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Tributaries Forest Recovery Project

Fuel reduction, thinning, prescribed fire, reforestation, watershed restoration, and trail and road work across a 163,248-acre area, to speed forest and riparian recovery after the 2021 Dixie Fire.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
Northeastern Plumas County, California, in the East Branch North Fork Feather River Watershed, from Grizzly Ridge to Lake Davis and from Delunga Peak up to Antelope Lake, Lights Creek and Taylor Lake, on the Beckwourth and Mt. Hough Ranger Districts.2
Size
163,248-acre project area2
Lead agency
USDA Forest Service, Plumas National Forest, Beckwourth and Mt. Hough Ranger Districts2
Review
Environmental assessment, with a finding of no significant impact and decision notice2
Legal citation
36 CFR 218, Subparts A and B (objection process); notice and comment regulation 218 (2013) Non-HFRA3
Status
Completed; decision signed December 12, 20251

Timeline

  1. Scoping Start1
  2. Comment Period1
  3. Objection opportunity letter3
  4. Objection Period Start1
  5. Decision signed1

Documents USDA Forest Service published

What the documents say

Tributaries FINAL DN-FONSI 251212

Introduction
Project developed with Plumas Corporation after the 2021 Dixie Fire; the 163,248-acre area spans private and National Forest lands in the Beckwourth and Mt. Hough districts.2
Purpose and Need: Why Do We Need to Act?
Lists six needs, including reducing future wildfire intensity, improving watershed conditions, controlling invasive species, and improving safety.2
Decision
Selects the Proposed Action with one change: the 20-acre buffer on Last Chance Creek's Wild and Scenic eligible reach switches from commercial thinning to hand thin, pile, and burn; eleven treatment types authorized.2

Tributaries EA-FONSI-DN 20250721

Introduction
Draft decision notice describing the same 163,248-acre area and partnership with Plumas Corporation after the Dixie Fire.4
Decision
Draft decision selects the Proposed Action Alternative and authorizes eleven treatment types across treatment units and focus areas.4

Tributaries ObjectionPeriod CoverLetter (FS Signed)

Administrative Review (Objection) Opportunities
Objections go to the Regional Forester within 45 days of the legal notice in The Mountain Messenger, and only from those who submitted earlier comments.3
Implementation Date
If no objection is filed, the decision may be issued on the fifth business day after the objection period closes.3

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Sources

  1. Tributaries Forest Recovery Project: Forest Service project pagefs.usda.gov
  2. Tributaries FINAL DN-FONSI 251212usfs-public.app.box.com
  3. Tributaries ObjectionPeriod CoverLetter (FS Signed)usfs-public.app.box.com
  4. Tributaries EA-FONSI-DN 20250721usfs-public.app.box.com