Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed Lassen National Forest (LNF) Eagle Lake Ranger District (ELRD) Hazard Tree Management Project L
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Summary
SCH Number
2024030580
Lead Agency
Honey Lake Valley Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed Lassen National Forest (LNF) Eagle Lake Ranger District (ELRD) Hazard Tree Management Project L
Document Type
FIN - Final Document
Received
Present Land Use
United States Forest Service
Document Description
The Dixie Fire began on July 13, 2021 by a PG&E powerline and was contained on October, 25, 2021. The wildfire burned 963,309 acres. It was the largest single source wildfire in recorded California history. The fire resulted in expansive stretches of fire-killed and fire-damaged trees adjacent to National Forest System roads, trails, and facilities managed by LNF ELRD that now present a safety hazard. The primary purpose of this project is to provide for the safe use of National Forest System roads, trails, and facilities to the public, Forest Service staff, firefighters, emergency response personnel, law enforcement, private inholding landowners, contractors, special use permit holders, and others.
Contact Information
Name
Kelsey Siemer
Agency Name
Honey Lake Valley
Job Title
District Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Susanville
Counties
Lassen
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
The project area is located on +/-6,750 acres of public land managed by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Lassen National Forest (LNF), Eagle Lake Ranger District (ELRD) in Lassen County,
CA impacted by the Dixie Fire (2021). The project area is within the: Lower Butte Creek
(5526.360103); Middle Butte Creek (5526.360102); Upper Butte Creek (5526.360101); Triangle
Lake (8637.310104); Pine Lake (8637.310101); Silver Lake (8637.200105); Bogard (8637.310102);
Lower Robbers Creek (5518.450101); Moonlight Pass (5518.450400), Mountain Meadows Creek
(5518.450300), Upper Willard Creek (8637.200301), and Lower Willard Creek (8637.200302)
watersheds. The legal location is:
Mount Diablo Base and Meridian (MDBM) Township 27North, Range 9 East, portions of
Sections 1, 2, 11-13; T27N, R10E, portions of Section 18; T28N, R10 E, portions of
Sections 3, 4, 9, 10, 14, 15, 22 & 23; T29N, R09E, portions of Sections 5, 6, & 8; T29N,
Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Proposed LNF ELRD Hazard Tree Management Project
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R10E, portions of Sections 13, 14, 21-23, 27, 28, 33 & 34; T31N, R06E, portions of
Sections 1, 2, & 12; T31N, R07E, portions of Sections 5, 6, 8-15, 17, & 23-26; T31N,
R08E, portions of Sections 5-8, 17-20, 30, & 31; T32N, R06E, portions of Sections 23,
24, 26, 27, 34, & 35; T33N, R06E, portions of Sections 9, 10, 15, & 16.
The project is fairly steep with elevation ranging from 5,160 – 7,300 feet, and average annual
precipitation of 27 - 35 inches. The majority of the project area burned at medium to high severity
during the Dixie Fire in 2021.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan South Lake Tahoe Region 6 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Other (Forestry)
Local Actions
Specific Plan
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Transportation, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
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