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Schedule Of Proposed Action - 01/01/2012 to 03/31/2012 - Sierra National Forest Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)01/01/2012 to 03/31/2012Sierra 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 06/14/2011Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/2012 Expected:05/2012 06/2012 Karen Nooney559-877-2218 ext. 3197knooney@fs.fed.us Description: Issue an Easement for approximately 10.4 miles of the Exchecker-Yosemite 70Kv Transmission Line located on the Sierra and Stanislaus National Forests, and the Indian Flat Substation located in the Merced River Canyon in Mariposa County, California. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36182
Location: UNIT - Bass Lake Ranger District, Groveland Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Mariposa. LEGAL - T 3SR 19E. Merced River Canyon.
- Road management In Progress:Scoping Start 10/01/2010Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/2012 Expected:03/2012 05/2012 Judith Tapia559-297-0706jetapia@fs.fed.us Description: 3.43 miles of routes would be added to the NFTS and placed on the MVUM to allow loop opportunities once testing for NOA has been completed
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34103
College Campground Rehabilitation ProjectEA
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 01/2012 Expected:05/2012 06/2012 Teri Drivas559-297-0706 x4923tdrivas@fs.fed.us Description: Rehabilitation of the College Campground recreation facilities includes reconditioning or replacement of existing fixed assets (e.g., repaving existing roads, replacing existing picnic tables, campfire rings, and vault toilets). Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38019
Location: UNIT - Sierra National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Fresno, Madera. Take Hwy 168 east from Clovis to Shaver Lake. Continue thru Shaver Lake to Huntington Lake. Continue around Huntington Lake for 1/2 of a mile to College Campground.
Dowville Dowville Day-Use Picnic Area Rehabilitation ProjectEA
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 01/2012 Expected:04/2012 05/2012 Teri Drivas559-297-0706 x4923tdrivas@fs.fed.us Description: Rehabilitation of the Dowville Dowville Day-Use Picnic Area recreation facilities includes reconditioning or replacement of existing fixed assets (e.g., repaving existing roads, replacing existing picnic tables, campfire rings, and vault toilets).
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38020
Location: UNIT - Sierra National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Fresno, Madera. Located on Huntington Lake at the west end near the Dam. Continue around Huntington Lake for 5 miles to Dowville Picnic Site.
Forest Modification for Seasonal Designation EA
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 01/2012 Expected:03/2012 03/2012 Judith Tapia559-297-0706jetapia@fs.fed.us Description: The project will provide line officers of the SNF to use discretion to modify the seasonal designation for a road, trail or area to address unpredictable conditions such as no rainfall, heavy rain or snowfall, fire danger or flooding.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38017
Location: UNIT - Sierra National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Fresno, Madera, Mariposa. LEGAL - Forestwide. Forestwide.
North Fork Pole Barn DemolitionEA
- Facility management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 02/2012 Expected:04/2012 07/2012 Suzanne Hendrickson559-297-0706 x 4852slhendrickson@fs.fed.us Description: Remove and dispose of the Pole Barn at the North Fork administrative site
Location: UNIT - Sierra National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Madera. LEGAL - SW1/4 SW1/4 T8S R23E Sec 18. Located on the North Fork administrative site in North Fork, California.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/01/2007 Expected:06/2012 06/2012 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. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=19615
- Special use management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/02/2011 Expected:02/2012 02/2012 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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36475
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 09/10/2010 Expected:09/2012 09/2012 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: Renew a special use permit forest-wide for existing distribution lines 33 kilovolts and under on the Sierra National Forest
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=33583
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=3929
- Minerals and Geology Completed Actual: 10/21/2011 10/2011 Karen Nooney559-877-2218 ext. 3197knooney@fs.fed.us Description: Supplement the Crane Valley Dam Seismic Retrofit NEPA to provide more rock. Sell additional minerals and timber to PG&E, modify permits authorizing road use, expand stockpile by 15 acres, and divert an additional 13 acre-feet of water.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36835
- Recreation management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 10/03/2011 Expected:04/2012 09/2012 Linda McPhail559-877-2218 -3200lmcphail01@fs.fed.us Description: The project will develop needed social, economic and natural resource impacts and information to determine the purpose and need for the popular user defined "007" route to establish it's designation as a trail.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35501
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 07/30/2011 Expected:03/2012 04/2012 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
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36521
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36164
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 01/2012 Expected:03/2012 05/2012 Susan Burkindine559-297-0706 x 4921sburkindine@fs.fed.us Description: A new double vault CXT precast toilet building will be installed at Fresno Dome CG to replace the existing toilet building that is in poor conditions. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37243
- Recreation management - Heritage resource management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management In Progress:DEIS NOA in Federal Register 12/16/2011Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 03/2012 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. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35121
- Recreation management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 11/03/2011 Expected:02/2012 03/2012 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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34098
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32822
Placer Guard Station Hazardous Fuels Reduction, Historic Preservation & Conifer Encroachment RemovalCE
- Heritage resource management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management - Facility management In Progress:Scoping Start 06/10/2011 Expected:02/2012 06/2012 Aimee Smith559-877-2218-3151asmith03@fs.fed.us Description: The project proposal would remove hazardous fuels, protect and maintain historic structures and remove encroaching conifers from adjacent pasture meadow at the Placer Guard Station Administrative Site.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36185
Location: UNIT - Bass Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Madera. LEGAL - Township 6S Range 24E SEction 29 SE 1/4. Placer Guard Station is located adjacent to the Placer Campground off Forest Road 81 off the Mammoth Pool Road that leads to Mammoth Pool Reservoir.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34632
- 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:01/2012 03/2012 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
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=33474
Whisky Ridge Ecological Restoration ProjectEIS
- Recreation management - Heritage resource management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management - Road management Developing ProposalEst. NOI in Federal Register 05/2012 Expected:03/2013 06/2013 Aimee Smith559-877-2218-3151asmith03@fs.fed.us Description: The project would implement a strategy for ecological restoration that emphasizes the ecological role of fire, changing climate conditions, sensitive wildlife habitat and the importance of forest structure heterogeneity and hydrologic function.
