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Logan Springs Meadow Restoration
Restores hydrologic function in Logan Springs Meadow on Pine Creek by redirecting the stream to the valley low, filling incised channels and removing a railroad grade, to support Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout spawning.1
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
- About 22 air miles northwest of Susanville, Lassen County, California, in Logan Springs Meadow, south of Little Harvey Mountain and west of Lassen County Road 105.1
- Size
- 69 acres of National Forest System lands2
- Lead agency
- USDA Forest Service, Lassen National Forest, Eagle Lake Ranger District1
- Review
- Categorical exclusion, documented in a decision memo1
- Legal citation
- 36 CFR 220.6(e)(18) and 220.6(e)(19) (CE categories 32.2 (18) and 32.2 (19))1
- Status
- Completed; decision signed November 8, 20221
Timeline
Documents USDA Forest Service published
What the documents say
Final DM Logan Springs Meadow Restoration 11 08 2022
- Background
- Describes the 69-acre project on Pine Creek, the main spawning tributary for Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout, and the collaborative Pine Creek CRMP group behind it.2
- Project Area
- Places the project about 22 air miles northwest of Susanville in T32N R9E, Sections 4, 5, 8 and 9, within Harvey Management Area 12.2
- Existing Conditions
- Explains that railroad grades and other disturbances caused channel incision that drains the meadow and shifts vegetation from mesic to xeric species.2
- Need for Change
- States the need to restore floodplain connectivity, groundwater storage and vegetation, and reduce erosion to support natural spawning of Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout.2
- Decision
- Adopts the proposed action per the 2018 Design Plan, with activities including channel fill, two beaver dam analogs, a grade control structure, railroad grade removal and revegetation.2
Logan Springs Restoration Public Scoping Signed
- Public Scoping Notice
- Invites comment on treating 65 acres, states a preliminary finding under 36 CFR 220.6(e)(18), and sets a September 1, 2022 comment target.3
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Sources
- Logan Springs Meadow Restoration: Forest Service project pagefs.usda.gov
- Final DM Logan Springs Meadow Restoration 11 08 2022usfs-public.app.box.com
- Logan Springs Restoration Public Scoping Signedusfs-public.app.box.com