Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
10/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
Six Rivers 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
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
Six Rivers Road Maintenance
CE
*UPDATED*
Adam Dresser
- Watershed management
In Progress:
Expected:09/2015
09/2015
707-441-3618
- Facility management
Scoping Start 12/09/2014
adresser@fs.fed.us
- Road management
Description: This project will maintain forest roads on Six Rivers National Forest and the Ukonom District of Klamath National
Forest. Activities include brushing, blading, grading, spot rocking, installing drainage dips, culvert cleaning and
replacement.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45323
Location:
UNIT - Six Rivers National Forest All Units, Orleans/Ukonom Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY Del Norte, Humboldt, Siskiyou, Trinity. LEGAL - Not Applicable. All Forest Service system roads with Six Rivers
National Forest and the Ukonom District of Klamath National Forest.
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Six Rivers National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Six Rivers Aquatic
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Restoration(formerly:
- Watershed management
Forestwide Aquatic Restoration
Project)
EA
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/02/2015
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 09/2015
04/2016
Carolyn Cook
707-441-3551
cacook@fs.fed.us
Description: This project will address recovery actions for listed salmondids and aquatic habitat restoration including: riparian
treatments, large woody debris recruitment and placement, off-channel winter rearing habitat, invasives
management, etc.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42051
Location:
UNIT - Six Rivers National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Del Norte, Humboldt, Siskiyou,
Trinity. LEGAL - Not Applicable. This project will occur on the Smith, Klamath, Salmon, Trinity, Mad and Eel River
watersheds within the Six Rivers National Forest.
Six Rivers National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
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R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Six Rivers National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Six Rivers National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
PG&E Forest Wide Powerline
Authorization
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 05/2015
Project Contact
Expected:11/2015
12/2015
CE
George Frey
(707) 441-3631
gfrey@fs.fed.us
Description: Reauthorization of all of PG&E's existing uses on the Six Rivers NF and the Ukonom RD of the Klamath NF
Location:
Renovation of Historic
Residential Structures
UNIT - Orleans Ranger District, Lower Trinity Ranger District, Mad River Ranger District. STATE - California.
COUNTY - Humboldt, Trinity. LEGAL - T11N R5&6 E, T10N R5E, T7N R4&5E, T6N R4,5&6E, T5N R5&6E, T4N
R4&5E, T1N R5&6E, T1S R6&7E, T2S R7&8E, T3S R6&8E, HM. Projects crosses many of the Forests
Management Areas within the Mad, Van Dusen, Trinity and Klamath River.
- Facility management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/14/2012
Expected:04/2015
06/2015
CE
Diane Bales
707-441-3632
dtbales@fs.fed.us
Description: Renovate 8 historic residential buildings and respective outbuildings by performing routine maintenance in addition
to architectural and structural improvements.
Location:
Six Rivers National Forest
District)
Gasquet Cell Site
UNIT - Orleans Ranger District, Lower Trinity Ranger District, Mad River Ranger District. STATE - California.
COUNTY - Siskiyou, Trinity. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Orleans District (T11N, R6E, S31), Oak Bottom Admin Site
(T11N, R6E, S2), Salyer Guard Station (T6N, R5E, S14), Mad River Compound (T1N, R6E, S17), Zenia Guard
Station (T3S, R6E, S11).
Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA (excluding Projects occurring in more than one
- Special use management
CE
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 12/2014
Expected:08/2015
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
09/2015
George Frey
707-441-3631
gfrey@fs.fed.us
Description: Construction use and maintenance of a cell tower and valut for a cell site.
Location:
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UNIT - Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA. STATE - California. COUNTY - Del Norte. LEGAL - T27N
R2E Section 21 SE 1/4. Gasquet Toll Rd 2 miles east of Gasquet.
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Project Name
Six Rivers National Forest
District)
Little Jones Riparian Project
CE
*UPDATED*
Project Purpose
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA (excluding Projects occurring in more than one
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Mike McCain
06/2016
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Developing Proposal
Expected:11/2015
707-457-3853
- Vegetation management
Est. Scoping Start 10/2015
mmccain@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
Description: Selective girdling of alder overstory to promote conifer growth and development of mature riparian canopy.
Location:
PacifiCorp Power Line
Authorization Reissuance
Planning Status
UNIT - Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA. STATE - California. COUNTY - Del Norte. LEGAL T17N,R3E, S15, 22, 44,45, 47,48, 49, 63, 64, 65. Lower 3 miles of Little Jones Creek, in the riparian area.
