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Schedule Of Proposed Action - 07/01/2011 to 09/30/2011 - Sierra National Forest Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)07/01/2011 to 09/30/2011Sierra National Forest This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/01/2007 Expected:12/2011 12/2011 Annette Lambert559-855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: Reissue expired or soon to be expired permits to various (33) PGE electric line and associated access roads. Location: UNIT - Sierra National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Fresno, Madera, Mariposa. LEGAL - maps avialable at the District Offices. Various locations on the Bass Lake and High Sierra Ranger Districts.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 02/05/2007Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/2011 Expected:10/2011 10/2011 Teri Drivas559-297-0706 x4923tdrivas@fs.fed.us Description: Issuance of a Special Use Authorization for components of the SCE Mammoth Pool HB Balve and FWG Replacement Project and authorization to utilizing FS roads. SNF authorization is required until FERC licensing is in place.
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 09/06/2007 Expected:01/2012 01/2012 Cesar Sanchez559-297-0706 x4987cesarsanchez@fs.fed.us Description: Issuance of a special use permit(s) for concessionaire management (including operation and maintenance) of developed recreation facilities. Locations of facilities include but not limited to Dinkey Creek, Bass Lake, Huntington Lake and Edison Lake.
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 07/2011 Expected:08/2011 08/2011 Linda McPhail559-877-2218 -3200lmcphail01@fs.fed.us Description: Installation of 4 bear boxes on 3 high elevation OHV trails and 1 OHV use area: 2 @ Iron Lakes 4x4 trail, 1 @ Star Lakes 4x4 trail, 1 @ Red Top OHV dispersed site; existing sites, very popular to the forest visitor and are located in bear prone areas
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management Completed Actual: 05/18/2011 09/2011 Mark Lemon559-877-2218 ext.3110mlemon@fs.fed.us Description: The purpose of the project will be to: Reduce fuel ladders and ground fuels in a wildland urban interface area, increase vigor and health of mixed conifer stands and reduce noxious weed populations.
Location: UNIT - Bass Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mariposa. LEGAL - T5S, R21E, Sec. 13,24, 25,26,35,36; T5S, R22E, Sec. 16-22, 26-35. Project centered around community of Fish Camp, east of Hwy 41, north of FS road 6S07, south of Yosemite NP, west of White Chief Mountain.
- Watershed management Completed Actual: 01/10/2011 06/2013 Keith Stone559-877-2218kstone@fs.fed.us Description: Five year watershed restoration plan for priority Watershed Improvement Need (WIN) sites in the WF Chiquito Creek watershed. Restoration will concentrate on wet meadow and/or fen environments for improved hydrologic function and aquatic habitat.
- Recreation management - Heritage resource management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management In Progress:NOI in Federal Register 05/31/2011Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 11/2011 Expected:04/2012 08/2012 Burt Stalter559-877-2218 ext 3208bstalter@fs.fed.us Description: The purpose of the project will be to: Reduce fuel ladders and ground fuels in a wildland urban interface area, increase vigor and health of mixed conifer stands, restore key ecological watershed components, and restore wildlife structures/habitat. Location: UNIT - Bass Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Madera. LEGAL - The project is located in Madera County, Ca in T6S R22E Sec 13,14,15,16,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,32,33,34 and 35; T6S R23E Sec 18 & 19 and T7S R22E Sec 2&3. MDB &M. This proposed project is located in the upper Willow Creek watershed , north of Bass Lake, south of Fresno Dome, east of Nelder Grove,and west of Graham Mountain.
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 09/01/2010Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/2011 Expected:10/2011 11/2011 Judith Tapia559-297-0706jetapia@fs.fed.us Description: Realignment of a section of the Hoseshoe Bend Trail, including construction of a 3-foot-wide trail beginning at the exiting unimproved parking and staging area at County Road 235 and FS 9S75 and extending along the hillside.
- Recreation management - Heritage resource management - Special use management Completed Actual: 03/31/2011 05/2011 Karen Nooney559-877-2218 ext. 3197knooney@fs.fed.us Description: Owners of a recreation residence need to repair their grey water line which has "daylighted" and no longer goes into their sanitary septic leachfield. The permit holder proposes to install a "Y" PVC connecting the grey water line to the leach field.
