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Note: Not all proposed projects may appear on the map. See the list below for a more complete list.
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Mendocino National Forest
The Forest Service follows NEPA regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under this rule, Forest Service officials determine which proposed projects are shared for public input.
The agency no longer issues a schedule of proposed actions (SOPA) report. Below is the current list of proposed projects available for review—your opportunity to learn more, share feedback, and stay engaged in decisions that shape the future of our public lands.
The Forest Service is proposing fuels reduction, reforestation, and thinning of green tree patches along Forest Highway 7 from the Forest boundary 28.5 miles west towards Plaskett Meadows. The proposed project area is approximately 9,575 acres.
Restoration activities within the footprint of the 2018 Ranch Fire. Activities likely will include salvage timber harvest, fuels management, site preparation, and plantings.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the extent and spread of invasive plant infestations that threaten wildland values in a timely and cost-effective manner, while protecting human health and ecosystem functions.
Issue a special use permit in order for private land owner to access private property. This private land owner will utilize a non-system road from the junction of FS 19N55 to private property. All applicable BMPs and road specs. will be utilized.
The NWFP Amendment provides an updated management framework that incorporates best available scientific information, considers public input, recommendations from the Federal Advisory Committee, tribes, and government partners.
The ULRD proposes to install culverts or harden OHV crossings that are currently unimproved on Trail 15. Properly designed drainage structures will reduce hydrologic connectivity between trails to the watershed. https://usfs-public.box.com/s/pu0y8gc19rx3kyznncc55t5dax0kc95a
The purpose is to improve the health of residual forest stands by thinning and burning dense plantations to make them more resilient to disturbances such as insect, disease, and wildfire.
Thinninig and fuels treatments to protect the Late Successional Reserve from wildfires and to enhance the development/maintenance of late successional habitat (The project was formerly titled Pine Mountain LSR Fuels Reduction).
Foliar application of herbicide to the invasive broom species in specific locations within the area of the 2018 Ranch Fire on the Mendocino National Forest.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company proposes the construction of a power line to replace a power line line lost in the 2020 August Complex Fire. This power line will supply power to a telecommunications site at Round Mountain.
Forest health and restoration treatment that reduces the risk/extent of insect/disease infestations, increase the resistance and resilience of stands to current and future infestations/epidemics.
Restoration activities within the footprint of the 2018 Ranch Fire, in the Middle Fork Stony Creek watershed. Activities may include salvage timber harvest, fuels management, site preparation, and plantings.