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 02/2015
CE
Expected:09/2015
10/2015
Julia Everta
707-441-3631
gfrey@fs.fed.us
Description: Reissuance of two PacifiCorp powerlines authorizations within the Smith River NRA that have expired. No
changes are proposed for the new term.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36243
Location:
UNIT - Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA. STATE - California. COUNTY - Del Norte. LEGAL - T18N
R3E HM Sec 1,2,10,11,15,21,22,28, T17N R3E HM Sec 5,7,8,18, T17N R2E HM Sec 12,13,21- 24, T17N R1E
HM Sec 21 -24. UNIT - Smith River NRA, STATE - California, COUNTY - Del Norte.
Diane Bales
Smith River NRA Administrative - Heritage resource
06/2016
Developing Proposal
Expected:10/2015
Site Upgrade
707-441-3632
management
Est. Scoping Start 09/2015
dtbales@fs.fed.us
Facility
management
CE
Description: Project includes construction of a new administrative office, wastewater treatment plant, 3 Bay Engine Warehouse
w/ workshop, two 9 person barracks, hazmat shed; restore historic building; and demolish select buildings.
Location:
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UNIT - Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA. STATE - California. COUNTY - Del Norte. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Smith River NRA compound in Gasquet, CA.
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Project Name
Six Rivers National Forest
District)
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA (excluding Projects occurring in more than one
Smith River NRA Restoration
and Motorized Travel
Management
- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
- Road management
EIS
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
04/11/2014
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 12/2015
Expected:03/2016
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
04/2016
Christy Prescott
707-441-3661
commentspacificsouthwest-sixrivers@fs.fed.us
Description: To make changes to the NFTS & MVUM, including designating m. trails, upgrading & downgrading, and
decommisioning roads to provide for recreation opportunities, administrative needs and reduce risk. Restoration of
select nonsystem routes is included.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38813
Location:
Six Rivers National Forest
Lower Trinity Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Bigfoot Community Fuels
Reduction Project
CE
*UPDATED*
Roots and Shoots Understory
Rx
*UPDATED*
UNIT - Lower Trinity Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Humboldt. LEGAL - T7N, R5E, SEC 21
AND 28. Lower Trinity Ranger District, Six Rivers National Forest, Humboldt County, California.
Nolan Colegrove
09/2015
- Heritage resource
In Progress:
Expected:09/2015
530-627-3207
management
Scoping Start 08/23/2013
ncolegrove@fs.fed.us
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Fuels management
Description: The project aims at re-introducing low intensity understory prescribed fires in roadside areas which have been
identified as having culturally important species for native collection such as Hazel, Willow, beargrass and
huckleberry.
Location:
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R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Andrew Spain
N/A
- Vegetation management
On Hold
N/A
530-629-4487
(other than forest products)
aspain@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: Project aims to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to private property by a combination of hand thinning trees and
shrubs as well as prescribed burning.
Location:
CE
UNIT - Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River NRA. STATE - California. COUNTY - Del Norte. LEGAL - T13N
to T19S, R1E to R5E. Gasquet Ranger District, Smith River National Recreation Area, Del Norte County,
California.
UNIT - Lower Trinity Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Humboldt, Siskiyou. LEGAL - T7N R4E
SEC 26; T6N R4E SEC 15,22,33; T4N R5E SEC 3;. Project units are located adjacent to roads on the Lower
Trinity, Orleans and Ukonom Ranger Districts.
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Project Name
Six Rivers National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Lower Trinity Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Katherine Worn
805-961-5709
kworn@fs.fed.us
Sims Fire Restoration Landline Repair and
Maintenance
- Land ownership management
CE
Description: Repair and Maintenance of property lines and monument boundaries burned in the 2004 Sims Fire.
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/13/2015
Expected:04/2015
04/2015
*NEW LISTING*
Location:
UNIT - Lower Trinity Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Humboldt. LEGAL - T.4N, R.6E. Sec.
17-20 and 28-33; T.4N, R.5E, Sec. 13, 14, 23-26 and 35-36 of the Humboldt Base Meridian. Repair and
maintenance of landline boundaries damaged in the fire or overgrown.