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 01/13/2011 Expected:09/2011 11/2011 Gayne Sears559-877-2218 ext 3182gsears@fs.fed.us Description: Establishment of Reach 8 of the San Joaquin River Trail by using 7.5 miles of existing system roads and trails in the area from Piyau Dome to the Mammoth TH. There is a need to construct 5 minor realignmens (~0.4 miles total) of the trail.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 06/14/2011 Expected:07/2011 07/2011 Gayne Sears559-877-2218 ext 3182gsears@fs.fed.us Description: Reissue Special Use Permit for approximatly 9 miles of the Exchecker-Yosemite 70Kv Transmission Line on the Sierra National Forest
- Regulations, Directives, Orders - Heritage resource management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management In Progress:Scoping Start 02/22/2011 Expected:08/2011 09/2011 Burt Stalter559-877-2218bstalter@fs.fed.us Description: The Source/Kinsman Project is a vegetation managment project which will utilize prescribed fire, mastication and brush crushing to modify and or remove vegetation to ehance wildlife habitat, cultural resources and manage fuel loading in WUI
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 09/01/2010Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/2011 Expected:10/2011 11/2011 Judith Tapia559-297-0706jetapia@fs.fed.us Description: Proposed construction of the Willow Creek access trail and an associated access road and parking area.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/22/2011 Expected:07/2011 07/2011 Gayne Sears559-877-2218 ext 3182gsears@fs.fed.us Description: Reissue a Special Use Permit for a residential water supply line (12" or less pipeline), forless than 1 mile across Natioanl Forest System lands on the Bass Lake Ranger District of the Sierra National Forest
- Recreation management - Special use management On Hold N/A N/A Gayne Sears559-877-2218 ext 3182gsears@fs.fed.us Description: Reissue 20 yr term permit to Yosemite Sugar Pine Railroad Resort
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 06/15/2011 Expected:07/2011 07/2011 Sharon Dooley559-877-2218 +3126sdooley@fs.fed.us Description: Series of four foot races on the Bass Lake District of the Sierra National Forest
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management Completed Actual: 06/06/2011 07/2011 Julie Gott559-855-5355 x3358jgott@fs.fed.us Description: Unauthorized route TH-8 would be blocked and rehabilitated with the following actions: ripping, waterbar construction; scattering local materials for groundcover; recontouring and planting for riparian area restoration; remove exclosure fence.
China Peak Mountain Resort Amend Permit to Authorize Additional ServicesCE
- Recreation management Completed Actual: 06/24/2011 07/2011 Judith Tapia559-297-0706jetapia@fs.fed.us Description: China Peak Mountain Resort proposes to add the following authorized services to their permit: Outfitting and Guiding, Back Country Tours, Snowshoe Rentals/Guided Tours, Children's Snowmobile Rides, Rental of Mountain Bikes
Location: UNIT - High Sierra Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Fresno. LEGAL - Township 8 South, Ranger 25 East. China Peak Mountain Resort.
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 07/2011 Expected:04/2012 08/2012 Keith Ballard(559) 855-5355keballard@fs.fed.us Description: Implement restoration treatments that are collaborately developed to achieve multiple goals; reduce hazardous fuels, retain and promote sensitive species habitat, and promote stand and landscape heterogeneity.
- Fuels management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 01/10/2011 Expected:07/2011 09/2011 Carolyn Ballard559-855-5355 x3354cballard@fs.fed.us Description: Create and maintain 3 new fuelbreaks and maintain 6 existing fuelbreaks in the front country of the High Sierra Ranger Distict using various mechanical, hand and herbicide methods. Maintain Access roads to fuelbreaks. Location: UNIT - High Sierra Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Fresno. LEGAL - T9S, R23E, Sec 19,24-26, 30-32; T10S R23 E, S13-15,24;T10S R24E, S19-21,23-30,32-35; T11S R24E S3,4,10;. High Sierra RD, Sierra NF.
- Heritage resource management In Progress:Scoping Start 06/29/2011 Expected:08/2011 08/2011 Doug McKay559-297-0706 ext 4891dcmckay@fs.fed.us Description: Issuance of an ARPA permit to complete archeological investigations via subsurface excavations at Upper Billy Creek Campground (2 sites) and Dowville Picnic Area (1 site)
- Fuels management Cancelled N/A N/A Carolyn Ballard(559) 855-5355cballard@fs.fed.us Description: Treat hazardous fuels with fire, mechanical and hand methods.
