Forest Service News Release
Dixie Fire Community Protection & Swain Mountain Experimental Forest Vegetation Management Project Scoping Period Sept. 18- Oct. 18, 2023
SUSANVILLE, CA, September 18, 2023 — The Lassen National Forest begins a 30-day scoping period today through October 18, 2023, for the Dixie Fire Community Protection and Swain Mountain Experimental Forest Vegetation Management Project. The proposed project is designed to support postfire recovery and restoration in the areas burned by the 2021 Dixie Fire within the wildland urban interface, extended community protection zones, and the Swain Mountain Experimental Forest.
The Pacific Southwest Research Station and the Lassen National Forest are proposing to implement a variety of vegetation and fuel treatments designed to maintain or promote desired stand structure, reduce fuel loads, increase resilience of surviving forest stands to future disturbance, and facilitate forest recovery through reforestation and natural regeneration. These are intended to reduce the risk of wildfire impacts to communities and critical infrastructure, reduce the potential for future extreme fire behavior, and provide an opportunity to address relevant research objectives in the Swain Mountain Experimental Forest.
The proposed project area includes approximately 48,390 acres of National Forest System lands in Butte, Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, and Tehama counties and is located within the Almanor, Hat Creek, and Eagle Lake ranger districts. It is concentrated around several community areas including Baccala Ranch, Bogart Work Center, Canyon dam, Chester, Coon Hollow, Humbug Valley, Old Station, Prattville, Silver Lake, Warner Valley, the Swain Mountain Experimental Forest, and Jennie Springs research area. See attached map of project area.
Public involvement is a key element of the land management planning process and your input in this process will help identify if there are issues associated with the project area as well as inform the development of the proposed action. You can view more information about this project athttps://www.fs.usda.gov/project/lassen/?project=63425.
The public is invited to attend a virtual meeting to learn more about the project on September 28, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Information about the meeting, including a meeting link can be found on the project’s webpage. This meeting can also be attended in person at the Almanor Ranger District, 900 E. Hwy 36, Chester, CA 96020.
Submit your comments electronically to: comments-pacificsouthwest-lassen@usda.gov in a format such as an e-mail message, plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), or Word (.doc, .docx). Please include “Dixie Fire Community Protection” in the subject line. Written comments may be mailed to: Deb Bumpus, Forest Supervisor, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130, or faxed to (530) 252-6428. For those submitting hand-delivered comments, you may do so at the Lassen National Forest Supervisors Office, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130 during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.
If you have additional questions about the Dixie Fire Community Protection & Swain Mountain Experimental Forest Vegetation Management Project, please contact Frank Heide, Project Leader at (530) 258-7129 or by email at frank.heide@usda.gov with the subject line “Dixie Fire Community Protection”.
For the latest news and information about the Lassen National Forest, follow us on Facebook@LassenNationalForest or X (formally known as Twitter) @LassenNF.
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Dixie Fire Community Protection & Swain Mountain Experimental Forest Vegetation Management Project Scoping Period Sept. 18- Oct. 18, 2023
SUSANVILLE, CA, September 18, 2023 — The Lassen National Forest begins a 30-day scoping period today through October 18, 2023, for the Dixie Fire Community Protection and Swain Mountain Experimental Forest Vegetation Management Project. The proposed project is designed to support postfire recovery and restoration in the areas burned by the 2021 Dixie Fire within the wildland urban interface, extended community protection zones, and the Swain Mountain Experimental Forest.
The Pacific Southwest Research Station and the Lassen National Forest are proposing to implement a variety of vegetation and fuel treatments designed to maintain or promote desired stand structure, reduce fuel loads, increase resilience of surviving forest stands to future disturbance, and facilitate forest recovery through reforestation and natural regeneration. These are intended to reduce the risk of wildfire impacts to communities and critical infrastructure, reduce the potential for future extreme fire behavior, and provide an opportunity to address relevant research objectives in the Swain Mountain Experimental Forest.
The proposed project area includes approximately 48,390 acres of National Forest System lands in Butte, Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, and Tehama counties and is located within the Almanor, Hat Creek, and Eagle Lake ranger districts. It is concentrated around several community areas including Baccala Ranch, Bogart Work Center, Canyon dam, Chester, Coon Hollow, Humbug Valley, Old Station, Prattville, Silver Lake, Warner Valley, the Swain Mountain Experimental Forest, and Jennie Springs research area. See attached map of project area.
Public involvement is a key element of the land management planning process and your input in this process will help identify if there are issues associated with the project area as well as inform the development of the proposed action. You can view more information about this project athttps://www.fs.usda.gov/project/lassen/?project=63425.
The public is invited to attend a virtual meeting to learn more about the project on September 28, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Information about the meeting, including a meeting link can be found on the project’s webpage. This meeting can also be attended in person at the Almanor Ranger District, 900 E. Hwy 36, Chester, CA 96020.
Submit your comments electronically to: comments-pacificsouthwest-lassen@usda.gov in a format such as an e-mail message, plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), or Word (.doc, .docx). Please include “Dixie Fire Community Protection” in the subject line. Written comments may be mailed to: Deb Bumpus, Forest Supervisor, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130, or faxed to (530) 252-6428. For those submitting hand-delivered comments, you may do so at the Lassen National Forest Supervisors Office, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130 during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.
If you have additional questions about the Dixie Fire Community Protection & Swain Mountain Experimental Forest Vegetation Management Project, please contact Frank Heide, Project Leader at (530) 258-7129 or by email at frank.heide@usda.gov with the subject line “Dixie Fire Community Protection”.
For the latest news and information about the Lassen National Forest, follow us on Facebook@LassenNationalForest or X (formally known as Twitter) @LassenNF.
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