NOTE: THIS BRIEFING PAPER WAS PREPARED BY THE LASSEN, PLUMAS AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS.

BRIEFING PAPER
QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP - COMMUNITY STABILITY PROPOSAL - PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST
FY 1994 IMPLEMENTATION
APRIL 8,1994

ISSUE:

There is a question as to whether the Forest is doing all it can to implement the QLG initiative contributing to community stability through managing for ecosystem health. Increased accomplishments and outputs are not visible or significant. The Forest did not request reprogramming to increase implementation.

BACKGROUND:

DISCUSSION:

CONCLUSION:

 


 

ATTACHMENT 1
Attainment Targets for FY 1994

 

Forest Health  
Appropriated Funds Permanent and Trust Funds
7.0MMBF Green Volume 28.0 MMBF Salvage Volume.
356 acres of Reforestation 2,534 acres of Reforestation
54 acres of Timber Stand Improvement 276 acres of Timber Stand Improvement
Fire Hazard Reduction  
Appropriated Funds Permanent and Trust Funds
1,307 acres of Fuels Improvement 3,700 acres of Fuels Improvement
Watershed / Riparian Restoration and Improvement  
Appropriated Funds Permanent and Trust Funds
1,762 acres of Watershed Resource Improvement Construction  
5 acres of Inland Fish Improvements 47 acres of Inland Fish Improvement
20 Inland Fish structures 42 Inland Fish structures
463 acres of Inland Fish inventory 513 acres of Inland Fish inventory
70 acres of Wildlife Improvements 1,395 acres of Wildlife Improvements
4 Wildlife Improvement structures 45 Wildlife Improvement structures
3,000 acres of Wildlife inventory 70 acres of Wildlife inventory
20 acres of TE&S Improvements 773 acres of TE&S Improvements
1 TE&S Improvement structure  
96,000 acres of TE&S inventory 578 acres of TE&S inventory
27 acres of Range Improvements 70 acres of Range Improvements
9 Range Improvement structures 4 Range Improvement structures
Other  
Appropriated Funds Permanent and Trust Funds
6 miles of Trail Reconstruction  
18 miles of Landline Location  
Monitoring  
Monitoring is generally included within individual appropriations.  

ATTACHMENT 2

PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST

FY 1994 FINAL BUDGET ALLOCATION

APPROPRIATED FUNDS    
  NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM $ 7,526*
  CONSTRUCTION 4471*
  FIRE PROTECTION $2,002
  EMERGENCY FIRE $1,903
  LAND ACQUISTION $15

Sub-Total

  $11,917
PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS   $ 3,097
TRUST FUNDS   $ 6,405
STATE AND PRIVATE FUNDS   $20
OTHER FUNDS   $1,396

Sub-Total

  $10,918
GRAND TOTAL, ALL FUNDS   $22,835
     

*Funds available for reprogramming (35% of Forest allocation).


ATTACHMENT 3

PNF INITIATIVES

TIMBER

CASPO Data Request
Furbearers Data Request
Completed and sold CEA sales lst quarter
Data implementation planning
Reforestation Contracting

RECREATION

Green Sticker Admininstration
Wild and Scenic River
Special Uses - lodges/cabins
Trail Surveys
Facility Compliance
Campground Rehabilitation
Land Exchange
Easements
Bucks Lake Administrative Site

FOIAs INFORMATION REQUESTS

Plumas Forest Project FOIA, 12/10/93
CASPO Information Request, 02/11/94
Wilderness Society FOIA, 01/20/94
Furbearers Information Request, 02/25/94
Plumas Forest Project FOIA, 03/28/94
Scenic Shoreline Preservation FOIA, 03/94

ENGINEERING

Asbestos Management (Regional Coordinator)
Radon Screening
Accessibility Surveys
Federal Highway Administration Liaison
Cleveland N.F. ERFO
Forest Highway Inventory
Safe Drinking Water Act
Road Operation and Maintenance
Trail Construction/Reconstruction/Maintenance
Landline Location
Facilities Construction/Maintenance

QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP

SYU
Budget Development
Administrative Study
QLG Meetings
Washington Trip
Silvicultural Priorities
Watershed Priorities

ARCHAEOLOGY

Range NEPA
Campground Rehabilitation
Land Exchange
Federal Highway Realignment
Mining
Record Management
Native American Repatriation Act


ATTACHMENT 4

Forest Health Workforce FY 1994

      Other Initiatives
  Pers Yrs Total Forest Health Pers Yrs. Person Years Description
Sale Prep & Plan 20.00 17.80 2.20 Program Admin, FOIA, CEAs
Timber Admin 10.00 9.50 0.50 Contract Administration
Reforestation 21.00 0.00 21.00 Reforestation/TSI
Wildlife 9.00 1.80 0.10 Eastside BE
      4.60 BA/BE for Riparian Support
      0.20 CASPO Info Request, CEA
      0.10 NRDC Furbearer Petition
      0.70 Program Management
      0.30 Forest Workshop
      6.06 Total
Botany 2.00 0.40 1.60  
Hydrology 3.50 0.90 0.50 KV
  (1.00)   0.50 CERCLA
      1.00 Ecosystem Restoration
      0.60 Monitoring
      2.65 Total
Soils 2.30 0.60 0.70 KV
      0.80 Ecosystem Restoration
      0.20 Monitoring
      1.70 Total
Ecosystem/Geology 1.00 0.10 0.90 Shared Service
Fishery 1.00 0.50 0.50 KV, ES Restoration, FERC Hydro., Amphibian Inventories
Range 4.00   4.00 Range Allotment program
Archaeology 6.50 5.10 1.40  
Program Management Fuels 13.00 9.75 3.25 Fire Fighting
Engineering 14.00 4.74 3.00 TS Contract Administration
  (2.00) (2.00) 1.00 Recreation Contract Admin
      0.50 Trails
      1.00 CERCLA, KV Watershed
      0.20 Asbestos Management
      0.48 FHWA Contract Administration
      0.85 Cleveland ERFO
      0.94 Forest Highway Inventory
      0.29 Rappel Tower
      0.20 Law Enforcement
      0.80 Program Management
      9.26 Total

QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP
Information request/Briefing Paper
LASSEN NF

The following provides information requested from the Quincy Library Group about the existing FY 94 budget and the anticipated accomplishments in FY 94 and FY 95. The areas of most concern are fire resistance and fuel reduction, forest health, watershed and riparian habitat restoration, and monitoring along with the desire for community stability.

The Management Attainment Report (MAR) Accomplishments anticipated (may be more than target) include:

MAR              Fire Resistance or Fuel Reduction related projects

16.2 Fuels Reduction 400 Acres
16.3 Fuels Reduction 4500 Acres

Fuel reduction includes underburning, fuel breaks, and slash removal using methods like tractor and hand piling.

Forest Health

17.1 Green Timber Sales (mostly thinning) 32 MMBF
17.2 Salvage Timber Sales 81 MMBF
17.0 Total Timber Sale Offered 113 MMBF
19.1 Reforestation 500 Acres
19.2 Reforestation 2700 Acres
20.1 Timber Stand Improvement (thinnings) 4080 Acres
20.1 Timber Stand Improvement (release) 1700 Acres

Forest health projects include thinning of overstocked timber stands, salvaging insect and drought related mortality, and reforestation.

Watershed / Riparian Restoration and Improvement

13.0 Watershed Restoration Improvement 70 Acres
36.1 Anadromous Fishery Habitat Investment 67 Acres
36.2 Anadromous Fishery Habitat Investment 3 Structures
36.3 Anadromous Fishery Habitat Inventory 357 Acres
38.1 Inland Fishery Habitat Investment 7 Acres
38.2 Inland Fishery Habitat Investment 5 Structures
38.3 Inland Fishery Habitat Inventory 123 Acres
29.0 Range Non-structural Improvement 384 Acres
30.0 Range Structural Improvement 19 Structures

Watershed and riparian habitat projects include road improvements designed to reduce sedimentation, as well as headcut structures and fence exclosures.

Monitoring

Action plans are being developed for the Implementation of Lassen National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan which includes specific monitoring requirements. Although there are no monitoring targets the goal is to increase the amount of monitoring and documenting of projects across the forest.


TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST
Sierraville Ranger District
April 6, 1994

The following is a listing of projects planned to be accomplished in 1994 on the Sierraville Ranger District.

1. Timber Management

A. Kyburz Project - NEPA document to be completed in May, 1994. Timber sale to be sold by 9-30-94. Project is located in eastside pine type, planned on a watershed basis covering approximately 11,000 acres and objectives primarily focus on reducing fire risk, improving forest health and wildlife habitat improvement. Proposed harvest prescriptions include group cuts, single tree selection and thinnings.

B. Salvage sales (est. 3 sales) - NEPA document to be completed by June, 1994. Timber sales to be sold by 9-30-94. Projects are located in eastside pine type. Project objectives focus on reducing fire risk and improving forest health. Proposed harvest prescriptions treat dead and dying trees and thinning of overstocked green trees.

C. Continue planning and analysis on Rice-Roni Project. Project is located in mixed conifer and is planned on a watershed basis covering approximately 10,000 acres. NEPA document scheduled for completion in 1995.

2. Fuels Management

A. Prescribe burn 250 acres for deer habitat improvement on eastside of district. To be completed April, 1994.
B. Reduce harvest activity slash on 502 acres.
C. Underburn 20 acres on existing fuelbreaks.
D. Construct 10 acres of new fuelbreak.

3. Wildlife Management

A. Construct wildlife water development in Sardine Valley area. To be completed by 9-30-94.
B. Remove lodgepole on 15 acres of meadow to enhance wildlife habitat.
C. Enhance 20 acres of riparian area through willow plantings.
D. Plant 35 acres with native grass seed on old timber sale area.

The following projects are being funded by $20,000 of special funds allocated to the Tahoe NF to meet a portion of the Quincy Library Group goals.

A. Monitoring: Monitor range, soil, watershed, wildlife and plant resources on selected grazing allotments and timber sales.
B. Resource Project Survey and Planning:

1. Watershed condition survey on Smithneck Watershed. Information is necessary for a coordinated Resource Management Plan.

2. Fuels - Initiate planning for the development of a district-wide fuelbreak construction plan.

3. Wildlife - Start survey work to identify goshawk nesting network on district.

The Tahoe NF is presently reviewing the opportunity to change some forest project priorities as a further effort to meet some Quincy Library Group goals.

Projects under consideration include road obliteration and road realignments to minimize watershed impacts, underburning fuelbreak areas, and the preparation of a restoration plan for an eastside creek.

 

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