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Greene Acres

Vegetation management, including prescribed burning, on about 855 acres, plus forest health treatments on another 250 acres, near the Greene Acres community. The goals are wildlife habitat, timber stand health and control of pest and pathogen damage.2

Facts from USDA Forest Service public records, each linked by number to its source; checked November 13, 2026. Section notes by ePlan.

At a glance

Where
Yuba River Ranger District, Tahoe National Forest, Sierra County, California; about 2 miles south of Bassetts, next to State Route 49 and the Greene Acres subdivision. T. 20N, R. 12E, Mount Diablo Meridian.2
Size
About 1,105 acres: 855 acres of vegetation management and prescribed burning, plus 250 acres of forest health treatment. The project page lists approximately 1,252 acres.2
Lead agency
USDA Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest, Yuba River Ranger District1
Review
Categorical exclusion, documented in a decision memo1
Legal citation
Category 32.3 (9) on the project page; the 2026 finding cites USDA-47d-USFS, forest management for restoration or resilience, limited to 2,800 acres1
Status
Completed; decision memo signed February 15, 2023, and a Finding of Applicability and No Extraordinary Circumstance signed by the Forest Supervisor in February 20261

Timeline

  1. Scoping Start1
  2. Decision signed1
  3. Implementation (estimated)1
  4. FANEC digitally signed3

Documents USDA Forest Service published

What the documents say

Greene Acres FANEC from ELMS signed 2-11-26

Proposed Action
Describes vegetation management with prescribed burning on 855 acres and red fir sanitation with limited fungicide on 250 acres, using thinning, mastication, burning and road actions.3
Applicable Categorical Exclusion(s)
Cites USDA-47d-USFS, restoration or resilience activities up to 2,800 acres, with limits on permanent and temporary road construction and no salvage harvesting.3
Finding of No Extraordinary Circumstances
The official found no extraordinary circumstances after reviewing listed species, floodplains and wetlands, designated areas, and historic properties.3
Findings Required by Other Laws
Lists compliance with other laws including the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, National Historic Preservation Act and National Forest Management Act.3

Updated Green Acres DM signed

I. Background
Locates the 1,105-acre project near Bassetts and State Route 49 and describes mixed-conifer stands with high mortality from insects, pathogens and drought.2
II. Purpose and Need
Lists five needs: pine regeneration and stand health, owl and goshawk habitat, treating Annosus and mistletoe in fir stands, protecting aspen and riparian hardwoods, and returning fire.2
III. Decision
The District Ranger approves 855 acres of vegetation management with prescribed burning and 250 acres of forest health treatment, consistent with the 1990 forest plan as amended in 2004.2

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Sources

  1. Greene Acres Project: Forest Service project pagefs.usda.gov
  2. Updated Green Acres DM signedusfs-public.app.box.com
  3. Greene Acres FANEC from ELMS signed 2-11-26usfs-public.app.box.com