- Grazing management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 07/2011 Expected:11/2011 06/2012 Aimee Smith559-877-2218-3151asmith03@fs.fed.us Description: Interdisciplinary team to address proposed action to continue commercial cattle grazing on the Kaiser Grazing Allotment following specific grazing and rangeland management direction outlined in the Forest Plan (as amended)
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management In Progress:Scoping Start 12/20/2010Est. Objection Period Legal Notice 09/2011 Expected:10/2011 05/2012 Zachary Tane559-855-5355ztane@fs.fed.us Description: This project proposes to reduce the potential for severe fire, restore forest structure and composition consistent with frequent fire, and improve forest health conditions on 500 ac. The project is located within the Huntington Basin Recreation area
- Research and Development Completed Actual: 04/07/2011 07/2012 Judith Tapia559-297-0706jetapia@fs.fed.us Description: The EIS will evaluate the effects of the KREW Project which is designed to treat portions of the Kings River watershed to improve forest health and to examine the short and long term effects of these treatments as well. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/snrc/kingsriver/krew_project_eis/
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/07/2011 Expected:12/2011 05/2012 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: The proposed cabinet sites will serve as switching stations linking fiber optic cable to Ponderosa's Big Creek central office. The subscriber lines will originate from the cabinets, creating a shorter length of cable to each subscriber. Location: UNIT - High Sierra Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Fresno. LEGAL - T8S, R25E, Sections 11, 15, 32. Camp Sierra, Dowville Tract, Huckleberry Tract.
- Recreation management Completed Actual: 05/25/2011 06/2011 Judith Tapia559-297-0706jetapia@fs.fed.us Description: The SNF proposes to improve campground facilities and to protect and/or restore culturally and biologically sensitive resources at the Rancheria Campground.
- Special area management In Progress:Scoping Start 04/01/2011 Expected:08/2011 09/2011 Doug McKay559-297-0706 ext 4891dcmckay@fs.fed.us Description: Issuance of a SUP authorizing the operation and maintenance of a resort and associated facilities for up to 175 people at one time.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 09/30/2010 Expected:08/2011 09/2011 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: SCE is proposing to add fiber optic cable to an existing distributio power line from Shaver Dam to Powerhouse 2.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 09/30/2010 Expected:09/2011 10/2011 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: SCE has filed an application to develop a helicopter landing site near their Mono Diversion.
- Special use management Completed Actual: 06/20/2011 07/2011 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: The existing PH2 12 kV substation is an integral part of the Big Creek distribution system. The condition of the existing equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, etc. is old and obsolete. The existing substation is very unreliable.
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management In Progress:Scoping Start 10/01/2010Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/2011 Expected:10/2011 07/2012 Nevia Brown553-855-5355ext. 3332neviabrown@fs.fed.us Description: Thin pre-commerical trees and release competing vegetations using hand and mechanical methods, chemical spraying, while reducing fuel loads to help regain old forest conditions, increase vigor, increase stand heterogenity, and decrease fire potential
- Forest products - Fuels management - Watershed management In Progress:Scoping Start 06/11/2011Est. Objection Period Legal Notice 01/2012 Expected:05/2012 08/2012 Keith Ballard(559) 855-5355keballard@fs.fed.us Description: Implement restoration treatments that are collaborately developed to achieve multiple goals: reduce hazardous fuels, retain and promote sensitive species habitat, and promote stand and landscape heterogeneity.
Sugarloaf Corral ExpansionCE
- Grazing management Completed Actual: 04/05/201101/06/2011 11/2011 Amy Gustafson559-855-5355 ext 3308amygustafson@fs.fed.us Description: This project is to expand the east side of the Sugarloaf Corral to allow for sorting of livestock. The proposed corral expansion will be 28 feet by 40 feet and will be constructed using pipe material on the eastern boundary of the existing corral. Location: UNIT - High Sierra Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Fresno. LEGAL - Township 9 South, Range 24 East, Section 19. The Sugarloaf Corral is located on the Sugarloaf Grazing Allotment approximately 1/8 mile East of the junction of Jose Basin and Italian Bar Roads.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 09/2011 Expected:03/2012 06/2012 Andy Hosford559-855-5355 ext.-3315ahosford@fs.fed.us Description: Road obliteration.
- Special use management Completed Actual: 04/11/2011 05/2011 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: Special Use Permit holder Mrs. Zupko has asked to install a gate on her authorized private access road for safety and security reasons.