Location: UNIT - Bass Lake Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Madera. LEGAL - Township 7 South and Township 8 South; Range 23 East and Range 24 East. The project is within the Willow Creek watershed and is located east of the town of North Fork, California and is adjacent to the community of Cascadel Woods.
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 09/01/2010Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 01/2012 Expected:02/2012 01/2012 Judith Tapia559-297-0706jetapia@fs.fed.us Description: Proposed construction of the Willow Creek access trail and an associated access road and parking area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34096
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/22/2011 Expected:02/2012 04/2012 Karen Nooney559-877-2218 ext. 3197knooney@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
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35375
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=19616
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=17844
Coyote Ecological Restoration ProjectEA
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 02/2012 Expected:12/2012 08/2013 Judith Tapia559-297-0706jetapia@fs.fed.us Description: This proposal would manage WUI to provide a higher level of safety from wildfire to residences and businesses and manage trees, vegetation, and fuel beds to improve resilience.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38018
Location: UNIT - High Sierra Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Fresno, Madera. The project area (approximately 4800 acres) is located south of Huntington Lake and west of the China Peak Ski Area.
Dowville Gate InstallationCE
- Special use management Completed Actual: 11/15/2011 11/2011 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: The Tract Association has requested to install a gate on a permitted road that access their water tanks.
Location: UNIT - High Sierra Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Fresno. LEGAL - T8S, R25E, Section 16. Water Tank Road west of Dowville Tract.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34384
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 04/08/2011 Expected:04/2012 05/2012 Dan Gunn559-855-5355 x3371degunn@fs.fed.us Description: Gold Arrow Camp proposes to remove 5 existing restroom facilities and replace them with 4 updated versions.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35880
- Heritage resource management Cancelled N/A N/A 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)
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34100
- Grazing management In Progress:Scoping Start 12/02/2011Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 05/2012 Expected:08/2012 12/2012 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)
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=30612
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management Completed Actual: 12/08/2011 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
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=33878
PTC Sunset Hut for CabinetsCE
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 11/21/2011 Expected:01/2012 06/2012 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: Ponderosa Telephone Company proposes to install a hut to cover equipment cabinets at Sunset Point Communications Site.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/07/2011 Expected:09/2012 09/2012 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: Ponderosa Telephone Company will be placing new fiber optic cable from the top of Musick Mtn. to the Town of Big Creek as they continue to upgrade their system for increased band width and a more reliable service for customers.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35159
- Special use management Completed Actual: 10/12/2011 03/2012 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: Add a new cable from an existing Ponderosa manhole to the existing AT&T owned building for fiber optic service expansion.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36990
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/07/2011 Expected:09/2012 09/2012 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: Ponderosa Telephone Company will be burying new fiber optic cable and replacing copper cable in the Peterson Mill area as they continue to upgrade their system for increased band width and a more reliable service for customers.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35161
- Special use management Completed Actual: 10/13/2011 05/2012 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: Ponderosa Telephone Company will be burying new fiber optic cable from the dam at Shaver Lake to the top of Musick Mtn. as they continue ti upgrade their system for increased band width and a more reliable service for customers.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35157
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/07/2011 Expected:09/2012 09/2012 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. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35163
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/07/2011 Expected:09/2012 09/2012 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: Ponderosa Telephone continues to replace old copper service cable throughout their service area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35160
- Special area management Completed Actual: 11/01/2011 02/2012 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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34102
- Special use management Completed Actual: 11/03/2011 05/2012 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: SCE has 2 crib walls to support transmission line towers. The walls are deteriorating wood and will be replaced with new steel crib walls.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35312
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management In Progress:Scoping Start 10/01/2010Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2012 Expected:06/2012 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
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=33670
- Forest products - Fuels management - Watershed management In Progress:Scoping Start 06/11/2011Est. Objection Period Legal Notice 05/2012 Expected:08/2012 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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34379
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/07/2011 Expected:09/2012 09/2012 Annette Lambert(559) 855-5355 x3338alambert@fs.fed.us Description: To provide safe access from the PG&E Trapper Springs Campground to Courtright Lake.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35168
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 05/2012 Expected:09/2012 10/2012 Andy Hosford559-855-5355 ext.-3315ahosford@fs.fed.us Description: Road obliteration.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=33675