Lost Lane Fuels Reduction Project

Document Description: This project is a portion of a larger effort to reduce the risk of a catastrophic fire by improving fire resiliency through vegetation treatments within and adjacent to the community of Mammoth Lakes. The larger project involves a cooperative effort with the Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District (MLFPD), Mammoth Lakes Community Water District, Inyo National Forest, Mono County, Town of Mammoth Lakes, Mammoth Lakes Trails - Public Access, and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Valentine Reserve, under the guidance of Mammoth Lakes Fire Safe Council. The project would perform fuels reduction treatments on ~ 65 acres. Any activities on lands owned by the USFS are being received under a separate NEPA document, and so this document analyzes only those activities that would be performed within the Town of Mammoth Lakes. Private Contractors would perform fuels reduction and removal. Cal Fire would perform site inspections and provide advice and guidance to private property owners. MLFD would assist property owners with slash disposal through chipping and disposal services. All tree removal would be subject to review and approval of a tree removal permit, per Town of Mammoth Lakes regulations. California Department of Forestry guidelines would be employed as the primary framework for proposed practices for fuel reduction activities undertaken.

Contact Information: Brent Harper
Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District
P.O. Box 5
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 934-2300

Review Period Start: 12/27/2010
Review Period End: 1/26/2011
Local Action: Other Action Other Action: Fuels Reduction
Project Issues: Aesthetic/Visual Agricultural Land Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Biological Resources Drainage/Absorption Economics/Jobs Flood Plain/Flooding Forest Land/Fire Hazard Geologic/Seismic Minerals Noise Population/Housing Balance Public Services Recreation/Parks Schools/Universities Septic System Sewer Capacity Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Solid Waste Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Vegetation Water Quality Water Supply Wetland/Riparian Growth Inducing Land Use Cumulative Effects
Reviewing Agencies: Cal Fire California Department of Parks and Recreation California Highway Patrol Caltrans, District 9 Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6 (Inyo & Mono Region) Department of Water Resources Native American Heritage Commission Regional Water Quality Control Bd., Region 6 (Victorville) Resources Agency