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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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Stanislaus 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.
This proposal aims to improve trails throughout the non-motorized portion of the Arnold Avery Interface to better meet the recreational needs of the surrounding communities and address trails causing resource damage.
This project proposes to repair and protect riparian function at two meadows. At Boggy Meadow, treatments would restore meadow hydrology. Fencing proposed at Boney Flat Meadow would protect fen habitat while maintaining existing land uses.
Restore user-created OHV routes at Sourgrass Jeep Trail (5N02R) and along Highland Lakes Rd (8N01) to reduce erosion and protect Mokelumne River corridor and amphibian habitat https://usfs-public.box.com/s/7wj7uhx5hhyzhyq0h08wmtjhxoarffls
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.
The McKays Strategic Fuelbreak Project includes hazardous fuels reduction treatments which vary across 3 treatment types: biomass removal, mastication, mechanical thinning of dead and dying trees, prescribed fire and hazard tree mitigation.
This project aims to restore ecosystem health and resilience to wildfire, insect and disease, and drought through forest thinning, fuels reduction and a suite of watershed improvement actions.
Improvements at Pinecrest and Meadowview Campgrounds including rehabilitation of the adjacent Shadow of the Me-Wuk Trail and a forest plan amendment addressing use of an adjacent parking lot.
Increase landscape resilience to natural disturbances, provide economic opportunities to local communities, and reduce the spread of invasive non-native plants.