Katherine Worn
805-961-5709
kworn@fs.fed.us
Sims Fire Restoration Roadside and Landline Fuels
Reduction Project
- Fuels management
CE
Description: Linear feature fuel reduction along roads and private property in the Sims fire area to improve timber stand and
reduce fire spread potential.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47632
*NEW LISTING*
Location:
Sims Fire Restoration - Thin
and Release Plantations and
Reforestation with Site
Preparation
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Expected:10/2015
11/2015
UNIT - Lower Trinity Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Trinity. LEGAL - T. 4 N., R. 5 E, Sections
13, 14, 22 - 24; T. 4 N., R. 6 E., Section 17 - 20. The Project area is located south of Forest Road No. 340 in the
vicinity of Grapevine Creek.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/01/2015
Expected:11/2015
11/2015
Katherine Worn
805-961-5709
kworn@fs.fed.us
Description: Thin and Release of existing plantations in the Sims fire area and reforestation with site preparation of areas that
haven't had natural tree regeneration.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47661
Location:
10/01/2015 04:24 am MT
In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/01/2015
UNIT - Lower Trinity Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Trinity. LEGAL - T. 4 N., R. 5 E., Section
24; T. 4 N., R. 6 E., Section 18 and 19. The Project area lies south of Forest Road No. 04N13 in the vicinity of
Grapevine Creek.
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Project Name
Six Rivers National Forest
Trinity River Community
Protection Fuels Project
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Lower Trinity Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Fuels management
On Hold
N/A
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
N/A
CE
Andrew Spain
530-629-4487
aspain@fs.fed.us
Description: Vegetation manipulation and dead fuel removal
Location:
Trinity Summit Range
Assessment
UNIT - Lower Trinity Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Humboldt, Trinity. LEGAL - T7N R5E
Sec 17,20,28,29,33; T6N R5E Sec 4,9,10,12,13,14,15,22,24,25,26; T6N R6E Sec 19,21,28,29,33,34. Lower
Trinity Ranger District
Watershed - Mainstem Trinity River.
- Grazing management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
EIS
Carolyn Cook
707-441-3551
commentspacificsouthwest-sixrivers-lowertrinity@fs.fed.us
Description: This project will assess grazing and rangeland conditions in the Mill Creek and Trinity Summit Allotments located
on the Lower Trinity Ranger District, Six Rivers National Forest.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41307
Location:
UNIT - Lower Trinity Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Humboldt. LEGAL - within all or portions
of T9NR5E, T9NR6E, T8NR5E, T8NR6E, T8NR7E, T7NR6E, T7NR7E. Mill, Tish Tang , and Horse Linto
watersheds as well as the Trinity Alps Wilderness.
Walsh Road Special Use Permit - Special use management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
CE
Julia Everta
707-441-3543
jeverta@fs.fed.us
Description: Issuance of a road special use permit to access private property by way of an existing road.
Location:
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UNIT - Lower Trinity Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Trinity. LEGAL - S 1/2 Section 20, T. 6
N., R. 6 E., HM. UNIT - Lower Trinity RD, STATE - California, COUNTY - Trinity.
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Project Name
Six Rivers National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Lower Trinity Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Kristen Lark
Waterman West Integrated
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Developing Proposal
Expected:10/2015
04/2016
Vegetation Management Project - Forest products
530-629-4938
Est. Scoping Start 09/2015
klark@fs.fed.us
Vegetation
management
EA
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Integration of fuel reduction and timber management under Healthy Forest Restoration Act. Commercial and precommercial thinning of natural and plantation stands. Emphasis on fuel reduction, biomass utilization and other
commercial forest products.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=30477
Location:
Six Rivers National Forest
Mad River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Buck Mountain Vegetation and
Fuel Management Project
EIS
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Shirley Rech
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
On Hold
N/A
N/A
707-574-6233
- Forest products
srech@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Commercial thinning on about 1300 acres, oak release on 150 acres, timber stand improvement on about 500
acres, and fuel treatment in strategic locations on about 1500 acres.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=29374
Location:
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UNIT - Lower Trinity Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Humboldt, Trinity. LEGAL - T7N, R5E,
SEC 9-11, 13-16, 21-28, 33-35; T7N, R6E, SEC 30-32; T6N, R5E, SEC 1-4, 10-12, 14-15; T6N, R6E, SEC 56. Waterman, Campbell, and Baldwin Ridges on the Lower Trinity Ranger District of Six Rivers National Forest.
UNIT - Mad River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Humboldt, Trinity. LEGAL - T1N, R5&6E,
Humboldt B&M. LRMP Management Areas: Late-Successional Reserve, Riparian Reserve. Non-key
Watershed: Van Duzen River. Van Duzen and Dinsmore WUI areas.
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Project Name
Six Rivers National Forest
KZ Oak Restoration Project
CE
Project Purpose
CE
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Nancy Curran
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
On Hold
N/A
N/A
707-574-6233
- Vegetation management
ncurran@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Fuel reduction and oak woodland restoration on approximately 895 acres of oak woodlands with conifer
encroachment. Removal of brush and small diameter trees.
