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Schedule Of Proposed Action - 10/01/2011 to 12/31/2011 - Modoc National Forest Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)10/01/2011 to 12/31/2011Modoc National Forest This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
- Special area management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) In Progress:Scoping Start 07/27/2011Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 01/2012 Expected:03/2012 07/2012 Jenny Jayo530-233-8817jjayo@fs.fed.us Description: This project will update the Wild Horse Territory Management Plan approved in 1980 and the the Modoc NF Land and Resource Management Plan in 1991. This plan will guide the management of wild horses in this area for the next 15 - 20 years. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=32426
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/01/2011Est. Objection Period Legal Notice 10/2011 Expected:01/2012 02/2012 John Landoski530-299-8425jlandoski@fs.fed.us Description: This project, last entered as the Lava Vegetation Treatment 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 catastrophic wildland fires.
- Grazing management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2011 Expected:08/2012 11/2012 Barbara Raymond530-299-3215braymond@fs.fed.us Description: The proposed action is to issue two term grazing permits and implement an allotment management plan for one vacant cattle allotment.
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) In Progress:Scoping Start 05/04/2011 Expected:12/2011 04/2012 Molly Edgerton530-299-3215medgerton@fs.fed.us Description: Plant 11 of the 62 acres burned in the Flat Fire with 1-0 or 2-0 pine at various spacings. Salvage is no longer part of this project.
McBride Springs/Willow Creek Stream and Meadow Restoration ProjectCE
- Watershed management Completed Actual: 07/01/2011 08/2011 Katie Blazer530-233-8744kblazer@fs.fed.us Description: This project will improve riparian conditions by redirecting Willow Creek back to its original channel through a series of plug and pond structures along the current channel, which was constructed for irrigation purposes in the 1920s.
Location: UNIT - Big Valley Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Lassen. LEGAL - T36N and T37N, R10 E, sections 3 and 34. Both sides of CA HWY 139, along Willow Creek, east of Hayden Hill.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Grazing management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2011 Expected:02/2012 04/2012 Barbara Raymond530-299-3215braymond@fs.fed.us Description: Improve cattle distribution within the East Unit.
- Grazing management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/25/2010 Expected:10/2011 05/2012 Jenny Jayo530-233-8817jjayo@fs.fed.us Description: The project is to authorize continued grazing on the Avanzino allotment. Improve management by constructing eleven miles of fence to meet our objectives.
- Grazing management In Progress:Scoping Start 04/22/2010 Expected:09/2011 09/2011 Jenny Jayo530-233-8817jjayo@fs.fed.us Description: Project consist of construction of 9 miles of fence; develop two springs, 1200 acres in juniper thinning and construction of 10 stock tanks.
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management In Progress:Scoping Start 09/09/2011Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 12/2011 Expected:01/2012 04/2012 William Reading530-233-8806wreading@fs.fed.us Description: Thin pine and cedar up to 21" in diameter over approximately 2504 acres to reduce wildfire hazard and to increase overall forest health. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=35052
Triangle WellsCE
- Grazing management Completed Actual: 07/28/2011 08/2011 Jenny Jayo530-233-8817jjayo@fs.fed.us Description: Drill two wells to provide water for wildlife and livestock in two pastures on the Triangle allotment.
Location: UNIT - Devils Garden Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - T. 45N. R 9E. sec 13 and T. 44N. R 10E sec 32. On the Triangle allotment one well on the north end and the other on the south end of the allotment.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Grazing management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) In Progress:Scoping Start 04/05/2011 Expected:12/2011 06/2012 Christina Pearson530-667-8630cpearson@fs.fed.us Description: The project willl maintain &/or restore suitable habitat for sage-grouse by cutting younger encroaching juniper & subsequently treating slash through piling/burning &/or lopping/scattering. Old growth juniper would be retained.
- Road management In Progress:Scoping Start 05/27/2008 Expected:03/2012 06/2012 Nancy Nordensten530-667-8641njnordensten@fs.fed.us Description: Improve public safety along major public travel routes by removal of hazard trees likely to fall onto the roadway. Removal of vegetation to increase sight distance around corners including thinning, mowing, pruning, hand pile and burning
Location: UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc, Siskiyou. LEGAL - +44n15,44n17,44n22,44n28,43n42,42n24,43a48a,44n48 Modoc N.F. Doublehead R.D. Lands only. roads - 43n48,43n47a,43n14,44n63,43n33+a&b,43n17,43n51a,44n37,44n75,43n10,43n12,42n22,42n28,43n99,44n01,42n56,42a24b,42n44+a,43n01,43,19,43n21,43n45,43n47,44n43y,44n51,43n51,43n53,43n53y,43n54+a,44n08.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Grazing management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2011 Expected:02/2012 04/2012 Christina Pearson530-667-8630cpearson@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: 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.
Medicine Lake Mountain Pine Beetle Tree RemovalCE
- Special area management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management Completed Actual: 08/31/2011 09/2011 Monte White530-299-8427mwhite@fs.fed.us Description: This project would remove trees infested with mountain pine beetle from areas adjacent to the Medicine Lake Recreation Area administrative site. Location: UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Siskiyou. LEGAL - T43N, R3E, Sections 3, 10, 11, and 12. Medicine Lake Recreation Area.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management In Progress:Scoping Start 06/06/2011 Expected:02/2012 04/2012 Christina Pearson530-667-8630cpearson@fs.fed.us Description: The project would consist of removing all of the juniper trees except for old growth on approximately 180 acres. Slash would be chipped in order to reduce fuel hazards. Location: UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - T45N R6E Sec 13, 14, 22, &23. Project is located approximately 1.5 miles east of Hwy 139 along County Road 136 just south of Harvey Jones Butte.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Grazing management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Watershed management In Progress:Scoping Start 07/20/2011 Expected:08/2011 09/2011 Christina Pearson530-667-8630cpearson@fs.fed.us Description: The project consists of constructing a division fence and two stockponds to better manage livestock grazing within the sagebrush pasture. Location: 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.
- Grazing management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 07/08/2008 Expected:12/2011 05/2012 Christina Pearson530-667-8630cpearson@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.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Grazing management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2011 Expected:02/2012 05/2012 Christina Pearson530-667-8630cpearson@fs.fed.us Description: Three wells, along with storage tanks, troughs, and pipeline, would be installed to provide permanent water sources within the Carr and Tucker Allotments. Location: UNIT - Doublehead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Modoc. LEGAL - Tucker Well: T45N R6E Sections 1,2 & 12; T46N R6E Sections 26,35, & 36; Harvey Jones Well: T45N R6E Sections 1,2 & 12; T46N R6E Sections 26,35, & 36; and Red Lake Well: T45N R7E Section 12 &13. 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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=31582
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2012 Expected:10/2012 06/2013 William Reading530-233-8806wreading@fs.fed.us Description: First phase of a larger landscape level project utilizing Fire Regime Condition Class (FRCC) Analysis to address forest health, fuels and wildlife habitat restoration needs in the Lassen Creek Watershed. Phase 1 will entail thinning plantations.
- Minerals and Geology In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/13/2007 Expected:09/2011 12/2011 Jayne Biggerstaff530-233-8740jbiggerstaff@fs.fed.us Description: Conduct a lease-specific analysis to determine whether lands are appropriate for leasing under FS and BLM policies, environmental regulations for geothermal use.
- Grazing management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 02/2012 Expected:05/2012 06/2012 William Reading530-233-8806wreading@fs.fed.us Description: The Warner Mtn./Devil's Garden District Ranger proposes to authorize livestock grazing on four allotments located on the Warner Mtn. Ranger District on the Modoc National Forest.