne Biggerstaff
530-233-8740
jbiggerstaff@fs.fed.us
Description: Analysis of personal and commercial use of obsidian on the Warner Mountain Ranger District, and development of
policy for resource.
Location:
UNIT - Warner Mountain Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Four existing designated common use mines: Lassen Creek, Middle Fork, Needles and Pink Lady.
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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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