UNIT - Mad River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Trinity. LEGAL - T3S, R6E; T3S, R7E and
T4S, R7E Humboldt B&M. LRMP Management Areas: General Forest, Special Habitat, and Riparian Reserve.
Key Watershed: North Fork Eel River.
Nancy Curran
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:10/2014
05/2015
707-574-6233
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 10/26/2012
ncurran@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Construction of a shaded fuel management zone on NFS lands that would connect similar shaded fuel
management zones on adjacent private lands, creating an effective fuel management zone across land
ownerships between Highway 36 and South Fork Mountain
Location:
Ruth Fire Hazard Tree
Abatement Project
Decision
Mad River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Location:
Lamb Gap Community
Protection Project
Planning Status
UNIT - Mad River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Trinity. LEGAL - Sections 23, 25, and 26, T.
1 N., R. 6 E., Humboldt Baseline and Merdian. LRMP Management Areas: Partial Retention VQO, Retention VQO,
Managed Habitat.
- Road management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/28/2012
Expected:08/2014
CE
10/2014
Jeremy Dorsey
707-574-6877
jdorsey02@fs.fed.us
Description: Abatement of hazardous conditions along NFS roads within the 2011 Ruth Fire area by felling dead, dying, and
damaged trees for the purpose of maintaining and promoting safe public access routes through this portion of the
Mad River Ranger District
Location:
Six Rivers National Forest
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UNIT - Mad River Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Trinity. LEGAL - Sections 20, 21, 29, 30,
31, and 32, T. 2 S., R. 8 E., Humboldt Baseline and Meridian. LRMP Management Areas: General Forest, Riparian
Reserves, Retention VQO, Partial Retention VQO.
Orleans Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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Six Rivers National Forest
Project Name
Six Rivers National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Orleans Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Cedar Vegetation Management
Project
EA
CE
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Roberto Beltran
- Forest products
On Hold
N/A
N/A
530-627-3334
- Vegetation management
rbeltran@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Commercially thin natural stands and plantations and treat fuels on approximately 1700 acres.
Location:
Fish Lake POC Sanitation
Expected
Implementation
UNIT - Orleans Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Humboldt. LEGAL - T 11N, R5E, Secs. 2122, 26-28, 33-36 and T10N, R5E, Secs. 2-4, 8-10, and 16-17, HBM. UNIT - Orleans Ranger District. STATE California. COUNTY - Humboldt. Management Area - General Forest, Matrix and Late Successional Reserve.
Watershed - Lower Middle Klamath.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
On Hold
N/A
N/A
Nolan Colegrove
530-627-3334
rbeltran@fs.fed.us
Description: Removal of dead, dying and nearby POC at the back of the campground. Removal of the host species will reduce
the potential to spread POC root disease in a high use Recreation area.
Location:
Fish Lake Recreation
Improvements
UNIT - Orleans Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Humboldt. LEGAL - T10N, R4E, Sections 11
and 14 HMB. Fish Lake Campground.
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/27/2013
Expected:09/2014
07/2015
CE
Roberto Beltran
530-627-3334
rbeltran@fs.fed.us
Description: Install new boat dock /fishing platform and fish cleaning station. Repair and/or modify existing culvert outflow.
Location:
Orleans Barracks Replacement
Project
UNIT - Orleans Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Humboldt. LEGAL - T 10N, R5E, S 14. Fish
Lake.
- Facility management
On Hold
N/A
CE
N/A
Nolan Colegrove
530-627-3207
ncolegrove@fs.fed.us
Description: Replaces an older barracks facility on the Orleans statiion with a new one.
Location:
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UNIT - Orleans Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Humboldt. LEGAL - LEGAL - T11N R6E Sec
31 HBM. UNIT - Orleans Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Humboldt. Management Area General Forest, Watershed - Middle Klamath.
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Project Name
Six Rivers National Forest
Salmon River Water Quality
Gauge
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Orleans Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 06/2015
CE
Expected:07/2015
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R5 - Pacific Southwest Region
08/2015
Julia Everta
707-441-3543
jeverta@fs.fed.us
Description: The Salmon River Restoration Council (SRRC) proposes to install a water quality monitoring gauge in the Salmon
River, alongside existing USGS gauge equipment, to transmit real-time data that would be made available to the
public via internet.
Location:
UNIT - Orleans Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T. 11 N., R. 6 E., Sec. 3,
HM. In the vicinity of Forest System Road 11N22, a Maintenance Level 2 road which runs along the south side of
Salmon River.
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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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